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Editorial
It’s OK to Downsize a Little, Say the Owners of Dale Miller & Son
Dale Miller & Son in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, started out small, then grew quite a bit for an independent pumping company. These...
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Industry News - July 2020
Pipe Lining Supply adds a technical representative
Pipe Lining Supply hired Steve Maszczak for the technical representative position serving the Northeastern U.S. He has...
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Product News - July 2020
ScreencO Systems Trash Master 400 Auto Screen
The Trash Master 400 Auto Screen from ScreencO Systems uses gravity to separate the trash from the flow stream...
Editorial
Product Spotlight - July 2020
Excessive discharge of solids can be disastrous for a drainfield. Those solids can cause it to plug and lose efficiency in treatment...
Editorial
Classy Truck of the Month - July 2020
Torti Services Inc., Chepachet, Rhode Island
Larry Torti added a Dupont white and gunmetal gray 2018 Kenworth T800 carrying a 4,600-gallon steel Imperial...
Editorial
Better Homeowner Education Is Key for Iowa Wastewater Pros
Name and title or job description: Kurt Leichty, vice president of Leichty & Son Construction and president of Leison PumpingBusiness name and...
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Tracing Evidence of Nitrates and Bacteria in Groundwater
As reported previously in Pumper, an ongoing study is being conducted in southwestern Wisconsin to test private wells for evidence of contamination....
Editorial
Emergency Planning May Be the Difference Between Life and Death
Pumpers face dangerous situations every day, working around heavy machinery, infectious waste, and probably one of the most serious risks — potential...
Editorial
Product Focus - July 2020
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT BLOWERS
Gardner Denver Robuschi Tri-Flow 825The Gardner Denver Robuschi Tri-Flow 825 blower for combination sewer jetter trucks achieves 19 inches Hg...
Editorial
5 Steps to Battle Burnout for Your Busy Crew
The team is exhausted. They’re burned out, and I am too. I don’t know if we can recover. We’ve been working at...
Editorial
The Right and Wrong Way to Praise Your Crew
Your crew has been facing wall-to-wall service runs — with a few emergency calls thrown in just to keep the pumping business...
Videos
WEQ Fair Brings Live Equipment Demos to Nashville
Join COLE Publishing for two days of live equipment demos at the Wastewater Equipment Fair at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on...
Videos
What You Are Tomorrow Begins With What You Do Today. 3 Things to Do, and 2 Things Not to Do, Right Now.
We will discuss in layman's terms how businesses making small, but impactful moves now end up making big moves upward in the...
Online Exclusives
How Leaders Can Improve Workplace Communication
There are many problems that can be solved through better communication. Teams that communicate well together tend to be more productive and find...
Online Exclusives
We Want to See Your Classy Truck!
Entry 287474Fifteen years. That’s how long we’ve been running the Classy Truck of the Year contest in Pumper.
That first winner was a...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Progress on Federal Aid for Septic Replacements
The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association reports progress in convincing Congress to establish a grant program to help low-income Americans repair or...
Online Exclusives
How to Size a Soil Treatment System
Across the U.S., there are two common approaches to determine how large a soil treatment area, or STA, should be: soil morphology evaluations,...
Videos
Drastically Reduce Freshwater Use With Vac-Con's Recycler Combo Unit
James Dolan of Vac-Con gives viewers a full walk-through of the company’s Recycler combination unit, offering viewers a close look at its...























