Attending a trade show can provide a welcome break from the daily routine, but anyone who mistakes a trade show for a...
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Jacksonville, Florida, Officials Want Universal Design for Septic Lids After Child’s Death
The death of a 3-year-old boy in Florida sparked a TV news investigation of underground tank safety and promises from the mayor...
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Do You Still Pump Through Inspection Ports? Knock It Off!
Is it standard practice to pump a septic tank through the inspection port?Every so often I get jolted back to reality. This...
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New Arizona Rules Allow Use of Reclaimed Water
On Jan. 1, new regulations took effect in Arizona that expand the use of reclaimed water to meet various demands including, under...
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Is It Time to Raise Your Starting Wage?
Every now and then, I see an ad on a local Craigslist website recruiting for a septic service or portable sanitation technician....
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Great Customer Service Starts at the Top
Does your small business have a customer service problem? Too often, business owners or managers recognize they have a service issue, yet...
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California Moves Toward Toilet-to-Tap Wastewater Recycling
Because it contains 12 percent of the country’s people, California sets standards in many ways. Now, it will work on a standard...
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Is It Time to Rethink Daily Water Use Numbers?
Is household water use decreasing?A couple of months ago, I read an interesting article in Pumper that referred to a study on...
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From Heavy Clay to Bedrock, Every Onsite System Is a Challenge
Name and title or job description: Shawn Chilton, owner, and Jason Jones, project managerBusiness name and location: All Clear Pumping & Sewer,...
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Investing in Your Employees' Well-Being Can Pay Dividends
Richard Plummer, owner of Plummer’s Waste Group in Wyoming, Michigan, is a big believer in formal classes for his 48 employees. Most...
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Industry News: December 2017
Trident Processes receives 2018 Canadian Business Excellence Award
Trident Processes received the Canadian Business Excellence Award for Private Businesses, given annually to 25 private businesses...
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Rules and Regs: Septic Systems Blamed for Algae Bloom
When a Florida legislator introduced a bill in early 2017 to require inspections of septic systems when a property is sold, part...
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The Septic System Answer Man’s 6 Best Tips of 2017
Jim Anderson, Ph. D., is one of Pumper magazine’s best sources of onsite system expertise, which is why we’re highlighting a handful...
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Site Evaluators Team Up With Habitat for Humanity
When the Maine Association of Site Evaluators was looking for a way to celebrate SepticSmart Week in late September, they found an altruistic...
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Simple Sells in This Year’s Crop of Classy Trucks
Our Classy Truck feature is typically one indicator of trends in wastewater work trucks. The 18 trucks chosen for publication in our...
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3 Steps to Creating Networking Gold for Your Pumping Business
Networking is kind of like going to the dentist. You know you have to do it, everyone tells you that you have...
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Long Island Communities in New York Tighten Onsite System Rules
Suffolk County, New York, has pushed to replace common cesspools with advanced onsite systems that reduce nitrogen pollution, and now a couple...