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Classy Truck - February 2019
Service Pumping & Drain - North Reading, Massachusetts
Dick Mottolo added this 2017 Mack Midnight Blue GU713 with a 5,200-gallon Robinson Vacuum Tanks aluminum...
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Rules & Regs: Florida Introduces Bill to Establish Onsite Inspection Standards
A new Legislature has taken office in Florida, and one of the early bills introduced in Tallahassee would establish inspection standards for...
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Pumping Dad Inspires Son’s Career Choice: 'This Was My Destiny.'
Unlike many small-business owners, Karl Alm had a succession plan from the day he launched his septic pumping enterprise in West Brookfield,...
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Rules and Regs: New York City Mulls Changes to Onsite Wastewater Rules
New York City is about to revise its watershed rules, and that includes how onsite systems are handled. Changes also include how...
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Weekly Flush: Elderly Woman Conned Into Buying Nonexistent Septic System Replacement
An elderly woman was recently scammed out of $30,000 in Dewey, Arizona, after a man claimed he’d replaced her entire septic system while...
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Rules and Regs: Septic Code Bills Stalled in Michigan
In the spring, two bills were introduced into the Michigan Legislature with the intent of establishing a statewide code for onsite wastewater...
Editorial
Classy Truck - August 2018
Gilpin Septic Services - Wareham, Massachusetts
Bill Gilpin Jr. added this black and blue 2104 Kenworth T370 with a 2,700-gallon steel tank and Fruitland...
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He Steps in When Treatment Plants Are Far Away or Inconvenient
Located in the town of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, J.P. Noonan Transportation is primarily a bulk transportation company operating throughout the New England...
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Weekly Flush: Local Sheriff Pursuing Under-the-Table Septic Services Operator
There are quite a few interesting stories this week in the world of septic news, but we’ll kick off this edition of...
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Rules & Regs: Jacksonville Had Longstanding Problem With Septic Lids, Investigators Say
An investigator’s report shows the Florida septic tank where a small boy died last year was not secured as it should have...
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Weekly Flush: Pumper in Trouble for Dumping in Secret Backyard Sewer Pipe
Ever get the urge to install a secret pipe in your backyard that connects to the city sewer so you don’t have...
Editorial
Pumpers on Cape Cod Must Adapt to New Technologies, Expansion of the Big Pipe
The Cape Cod peninsula in Massachusetts has seen tremendous changes since the 1950s when Robert Our Sr. worked as a commercial fisherman...
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Rules and Regs: Rising Water in Lake Michigan Spurs Septic Shutdown
The LaPorte County (Indiana) Health Board took steps to shut down septic systems and halt construction because of rising water levels in...
















