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Pennsylvania Pumper Dwight Woelkers on His Team: “Without Them, I Don’t Have a Business.”
It’s tough these days to find and keep young people willing to work in the seemingly unglamorous septic industry. But Dwight Woelkers...
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Product Focus: Septic Systems Maintenance
Advanced Treatment Units
Delta Treatment Systems ECOPOD-NR
The ECOPOD-NR for advanced wastewater treatment from Delta Treatment Systems is designed to meet the growing demand for...
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Product Spotlight: Liquid ring pump is a fit for hydroexcavation market
When Samson Pumps started making liquid ring pumps, they were intended for a broad range of uses. But after years of working...
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Good Communication Is Key to Succession Planning for the Hack Family
Kyle Hack never wanted to leave Tidy Tim’s Inc., the company his parents, Tim and Patty Hack, founded in 1995 as a...
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Melton’s Septic Pumping Service Takes Pride in Serving Veterans, Speaking Up for the Pumping Community
When 18-year-old Steve Melton went to work for Wicker Building Supply in Summit, Mississippi in 1997, he ended up getting a lot...
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A Later-in-Life Wastewater Company Owner Aims to Treat His Crew With Respect and Make Customer Education a Priority
In 2020, after retiring from a career as a refuse truck driver in Phoenix, Mark Chase and his wife Trenna moved to...
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Classy Truck of the Month - February 2023
Abel Sanitary Services, Berlin Heights, OhioDavid Pinkerton added a yellow and white 2012 Freightliner M2 with a steel 4,000-gallon tank and 407-cfm...
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Mark and Kris Coelho Move to Land-Spread Septage and Portable Sanitation Waste
Mark and Kris Coelho’s return to the septic service business after a decade-long hiatus began in a Staples parking lot in Provo,...
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Constructed Wetlands Call for Persistent Service Providers
As noted in a previous column, I have had questions about design, installation and maintenance of constructed wetland systems. The kind of...
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Classy Truck of the Month - November 2022
McGuires Septic Service, Towanda, PennsylvaniaBishop Brothers Construction added an all-black 2014 Peterbilt 388 truck built out by Pik Rite with a...
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Set the Record Straight About Septic System Ventilation
I often get questions from homeowners, and they’re probably the same questions you hear regularly from customers. Sometimes they’re not really questions,...
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He’s a Designer, Installer, Pumper … and Dancer?
Name and title or job description: Dwayne Crocker, owner/operator
Business name and location: Crocker Septic Tank Service, Kathleen, Georgia
Services we offer: We pump, install and repair...
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Product Focus: Septage Disposal Management
Dewatering Equipment
Bright Technologies, Division of Sebright Products, 0.6-meter skid-mounted belt filter press
The compact 0.6-meter skid-mounted belt filter press from Bright Technologies, Division of...
