The circumstances are perfect — you’re ready to make a major career move. You’ve decided to open your own pumping business. You...
Entries Tagged Education/Training
Editorial
My Top 10 Wish List for Pumpers in 2022
It’s time to put 2021 in the rearview mirror and start fresh for 2022. Here are 10 things I wish for you...
Online Exclusives
6 Wastewater Hazards That Can Compromise a Healthy Onsite System
Sometimes you take for granted that everyone working in the industry knows why our systems are so important to the environment and...
Editorial
Worry About Water Infiltration So You Don’t Worry About Root Intrusion
A published column invariably leads to either additional questions related to the topic or comments that are especially pertinent to the discussion....
Editorial
Follow These Steps to Be Prepared When Disaster Strikes
Becky Peltzer just got home from work when she received an emergency phone call. She needed to get back to the office...
Editorial
When’s the Last Time You Scheduled a Meeting With Employees?
There are only two of us in my department. Why should I bother with a formal meeting? We sit right across from...
Editorial
5 Keys to Becoming an Industry Disrupter
Everyone has the potential to be an industry leader. These leaders are the ones who transform the world — who disrupt their...
Editorial
Preach Tank Security in the Wake of Another Child’s Death
It’s more fun to report good news, but sometimes journalists — even trade publication editors — unfortunately have to dwell on bad...
Editorial
If You’re Not Involved in a Trade Association, You’re Missing Out
Name and title or job description: Dave Bartholomew, president
Business name and location: Bartholomew Water Services, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona
Services we offer: Inspection, operation and maintenance of...
Editorial
How Installers Can Attack the Growing Problem of Algal Blooms
Over the past year, I have had a couple of readers/homeowners in lakeshore areas ask why septic system setbacks and requirements are...
Online Exclusives
Contractors Convene at Service World Expo to Network and Learn
Service World Expo, the largest home services contracting expo, drew nearly 1,400 attendees to Louisville, Kentucky, last month for four days of...
Online Exclusives
Massachusetts Test Center Looks for Practical Wastewater Reuse Solutions
In the summer of 2019, the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center on Cape Cod started a campaign called Waste No Water....
Editorial
Pay Attention to These Drop Box Details
Following a column about sequential distribution a few months ago, I have received some comments and questions about installation and operation of...
Editorial
Arranging a Marriage in the Wastewater Industry
Maybe you shared a faded futon as college roommates or a secondhand Chevy as brother and sister. Whatever the circumstances were that...









