Editorial Articles

Sales are like great employees: Every business could use more of them. Unfortunately, though, I’m a pretty poor salesman.That’s why when I...

With presentations from three remaining teams, the Alaska Water and Sewer Challenge has moved into its third phase of a multiyear project...

About 546 million credit cards from the four major card issuers (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover) were in circulation in the...

Additive used to treat blockage in drainfield lineProblem: North Carolina homeowners called J.C. Johnson Plumbing & Septic when they saw water surfacing...

The Dix River zigzags through central Kentucky for miles until it empties into the Kentucky River about 20 miles southwest of Lexington....

It’s always interesting to see how people unfamiliar with the inner workings of septic systems view the maintenance process. This usually involves...

Off-road diesel engines have made significant strides since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted Tier 1 emission standards in 1994. Tier 4...

Treat customers so well they’ll become loyal for life. That’s the mantra Allan Leist and James Brooks follow when providing diverse wastewater...

The Virginia Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (VOWRA) has built an improving relationship with state regulators over the years, but the group representing...

Jeff and Austin Mercer built out a Viper red 2006 Sterling truck with a 3,000-gallon steel Specialty B Sales tank and Patriot...

Here is what’s on the horizon for the National Association of Wastewater Technicians in 2016 and beyond:NAWT/NOWRA 2016 Onsite Wastewater Southwest Mega...

The HTV 573 PTO-driven hydrovac truck from Vac-Tron Equipment provides contractors with a midsized option.“There are guys out there that we’re finding...

Vac truck innovations: Little changes big impactDick Mottolo has seen a lot of changes in the 43 years he’s been in business....

Many years before Larry Maznek started his septic service business in 2011, he had a vision for a truck that could provide...

Thanks to timely acquisitions of other pumping companies, diving into the fats, oils and grease business, and pioneering private wastewater processing, Stewart’s...

Dick Mottolo has been in the septic business since 1972, and in the ‘80s was a featured contractor in an early issue...