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Should I take on grease trap jobs?Question:A couple of the local restaurants in our small community have approached us regarding pumping...

The new centrifuge dewatering systems from Centrisys Corp. produce a high percentage of “cake” that results in lower transportation and disposal costs,...

Measuring flowsAn article by Albert Royster in the May/June Florida Onsite Wastewater Association newsletter states that flow measurement may hint if hydraulic...

Q: The method I and many other installers use to install leach lines is to suspend perforated pipe prior to installing rock,...

The Department of Envi-ronmental Protection concluded that sewers in Old Saybrook, Conn., were polluting the groundwater. Town officials and members of the...

Ontario has two million septic tanks. In 2002, the provincial government passed a Nutrient Management Act, or NMA, forbidding the spreading of...

Thanks to a combination of gritty determination, innovation and a continuous focus on top-notch customer service, Tony Papania’s business — Rosey’s Tank...

Seeing the opportunity to fill a niche — then accepting the risk and starting a business in 1992 — took Kelly Conger...

With a number of pumpers moving into industrial vacuum loading for diversification, more big vacuum rigs are being purchased. Along with these...

Anyone familiar with the time value of money knows that even small amounts, when compounded over long periods, can generate thousands, or...

United Site Services Inc. has acquired Texas Pride Portable Toilets LLC of Denton, Texas. The acquisition is the third for USS in...

When I meet pumpers for the first time, we’re usually focused on important industry-related issues, like septage disposal costs, vacuum truck features...

The Nebraska legislature approved an interim study resolution to examine the Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act, and...

Competition for new customers is keen for pumpers these days, with a sluggish economy encouraging homeowners to put off regular maintenance and...

New Zealand-based Pete’s Takeaways Ltd. is on an island in more ways than one. The liquid waste hauling company is surrounded by...

Central Wisconsin and communities along Lake Michigan’s shoreline experienced a building boom from the 1970s to 1990s. Steel septic and holding tanks,...

Ferdinand Yeska’s family tree reads like the history of modern sanitation, beginning in 1909 when he emigrated from Poland to Nazareth, Pa....

WISCONSINThe Wisconsin Liquid Waste Carriers Association Summer Convention is Aug. 22-23 at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. Events include roundtable...

Alex Townsend, manager of regional sales and marketing at the Washington, D.C., office of A Royal Flush, has worked the New York...