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Time-tested Wisconsin pumper, onsite system installer and excavator John Laudolff has a bit of advice for contractors looking to keep pace with...

Nearly five years after the original deadline, California has finally issued draft regulations to implement a 9-year-old law on design and operating...

The Springs Protection Bill would create a pilot program featuring Rainbow and Silver Springs to combat their reduced water flow and declining...

Question:I have a septic tank-pumping business. Some of my customers are on a regular schedule, but others only call when they have...

When the National Safety Council in January called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones — both hand-held and...

Making repeated return trips to clean plugged effluent filters decreases productivity and profitability for septic waste haulers. Geoflow Inc. addresses that problem...

SJE-Rhombus Employees Receive Certification Twenty-nine employees of SJE-Rhombus were awarded IPC J-Standard certification upon completion of IPC J-STD-001: Requirements for Soldered Electrical...

As Ralph “Bud” Hobbs Jr. nears retirement, he has more questions than answers about what his next steps will be. But, even...

Knight’s Pumping and Portables, a division of Knight’s Services Inc. in Bakersfield, Calif., is seeing something fewer small businesses these days can...

If my conversations with pumpers are any indication, there’s a movement afoot to either diversify into portable restroom rental, or to enlarge...

How about aluminum vacuum tanks?Question:My company is switching to aluminum tanks from steel, but I am a bit worried about the life...

Major liquid waste industry awards were delivered at a meeting of the National Association of Wastewater Transporters during the Pumper & Cleaner...

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, most businesses that fail do so for lack of money management, not as you might...

There was a time when it was fairly easy to find teen workers to fill summer jobs. You simply placed an ad...

Some folks overcome obstacles to make their annual trip to the Pumper & Cleaner Expo. Norton Williams is a great example of...

There was no shortage of innovative liquid waste technology at the 29th annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, Feb. 25-28, in...

With an entrepreneurial streak as long as a drive across Texas, Peter Venegas is proud to head up several successful companies —...

Robert Blocker bought this 2000 Mack with a 3,600-gallon steel tank from 27th Trucks Inc. when he started his business in 2007....