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How difficult is it for you to obtain customers’ septic system records when you’re called out for a real estate inspection or...

Throughout my time as editor of Pumper since 2005, I have had the privilege of working with septic system experts from the...

It’s sunny springtime and I recently completed a cross-country driving trip, logging about 5,000 miles on our interstate expressways and smaller state...

Noncompete clauses. Depending on your situation in the wastewater industry, you either love them or hate them. So you may have a...

This month we explore three very different topics in the mish-mosh of news that I like to call the Editor’s Mailbag. I...

The WWETT Show is Feb. 20-23 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis and I know many of you are planning to...

It’s time to recover from the New Year’s Eve party hangover, put away the party favors, and get back to the serious...

Septic pumping and grease trap service have some things in common: vacuum trucks, disposal issues, practical routing considerations and customer service are...

It’s time to reach into the email bag for some newsworthy items for your consideration: Wearing shorts? Recently I received a timely question from...

Have you ever dreaded having a conversation with an employee who wasn’t meeting performance expectations? Maybe you avoided it, hoping it would...

Retired U.S. Marine Barry Fetzer has been writing columns for hometown papers in North Carolina for many years. He likes to amplify...

The way Shannon Atkisson sees it, there are limited ways to effectively market septic services anymore. Google advertising and social media need...

It’s time to put 2021 in the rearview mirror and start fresh for 2022. Here are 10 things I wish for you...

The past year has been like no other in our memory. Working through the roller coaster of the COVID-19, pumpers have always...