Editorial Articles

It’s not unusual for pumpers interested in diversifying their business base to branch out into portable restroom rentals. But Roman Schmidt says...

I n the past few months, there have been articles and news reports from various parts of the country about homeowners falling...

Nearly 20 years ago, the provincial agency Nova Scotia Environment decided it needed help from the private sector to properly regulate the...

Owner Robert Markos bought an over-the-road 2006 W-900 Kenworth semitractor and had it converted into a vacuum truck by Marsh Industrial, adding...

Owner Gene Wiehr added an all-white 2005 Freightliner M2 service truck built out by KeeVac Industries with a 2,300-gallon steel tank and...

2016 NOWRA Mega ConferenceThe National Association of Wastewater Technicians (NAWT) will conduct a sequence of seminar tracks regarding each technology at the...

The Folding Tripod Lifter from ScreenCo Systems easily lifts stubborn and heavy septic and pump chamber lids.“Basically, it comes down to safety,”...

Waterjetting 101: Nozzle KnowledgeUnderstanding nozzles and how they work is a key step to cleaning a line successfully and efficiently. Knowing the...

Pumping was a sideline project for William Clark, something his Abbey’s Septic Service provided just for the Canadian hamlet of Bethany, Ontario....

The spokeswoman on Washington state’s Septics 201 video has a perky, upbeat delivery as she trains homeowners to become qualified onsite system...

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...