Expanding your pumping services sometimes means modifying how you spec out your pump truck. Just ask Eric Zuech, owner of Zuech’s Environmental...
Entries Tagged New York
Editorial
Jim Ehde Brings a Variety of Services to his Island Hometown
An island would seem too small a service territory for a pumper, but not for Jim Ehde. Grand Island, New York, has...
Editorial
Classy Truck - May 2017
Owner Eric Zuech added a Chrysler Viper Red 2012 Kenworth T800 built out by Transway Systems with a 4,300-gallon steel tank with...
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Rules and Regs: Maryland Considers Return of Best-Technology Rule
The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...
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Rules and Regs: OSHA Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery
Beginning Nov. 17, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...
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Rules and Regs: ‘Get Pumped!’ Campaign Promotes Septic Care on Long Island
More than 30 communities and organizations on Long Island are launching a public campaign to encourage people to properly maintain their septic...
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Rules and Regs: Ontario Groups Working to Solve 'Flushable' Wipes Issue
The Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group, comprised of 29 Ontario communities, estimates that flushable wipes cost Canadian utilities $250 million per year...
Editorial
Take a Fresh Look at Your Marketing Plan and Win!
Marketing can be a bit of a mystery for some septic service contractors. But to Scott Barefoot, the co-owner of Barefoot Septic...
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Rules and Regs: Minnesota Agency Proposing to Ban the “Flushable” Label on Wipes Products
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has proposed a ban on labeling wipes as being flushable or safe for septic or sewer systems....
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Rules and Regs: County in New York Mandating Inspection of Private Onsite Systems
The Chautauqua County Board of Health will begin inspecting all private onsite wastewater systems within 250 feet of its five lakes in...
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Rules and Regs: Alberta Requires Training on Updated Onsite Regulations
All holders of an Alberta Private Sewage Certificate of Competency must complete a training course covering the province’s updated regulations. The Private...
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Rules and Regs: Developer Sued for Violating Missouri Clean Water Laws
A property developer has been sued by the Missouri attorney general for selling lots he said had approved onsite septic systems when...
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Rules and Regs: Land-spreading Ban Addressed by New York Supreme Court
Legislators are asking the New York State Department of Health to conduct its own study of the public health and environmental effects...
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Rules and Regs: Pumpers Object to Ohio Rules Requiring Inspections
Some septic tank pumpers in Ohio are considering a class action lawsuit to overturn new state rules that went into effect on...




















