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Kevin Atkins’ deft handling of a vacuum truck suction hose has earned the Roto-Rooter of Columbus, Ohio, excavator and pumper praise from...

Brown’s Septic Service Inc. has managed to overcome shaky beginnings, a down economy and a rapidly evolving market by keeping a constant...

A new family-friendly restroom from PolyPortables Inc. helps portable restroom operators respond to requests for units large enough to accommodate both kids...

Question:I installed a drop box system in good soil for a family who moved from the city to a new home in...

The Ontario, Canada, Ministry of the Environment is enforcing the use of a Municipality Responsibility Agreement, which stops the development or expansion...

Effective April 1, legislation passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly requires municipal treatment plants to charge an extra $1 per 100...

Richard Davis feels like he’s swimming upstream a lot of the time, fighting a bad economy, extensive regulation and less-than-scrupulous contractors. But...

Pumpers who come across problems when servicing their customers’ septic tanks have many options to remedy these situations. The repertoire of choices...

Pumper averts a dangerous situationComment:Yesterday I went to pump a septic tank in the country. Pulling into the driveway, I noticed the...

Our third annual Waste Treatment Symposium, Sept. 10-11, in Eureka, Mo., attracted 100 pumpers from as far away as Alaska, Florida and...

The warnings are everywhere: Inflation is back. “Get used to high prices,” is the downer headline of the day on CNN. The...

Who’s afraid of the World Wide Web? Actually, many people over 30 who don’t use a computer in their daily job may...

Lenzyme Designs Maintenance Brochure Lenzyme has designed a homeowner education brochure on the importance of regular cleaning and maintenance of septic and...

When Carol Coddington saw a question posted on an online gardening forum about a septic tank problem, she jumped right into the...

Association NewsNATION Report Identifies Successful RME CharacteristicsThe Water Environment Research Foundation funded research that identified business characteristics common among 15 successful...

Like so many leaves falling to the ground through much of the U.S. this month, this issue of Pumper is blanketed with...

The push for improved economy, comfort and performance can be seen in the latest vacuum truck chassis chosen for septic service. From...

In 2011, the oldest baby boomers will turn 65, marking a turning point in the American workforce. As they begin to retire,...

An appearance on a local news program’s version of the Discovery Channel’s popular Dirtiest Jobs reality show turned out to be great...