Onsite Systems

Still a young company, Event Restroom has built on its strengths in New Orleans and Lafayette, La., by recognizing and capitalizing on...

The “flush tax” in Maryland is set to double after both houses of the state legislature passed bills this year. The $30...

Our small septic pumping company recently had one of those “teachable moments” occur while out in the field. I hope our unfortunate...

As part of a presentation I gave during the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International in February, I discussed different kinds of...

Two years ago, the National Association of Wastewater Transporters Education Committee identified two areas it had been studying that needed additional time...

René Goulet didn’t set out to be involved in Canada’s cutting-edge septage research. He was busy operating his rural pumping business in...

As a third-generation pumper, Rob Ratta is as old-school as they come. But the owner of R.M. Ratta Corp. in Ayer, Mass.,...

Small towns throughout the sprawling spaces of western North Dakota treat their wastewater in lagoon systems. The nearest large-scale municipal treatment plant...

Question: How is effluent moved between trenches by gravity? Answer: This question comes from an installer who said, “I am used to using a distribution...

This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place in Pumper Discussion, an email-based forum for industry professionals sponsored by COLE...

Innovation requires risk, and risk can be scary. Yet seldom is it possible to take a business to new heights without adapting...

In the North Dakota oil fields, where luxuries are few, it’s more than just irritating when water lines freeze and there’s no...

Fire up the grill, cook up some burgers, and then let’s look inside a septic system. That is not an unusual sight...

QUESTION: What can affect septic tank biology? ANSWER: One question often asked by pumpers and other service providers who regularly see the inside of operating...

Taking risks comes with the territory for business owners. But Keith Robillard upped the ante considerably in 1994 when he moved to...

When Joshua Branscome isn’t saving homeowners’ septic systems, he’s helping save lives. The owner of B & M Septic Tank & Drain...

QUESTION: What can cause a media filter to go anaerobic? ANSWER: The person asking this question explained he installs and services generic sand filters, and...