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Editorial
What’s the Secret to Hiring and Keeping Good Workers?
Pumping waste is demanding work. Make your pay and benefits package match the effort required and win big on the labor front!
Education/Training Articles
Editorial
Innovation Will Make Decentralized Wastewater Treatment a Top Choice for Homeowners
When septic systems are built right and maintained properly, there should be no need to look to the big pipe, says a Washington On-Site Sewage Association member.
Editorial
Tips to Using Constructed Wetlands in a Northern Climate
Natural filtering of effluent can be an effective step in the treatment train with proper monitoring and maintenance.
Online Exclusives
How to Future Proof Your Business
Editorial
Designer Certification Ensures Quality Onsite Systems for Homeowners
It’s still slow going, but Saskatchewan is moving toward better system design requirements.
Editorial
The Sieve That Will Save Your Customer’s Onsite System
Effluent screens are the necessary last line of defense against a plugged drainfield and costly system repairs.
Editorial
A Deeper Dive Into QuickBooks Unlocks Many Accounting Advantages
Most small businesses are utilizing improved accounting software tools, but fail to derive all of their benefits.
Editorial
Have You Been ‘Ghosted’ by a New Employee?
Pumpers say it’s hard to find good workers for the wastewater industry. So it’s doubly frustrating when they just don’t show up for their first day of work.
Editorial
They Didn’t Pay, So We Dumped It Back in the Tank!
What’s the outcome when the unthinkable response to a non-payer becomes reality? Hint: There’s no happy ending.
Online Exclusives
Tips for Training Non-English Speaking Employees
Editorial
An Aging Workforce Remains Our Biggest Challenge
A Wisconsin wastewater pro echoes a common industry theme: We need enthusiastic young people entering the field.
Editorial
Pumping Should Be Required for Thorough System Inspections
When a local municipality moves to eliminate mandatory pumpouts for lake home onsite inspections, the Answer Man steps in with solid advice.
Editorial
Landscaping Tips for Over and Around the Septic System
Your customers may not want to plant plain and simple grass over the drainfield. Be ready to offer interesting, safe alternatives for groundcover to help protect their systems.
Editorial
Counteracting the Fake News of Septic System Maintenance
A YouTuber’s ignorant rant could provide a devastating setback to the wastewater industry and people who rely on septic systems.
