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Investing in a new excavator is not a simple decision. But it’s much less painful if you have a list of needs...

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon has swept the nation, spreading awareness of the disease to millions across social media. From Charlie...

A cluttered office is no small matter. An unruly office can send clients — and employees — the message that you’re sloppy...

Tightening restaurant grease trap regulations. Rising disposal costs. These are curse words for a septic pumper. They’re also signs that perhaps it’s...

Septic pumpers wear many hats and regularly juggle a lot of operational jobs, not the least of which is dealing with a...

Compact, lightweight slide-in or bolt-on vacuum units are great for a first pumping system for a small startup business. They can be...

The debate of the efficacy of septic tank additives rages on. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent study on chemical or...

Fresh faces and new stories abound at the Pumper & Cleaner Expo (now called the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport...

Change can be a hard pill to swallow. Customers change, products change, regulations change. It can be even more difficult if you’re...

You’ve been in the septic pumping business for decades, so your knowledge of best practices, safety measures and equipment buying is extensive....

Successful portable restroom operators and liquid waste professionals reach a point where they need to decide how far to extend their service...

With fewer municipal wastewater treatment plants accepting septage and increased regulations on land application, many pumping contractors are turning to the next...

Nobody likes to be fired, and very few of us enjoy firing others. Nevertheless, there are times in which this most definitive...

If anyone knows about breaking into the portable restroom industry, it’s Jeff Wigley, past president of the Portable Sanitation Association International and...

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage — the highest big-city minimum wage in the U.S. — for workers...

Whether it’s volunteering, donating, supporting local sports teams or joining a community business organization, you need to be invested in your hometown....

It’s spring, and summer vacations are right around the corner. Not yours, of course. You’re heading right into your busy season with...

We celebrate the continued dedication and hard work of septic service contractors by revisiting companies profiled 10 years ago in Pumper magazine....

Education. Legislative advocacy. Group discounts. All benefits of belonging to a state onsite/wastewater association, but they’re just a start. The list doesn’t...