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Thomas Edwards, longtime owner of J-Town Johns and GMF Associates in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, passed away Sept. 25 at age 75. In addition to…

Subsurface bed system solves tight site challengesProblem: A two-bedroom home built in 1925 in La Porte, Indiana, failed the septic inspection…

Industry newcomers educate consumers, focus on quality service and add hazardous materials specialty to build pumping profits.

Handwritten notes, old-fashioned courtesy and a clean appearance will go a long way to the constant callbacks that will drive your revenues higher.

In the digital age, it’s critical your wastewater business has easy access to important records. But which records should you keep, and for how long?

Not content to focus strictly on septic pumping in a crowded marketplace, Ohio’s Chuck Lang Jr. is constantly on the lookout to add services, from grease traps and oil collection to vinyl truck wraps.

Estimates say there are 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered. This spring, the state Legislature…

Without a pension or a hefty 401(k) savings plan, many pumpers rely on the sale of their business to enjoy their golden years.

Not in Tennessee, where state officials are digitizing the vast majority of county onsite records and making them available to anyone on a searchable database.

Grease digester helps keep restaurant drainline clearProblem: The owner of a Menasha, Wisconsin, restaurant saw his system backing up into the…

Follow these design, maintenance and recovery tips to avert disaster when a customer’s onsite system goes underwater.

Focus on the needs of your business and seek an expert inspection when heading out to buy a pre-owned vacuum truck.

Nebraska’s Tony Mendes believes state and national trade associations must follow new technologies to help the environment and enhance professionalism.

Beltz Septic & Portable Toilets, Newberry, Florida.

Hydroexcavating in tight, urban areas can be difficult with a large truck. These heavy units can also leave ruts and other damage if traversing…

Chain up the tires, keep the valves heated and wear a good pair of boots to keep pumping while Mother Nature does her best to make life miserable in the north woods.

Take a critical look at the portable sanitation side of your pumping business. Could you be doing better?

Through three generations of family ownership, the emphasis has switched from septic service to portable sanitation for New York’s Suburban Septic & Excavating Services.

Stop spinning your wheels with wasted effort and tasks that don’t build the bottom line. Then be prepared to ramp up the revenue!

Two bills in the Massachusetts Legislature concern Frank King, and one of them really concerns him.King runs Action King Services in Lowell,…