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SchellVac Trucks Focus on Reduced Weight and Extra Storage
Alex Scheller started SchellVac Equipment in 2004 with his brother in an effort to build trucks that solve problems in the hydroexcavation...
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Michigan Finally Proposes Statewide Sanitary Code
After a few months of speculation, a proposal to give Michigan a statewide sanitary code is now in the Legislature.
House bills 5752...
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How to Determine Relative Elevation in a Septic System Inspection
If you are inspecting a system for a real estate transfer or troubleshooting a problem, it is important to know that the...
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Weekly Flush: Septic Truck Crashes Into Creek After Brake Failure
A septic truck in West Harrison, Indiana, recently got mangled after crashing into a creek. The driver was unharmed and says the...
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How to Make Your Business Recession-Proof
This is not an article about political prognostication or economic speculation. Rather, it’s about ensuring that your business is prepared for all...
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What to Do When an Event Goes Badly
You know when you have one of those days where everything goes wrong? No matter what you do, you can’t seem to...
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Learning the Alphabet Soup of Retirement Plans
The website www.manta.com conducted a survey of 1,960 small-business owners in 2017, and 34 percent of those surveyed said they don’t have...
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Weekly Flush: How Caller ID Spoofers Can Ruin Your Local Reputation
A local pumping business in La Porte City, Iowa, is having its reputation dragged through the mud thanks to a robocall spoofing...
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Company's Flagship Truck Inspires Fleet of Kenworth Vehicles
Ziegler Plumbing & Sewer out of Newport News, Virginia, loved its first Kenworth truck purchase so much that the company ended up...
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Save Time Digging Up Lids and Use a Mini-excavator
In 1988, when a drought in Columbus, Indiana, forced Richard Snyder to find work to supplement his agriculture-related drainage business, he put...
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NAWT Schedules Inspector Training Certification Courses
Whether you’re an industry veteran or just getting started in the septic pumping industry, the National Association of Wastewater Technicians has something...
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Titan Boasts New Features Only Available From Vac-Con
In this exclusive online video from the Water & Wastewater Equipment Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show, a representative from Vac-Con gives viewers...
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Using a Benchmark to Establish Septic System Elevation
A benchmark should be relatively permanent, which is why one is often set at a corner of a building, large boulder or some...
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How to Find Tanks on the Most Challenging Properties
When Zack Ray worked for a septic system service company in Texas, he noted that most customers’ tanks had risers. Now, as...
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Classy Truck - July 2018
Ziegler Plumbing & Sewer - Newport News, Virginia
Theresa Siebels, Ron and Steve Ziegler own this silver 2006 Kenworth T800 with a 4,000-gallon waste...
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We’re Looking for a Good Balance of Work and Family Life
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...






















