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Stevens Electric and Pump Service of Monmouth, Maine, has agreed to pay $17,000 in fines assessed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and...

A septic service company in Maine that employed two workers who died on the job Sept. 27 faces about $17,000 in fines...

Alan Parker thought he was on the receiving end of a prank phone call in July when the producers of a new...

A worker for Massachusetts septic service company All-Town Inc. was killed Oct. 19 when a work truck tire exploded and debris struck...

For the second time in three weeks, a worker died after going into a septic tank to make repairs. Florida media reported...

The Occupy Wall Street protesters, railing against what they see as the greed of Corporate America, might actually be generating a little...

Two workers who were found dead inside a pump tank serving a hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine, this week died from inhaling toxic...

With the joint California Onsite Wastewater Association/National Assocaition of Wastewater Transporters workshop and exhibit just over a week away, the events are...

A county health department in central Ohio is having trouble giving away cash to replace failing septic systems. The Fairfield County Health...

Hey Western U.S. pumpers (or anyone interested in continuing education and treatment technologies): Will I see you Oct. 6-7 at the joint...

In a recent story in the Murrysville Star in Penn Hills, Pa., frustrated homeowner Carol Raabe lamented paying $140 every three to...

Virginia Tech is launching a study to examine the impact of water softeners on septic systems, the Water Quality Association has announced. This...

In answering a question about recommended septic tank pumping frequency, the editors at Popular Mechanics magazine have said a wives’ tale about...

The National Environmental Services Center has released three new public service announcement videos pumpers can use as customer education tools to promote...

In our Septic System Answer Man column in the June issue of Pumper, author Roger Machmeier wrote about concrete tank deterioration. In...

The newly released National Environmental Services Center Summer 2011 Pipeline newsletter recommends septic system inspections for all homebuyers and sellers. The issue...

In the May edition of her septic service newsletter, Arizona pumper Dawn Long writes a detailed article about the importance of careful...

Last month, the Dahlonega Nugget in Dahlonega, Ga., reported that pumper Steve Shaw, of the local company Shaw’s Septic and Plumbing, aided...

Remember back in 2008 when fuel prices went through the roof and had a disastrous impact on businesses? How can you forget?...