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Toddler rescue update: We’re going to sue!
The response from family members after a baby fell into an unsecured septic tank last weekend in Arizona was inevitable: They’re going...
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Disaster averted: Toddler pulled from septic tank
Over the weekend, a 2-year-old toddler was miraculously rescued after she stepped on a plastic lid and fell into a septic tank...
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Pumper dies after tire blowout
Your heavy septic-hauling rig is propelled down the highway every day on several rubber tires. You routinely face heavy traffic, the potential...
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We must condemn illegal dumping
To build the professional image of the septic service industry, we must recognize the bad actions of a few who disregard the...
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Former PSAI executive director pleads guilty to embezzlement charges
William F. Carroll, former executive director of the Portable Sanitation Association International, pleaded guilty today to six counts of felony embezzlement after...
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Get in on the Pumper beauty contest
The Pumper Classy Truck of the Year competition is in full swing this month, and it offers you the chance to help...
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Flushable wipes? Evidence is mounting against them
The Michigan State University Extension has lobbed another volley in the battle over products marketed as “flushable wipes.’’ The university warns that...
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We want you to be a 3 Minute Pumper
We want to take the wastewater industry conversation to a whole new level at the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International...
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Art Dominick: Another great pumper
Art Dominick was driven to own his own small business. He was also a committed husband, father and grandfather who left a...
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Septic system confession: homeowner tells all
You know they’re out there, and you meet them every day: homeowners who are neglectful or ignorant about the need for routine...
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Checking out a portable septage receiving station
Pumpers in Marietta, Ohio, this week tested a portable septage receiving station, saying a filtering system of some kind would allow a...
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Remembering Dirty Jobs: septic service
Career-wise, septic service might represent the road less traveled. But as Mike Rowe, host of the long-running Discovery Channel show Dirty Jobs...
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Celebrate Global Handwashing Day in your backyard
We seem to have a day set aside to celebrate everything these days. Do you know we’re about the experience Chocolate Cupcake...








