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Connecticut Mulls Septic System Rule Changes
The 2009 Connecticut Public Health Code proposes changes to septic tank and leaching system regulations. If passed, concrete septic tanks would need...
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Sludge 101
Question:I am new to pumping and am fascinated by the biological processes involved in an individual sewage treatment system. I have numerous...
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Industry News - April 2009
United Site Services Acquires Fogie’s Septic Clean United Site Services has acquired Fogie’s Septic Clean of Sykesville, Md. The acquisition increases USS’s...
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Yankee Ingenuity
In just two words, Derek Pratt can explain how P & P Septic in Williston, Vt., grew from virtually nothing into a...
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Just Say No to Garbage Disposers
Question:We are purchasing a house with a new 1,500-gallon septic tank. As part of the home inspection, our inspector gave us the...
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Too Extreme? Or About Time?
The National Safety Council has not only called on motorists to stop using cell phones and messaging devices while driving — it...
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Michigan Grapples with Required Inspections, Diminished Land Spreading Opportunities
Proposed legislation in Michigan would add onsite systems to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act as of January 2010. If passed,...
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Firing On All Cylinders
Nathan Gay wants to see a driver in the field with the vacuum pump working overtime rather than standing over a propped-open...
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Covering the Bases
You could say Shawn House literally came up in the septic waste management industry. His father created a septic tank manufacturing firm...
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Truck and Driver
Any smart employer knows that his or her largest investment is tied up in the hiring and retention of quality employees. And...
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Customer Wants to Flip His Lid
Do risers break tank insulation?Question:I recently had my septic pumped. I told the (technician) I wanted to install a riser so we...
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Plans for 2009 Advance Education and Business Opportunities
FRESH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESThe grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that NAWT received to improve and implement its vacuum truck training course...
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Buy Your Competitor?
A challenging business climate might not put expansion on the top of your priority list, but there may be some good reasons...
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He’s Busting His Buttons With Pride
To the Editor: I was surfing the ’Net today and ran across your magazine. Having subscribed to your magazine almost 30 years...
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Create a Reminder Card System
Retaining a customer is more cost-effective than securing a new one, so once you have educated a customer on the various aspects...
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There’s a Lot Going On ‘After Hours’
Last August, we kicked off a new feature in Pumper called “After Hours,” seeking to find out what readers do when they...
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Playing Hookey Means Playing Hockey
Unlike many of his peers, Dave Neelis, 36, did not play hockey as a kid growing up on the frozen tundra of...








