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If you’re like a lot of business owners, when you first started your company, you said yes to just about every job....

The University of Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program assessed a residential septic system in Minnesota owned by a patient undergoing home hemodialysis...

Entry 287607A vacuum pump is the beating heart of your septic or portable sanitation service truck. You pull the lever and expect...

It’s been more than a year since the attempt to create a statewide sanitary code failed in the Michigan Legislature, but the...

The ongoing inspection and maintenance of septic systems, grease traps, drains and plumbing fixtures can provide contractors with a worthwhile supplemental income....

Entry 287610Over the past few months, I have received a few questions and comments that pertain to pressure distribution systems. I have...

Name and title or job description: Jennifer Morris, chief executive officer and owner along with husband Gregory Morris Business name and location: GFM...

Mort’s Water Co. - Latimer, Iowa Ken Morton added a white 2019 Freightliner M2 with a 3,640-gallon stainless steel tank and National Vacuum Equipment...

The compact and lightweight JM-1000 Mini-Jet from General Pipe Cleaners/General Wire Spring is designed for pumping contractors who need mobile tools and...

Cummins X12 engine for vacuum trucks With up to 500 horsepower and 1,695 lb-ft torque, the Cummins X12 is ideal for septic and...

Installer performs emergency upgrades on adjacent lots Problem: Neighboring residences on Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton, New York, had collapsing cesspools that...

Aerobic Treatment Knight Treatment Systems White Knight Microbial Inoculator Generator The White Knight Microbial Inoculator Generator from Knight Treatment Systems offers an enhanced...

It’s like a Mad Max movie out there, folks. Now, it seems even used cooking oil has become a hot enough commodity...

Time is money, so finding ways to make every minute count on the job site can go a long way in enhancing...

Septic tanks are designed to retain solids that accumulate over time. Some of these solids are byproducts of the waste treatment process,...

Relationships matter — not just in your personal life, but in your business life, too. To start with the obvious point, long-term...

When we conduct a basic training workshop covering individual sewage treatment systems, we start with a discussion about the amount and characteristics...

General contractors are increasingly pushing risk onto subcontractors, performing only project management or design/build services, rather than the historical model of providing...

After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support. The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield of...