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Recently, a pump truck hauling septage flipped over in Southborough, Mass. The accident is under investigation, but speculators believe the driver swerved...

Homeowners who ignore periodic pumping rules in Walworth County, Wis., are subject to fines of $663 and a court order to comply...

Land applying septage will always be a controversial issue. As long as humans create waste, the waste needs to be disposed of...

The Internet is full of useful reviews on the products you use every day, including televisions, automobiles and personal computers. But what...

As someone who enjoys the freedom of riding on two wheels on a beautiful summer afternoon, I was shocked and saddened by...

How often does proper septic system maintenance turn up as a topic in a syndicated newspaper advice column? Not often, I would...

Someone in Claremont, N.C. is dumping 8,000 to 10,000 gallons of sewage each week into the city’s wastewater system and it is...

A new program in several counties throughout Missouri’s Ozarks region aims to improve the environment by helping homeowners pay for septic system...

In Michigan, regulators want pumpers to dump their septic system loads at the nearest convenient wastewater treatment plant. In many situations, haulers...

How’d you like to enter a drawing for cash prizes every time you dump a load at the local wastewater treatment plant?...

As Florida communities deal with the repeal of a controversial septic system inspection law, the pumping community needs to step up and...

Three more people have been convicted of bilking elderly homeowners out of $1 million for supposedly septic-friendly toilet paper in Florida. We...

As a companion to this month’s cover story, “Nature’s Way,’’ we’ve added a podcast interview of our featured contractor, Rene Goulet, of...

In a recent blog post, I talked about the need to exhibit professionalism in the wake of a controversy over a hauler...

Here in Wisconsin, it seems like everything erupts into a political battle lately. Even the septic service business is not safe from...

My blog of March 27 about a Pennsylvania pumper who presented a check to a local charity toy drive generated a response...

M & S Septic Service, in Beach Lake, Pa., recently presented a check to a local law enforcement agency to support a...

A 2-year-old girl drowned after falling into a septic tank in New Jersey this week, an autopsy revealed Tuesday. According to many...

New cell phone usage rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation levy large fines to drivers and their employers for talking while...