Across the U.S., there are two common approaches to determine how large a soil treatment area, or STA, should be: soil morphology evaluations,...
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Help Reverse Your Customers' Bad Flushing Habits
Some may think because some homes have a garbage disposal it is OK to just use a toilet to get rid of...
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Plumber Sees Business Boost After Adding Septic Services
In this online-exclusive video, Jeremy Giard — co-owner of Timothy A. Giard & Son Plumbing & Heating of North Andover, Massachusetts —...
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Effective Employee Recognition Is About Tailoring to the Individual
Most employers operate employee recognition programs, marking everything from good performance to job longevity. But that doesn’t automatically produce engaged employees. There...
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How to Ensure Employee Safety Amidst the Ongoing Pandemic
As we enter the next leg of the COVID-19 pandemic, many business owners are beginning to wrestle with a crucial question: How...
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Supreme Court Says Wastewater Pros Should Examine Discharge Paths
After a lot of buildup, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a closely watched wastewater case turned out to be less than...
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Online Marketing Has Shifted. Here's How You Should Respond.
Google makes changes to its algorithm over 500 times a year. And every one of those changes can have an impact on...
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5 Tips to Keep Summer Special Events Running Smoothly
It doesn’t matter if it’s your first time servicing a special event or the hundredth, special event season can be an unmanageable...
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Portable Grease Separation Solution Solves Pumper's Grease Trap Riddle
When the main treatment plant on the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands stopped accepting grease trap waste about...
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How COVID-19 Affects Your Business Taxes
In response to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic and its accompanying economic disruptions, Congress has passed significant legislation to provide small-business owners with...
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Ohio Pumpers Offer Maintenance Walk-Through at Mobile Home Wastewater Treatment Plant
In this online exclusive video, Tim Kettler and Malcolm Kettler of Action Septic Service in Warsaw, Ohio, take viewers on a detailed...
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Effective Safety Training Goes Beyond the Hard Hat
What is an acceptable level of risk on the job? For Action Septic in Warsaw, Ohio, the answer is that there’s no...
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Can Friendships Survive Business Partnerships?
We’ve all heard the horror stories of great businesses utterly collapsing because the founders were good friends and the relationship turned sour....
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Are Septic System Professionals at a Greater Risk for COVID-19?
Onsite sewage system service providers and installers who clean out septic, holding and pump tanks along with aerobic treatment units, and perform...
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How Drainfield Restoration Work Can Help You Survive a Recession
When the recession hit more than a decade ago, business changed for Frank’s Septic Services in Vacaville, California. The company responded with...
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Wastewater Services Veteran Praises Tech Skills of Younger Workers
According to Jeff Kuras, the kids are all right. Kuras, the founder of Team Kuras in Port Clinton, Ohio, says he marvels...
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How to Navigate Challenging Business Relationships
One of your employees is acting weird. Typically personable and engaged, this guy suddenly seems distant and distracted.
As the odd behavior adds...
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Happy Employees Work Harder and Stay Longer, Says Manitoba Pumper
Steve Moon, owner of King’s Services in Headingley, Manitoba, Canada, knows working in the portable restroom and septic service industries isn’t the...
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Indiana Pumper Infuses Business With Inspiration, Faith
“Have a blessed day.”
That’s something Matthew Moseng of Norway Septic tries to say to customers every day. It’s a phrase that exemplifies...






















