For pumping and onsite contractors in many parts of the country, winter brings new challenges. There’s less work, but the jobs can...
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A Fully Prepped Service Vehicle Shows You Care About Doing a Good Job
In the 1980s, Jack Coleman was a Teamster driver working for a concrete company. He enjoyed the work but had bigger goals...
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Fill It Up But Don’t Dump It Out!
Septic pumpers are sometimes faced with a Catch-22 situation. The county or state wants you to empty customers’ septic tanks periodically —...
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Get a Handle on Dewatering and Disposal With These Four Roll-Off Container Solutions
Innovative roll-off container solutions like those below are designed to enhance the efficiency of sludge and waste management processes. From compact units that facilitate...
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Industry Veterans Share Tips for Pumpers Facing Septic Disposal Challenges
The disposal of septage is a constant challenge for septic pumping companies, often accompanied by a quagmire of regulations and logistical headaches....
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Pumpers Bob and Michelle Kuhn Say Focused Marketing and a Better Disposal Solution Will Fuel Further Growth
It took only 48 days for Bob and Michelle Kuhn to get their new septic pumping company up and running after officially...
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Manage Biosolids Effectively With Modern Roll-Off Containers
From environmental and public health perspectives, effective management of biosolids is crucial. Roll-off containers play a critical role in this regard, particularly...
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Quebec Municipalities Make Strides in Eco-Friendly Wastewater Management
Problem: The Coaticook-Memphremagog region in Quebec, Canada, is a vacation destination, which makes wastewater management an important environmental challenge. The septic tanks...
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Case Study: Septage Disposal Management
Problem: The Coaticook-Memphremagog region in Quebec, Canada, is a vacation destination, which makes wastewater management an important environmental challenge. The septic tanks...
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Product Focus: Septage Disposal Management
Dewatering EquipmentBDP Industries 3DP Belt PressThe skid-mounted 3DP Belt Press from BDP Industries is a turnkey dewatering solution with all components integrated...
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Goulet Septic Rolls the Dice With an Environmental Disposal Solution
A decade ago, René Goulet was at the start of a scientific experiment at his pumping business, Goulet Septic Pumping & Design,...
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Hawaii Grapples With Lofty Cesspool Replacement Goals
Hawaii plans to eliminate cesspools, and although that’s a big task, Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations sees this as a way to jump...
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What Are Single-Pass Media Filters and Where Are They Used?
In a previous column, I mentioned that sewage treatment mounds are like a single-pass sand filter. That prompted follow-up questions about the...
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Mark and Kris Coelho Move to Land-Spread Septage and Portable Sanitation Waste
Mark and Kris Coelho’s return to the septic service business after a decade-long hiatus began in a Staples parking lot in Provo,...
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Product Spotlight: Pumping nozzle increases vacuum power and jets contaminants away
Your service truck creates plenty of vacuum, but it can’t reach and clean everything in a tank. A new vacuum attachment is...
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Product Spotlight: Screening system keeps grease and solids out of treatment plants
The Trash Master 400 Auto Screen from ScreencO took more than six years of research, design, testing and modifying before being released.Scott...
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Learning the Benefits of Diverting Graywater
The driest January and February on record happened this year in California. With the state facing another year of severe drought, there...