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Bio-Microbics Expands FITT With SeptiTech’s Biological Trickling Filter Systems
Bio-Microbics Inc., a global manufacturer of decentralized wastewater, water and stormwater treatment technologies, announces the acquisition of SeptiTech LLC. SeptiTech, now a...
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How To Take Your Septic Business From Mediocre to Marvelous
Excellent service is the key to operating any type of business. It’s especially important in the septic industry as you’re dealing firsthand...
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Troubleshooting: Reporting and Finishing the Job
For the past few months we have gone through a series of troubleshooting issues from the service provider’s perspective. A question I...
Blogs
Don't flush those wipes!
I’ve had a tremendous response to my June editor’s column about so-called “flushable’’ wipes. There have been several comments on Facebook, a...
Blogs
Rain, rain go away!
In some parts of the country, relentless rain and the residual effects of Tropical Storm Andrea this week have caused flooding that...
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Septic System Education Grows Business
Two decades ago when I was new to the septic pumping business, I knew I wanted to grow the company. I just...
Blogs
I wouldn’t want to be a pumper in this community
In Pender County, North Carolina, apparently it’s common for folks to empty a septic tank by running sewage through a garden hose...
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Troubleshooting: What To Do About Odor Complaints
A common call from homeowners involves complaints about odors either inside or outside the house. Odor can be a vexing problem and...
Blogs
Local governments pay toward septic system upgrades
Seeing a story about local governments helping pay for private septic system upgrades is getting to be a weekly occurrence for me....
Blogs
Want instant credibility? Seek certification and join a trade association.
Scammers recently targeted an elderly couple in Texas, charging them more than $2,000 to inspect their septic tank and adding insult to...
Videos
"A Watchful Eye" - OnSite Management - May 2013 Pumper Video Profile
"A Watchful Eye" - Pennsylvania's OnSite Management grows its maintenance contract business to provide quality, routine care for customers' septic systems and...
Editorial
We're All In
Careful personal attention to customer issues has driven the service Pete Couty provides from his pumping company in Newcastle, Wash. He will...
Editorial
Association News - May 2013
MINNESOTAWater softener regenerate research
John Novak, keynote speaker at the Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association conference and lead researcher on the water softener regenerate...














