Editorial Articles

Owner Russ Neher added this 2015 Kenworth T880 with a 4,000-gallon steel tank and Jurop/Chandler LC 580 pump from National Truck Center....

Series L 70000 spring-retractable cord reels from Reelcraft Industries are designed to hold up to 100 feet of 12-gauge cord. All models...

Proper PTO Selection: Power Up!The power take-off is what allows your pumper to be not just a truck, but also a profit-making...

Nathan Officer saw a business opportunity that would allow the 24-year-old wastewater professional to stand on his own — but also work...

When Terry and Nancy Fiedler, of Mason, Michigan, bought their first septic company in 1990, they figured it would blend well with...

There was a noted excitement over new trucks displayed at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show earlier this year....

Have you ever worked with people who had a scarcity mentality? In other words, they believed that if someone else was successful,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has warned five states that they aren’t doing enough to reduce nitrogen in Long Island Sound. EPA...

Sometime in the future, you’re thinking, you’ll pass the business along to the next generation and go fishing. Sounds wonderful! How will...

Research into groundwater contamination from onsite wastewater systems has primarily focused on the bacteria and viruses that make people sick. But there...

As I’ve mentioned in past columns, I have spent a lot of time in the desert Southwest. Some say this is just...

Often, the business that succeeds is the one that can offer the most to its customers. That means not only streamlining operations,...

It’s a time of transition for the Mississippi onsite wastewater industry. While the number of state health department inspectors is being reduced...

Owner Jeff Boutell added this Sherwood green 2015 Kenworth T800 vacuum truck with a 4,200-gallon waste/200-gallon freshwater aluminum tank and Wittig RFL...

Owner Brad Piesch started out his septic service business by rejuvenating a white 1993 Kenworth T800 with a 3,800-gallon steel tank and...

The Vacuum Truck Technician training course is targeted at those who own or operate a vacuum truck used to clean septic tanks,...