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New York City is about to revise its watershed rules, and that includes how onsite systems are handled. Changes also include how...

Wieser Concrete released the schedule for its 2019 septic training seminars. These classes make up a series of fun, one-day, six-credit continuing...

Entry 288621If you’re like the majority of business owners, you started your own business because you wanted the freedom to do things...

Entry 288624U.S. elections are over for now. That means you either celebrate or lick your wounds, and then everyone gets to work....

Entry 288627There are plenty of perks to running your own business — the autonomy, the control, the ability to spend your days...

Vermeer has purchased Vac-Tron Equipment and plans to bring the Florida-based company together with McLaughlin Group, which was purchased by Vermeer in...

It’s simple enough to explain why the founders of Liquid Environmental Solutions decided to focus on grease collection and disposal when they...

Entry 288630CUES QuickZoom III video inspection pole cameraThe QuickZoom III from CUES is a lightweight, portable, wireless digital video inspection pole camera...

There’s no shortage of competition in this industry, especially for companies working in bigger markets. Sometimes customers have dozens of septic pumping companies...

The physical work gets harder as pumpers age. Just ask Jody Forest, co-owner of Forest Septic Environmental Services in Des Moines, Iowa. At...

One of the most consequential decisions you face as the owner of a septic pumping operation is whether or not you should...

Drainfield trenches should be installed level and on the contour. If surfacing occurs at the end of one or more trenches, they...

An elderly woman was recently scammed out of $30,000 in Dewey, Arizona, after a man claimed he’d replaced her entire septic system while...

In cold climates, many residences are seasonal. Shutting down a septic system for the winter is a vital task for seasonal homeowners...

Entry 288645Valley Industries names new Comet product managerPete Gustin was named Valley Industries’ new Comet product manager. He will be responsible for...

Reading through complex insurance policies and understanding what’s covered and what’s not is about as appealing as cleaning a portable restroom with...

Entry 288652"The worst customer service experience ever! The pumper arrived an hour late for the appointment and was surly. Stay away!!!”“If you...

In the spring, two bills were introduced into the Michigan Legislature with the intent of establishing a statewide code for onsite wastewater...

A news organization in Cortland Manor, New York, helped pressure listing agents to replace a collapsing septic tank after they brokered the...