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Pumping Competition Is Stiff in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Region
Jason Muzzy, owner of Commonwealth Waste Solutions in Chester, Virginia, talks about the stiff competition for jobs in his region. The Chesapeake...
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Weekly Flush: Local Pumper Helps Detectives Make Meth Bust
A local septic pumping company in Forsyth County, Georgia, helped the sheriff’s office make a drug bust last month, leading to two...
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With Emphasis on Safety, Minnesota Restroom Operator Draws PSAI Honor
The accolades are many for Jeremy Johnston: Multiple safety awards. A top performer with perfect attendance. And now runner-up for the Portable...
Editorial
Latching on to the Thriving Crockett Septic for a Career Reboot
George Van Stedum and Lori Leggett weren’t fulfilled working for others and had an entrepreneurial itch they needed to scratch. So they...
Editorial
It’s Jingle All the Way for Crockett Septic
Entry 288357There were a lot of indicators the radio jingle for Crockett Septic was a big success when it hit the airwaves...
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We Just Wrapped 40 Years of Pumper Magazine
Back in June 1979, two young guys in northern Wisconsin were looking for a way to sell a spare 2,000-gallon vacuum truck...
Editorial
Commonwealth Waste Solutions Is a Successful Second Act for This Driven Virginia Pumper
The fact that Jason Muzzy has started not one, but two successful septic pumping businesses in the last 19 years is a...
Editorial
Long Islanders Seek IRS Clarification Over Income Tax Liability for Septic System Replacement Grants
Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...
Editorial
Can You Make Money With Your Cash Reserves?
Entry 288360If your finances are strong, you’re holding three to six months of cash — perhaps more — to make sure you...
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Jump Into 21st Century Marketing and Bring the Customers Home
Entry 288363In just a few years, Trevor Flannigan has gone from helping to grow an HVAC, sewer service, rooter and plumbing business...
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A Good Time to Review Tank Maintenance Procedures
Entry 288366A neighbor recently asked me that age-old question: “How frequently should septic tanks be cleaned?” This query popped up because our...
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‘We Are Progressing in a Very Positive Direction’
Name and title or job description: Mike Stairs, president/owner
Business name and location: Mike Stairs General Contracting, Lakeville Corner, New Brunswick
Age: 56
...
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Classy Truck - July 2019
Creech’s Plumbing - Wilson, North Carolina
Stacy Creech added a 2017 crackling red Kenworth T880 carrying a 4,000-gallon steel tank from Lely Tank &...
Editorial
Product Spotlight - July 2019
As demand increases for alternative fuels, Greasezilla brown grease reclaimers may provide a disposal solution and new revenue stream for large haulers...
Editorial
Product News - July 2019
Wastecorp Pumps Super Dutydual-compartment vacuum pumps
The Super Duty line of vacuum pumps from Wastecorp Pumps is available in vacuum trailers, slide-in units...
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Industry News - July 2019
Infiltrator Water Technologies purchases
Presby Environmental Inc. (PEI)
Infiltrator Water Technologies announced the purchase of Presby Environmental Inc. (PEI). Presby Environmental manufactures the...
Editorial
Product Focus - July 2019
Positive Displacement Blowers
Gardner Denver
Robuschi Tri-Flow 825
The Gardner Denver Robuschi Tri-Flow 825 blower for combination sewer jetter trucks achieves 19...
















