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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Editorial
Cast Your Ballot for Your Favorite Septic Service Truck
In a first for the Classy Truck of the Year competition, we brought more rigs into the garage this year for your...
Editorial
Message to Pumpers: Hydroexcavation Builds Workload
If the diversification success of River View Construction is any indication, pumping contractors could consider adding a hydroexcavator to the equipment inventory...
Editorial
Classy Truck of the Month - September 2016
Owner Mike Oberg added a purple 2015 Kenworth T880 truck with a 5,200-gallon aluminum tank and National Vacuum Equipment 4307 blower from...
Editorial
Buy a New Rolling Chassis; Add a Rebuilt Late-Model Engine
As a first-time owner of a small septic service company with just two employees, Matt Herink is all about efficiency, controlling expenses...
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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: Mobile Home Park in Alabama Cited for Septic Violations and Evacuated
A circuit court judge in Alabama has issued a final ruling that requires any remaining structures in a mobile home park and...
Editorial
His Keys To Success: Treat People Right And Control Disposal Costs
After more than two decades in the pumping business, Mike Oberg relies on a simple principle he started out with: Treat your...
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Rules and Regs: Chicken Tax Proposed to Support Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
To help fund its Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort, Maryland already has a rain tax and a flush tax on both sewer and...
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5 Jaw-Dropping Portable Restroom Special Events
Fairs, festivals, concerts and sporting events are often your big summer moneymakers. A challenge for every PRO running a special-events division is balancing...
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3 Portable Restroom Business Blunders
You’ve made the commitment and begun building your portable restroom business. But now business has plateaued and sales are floundering. From customer...
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Rules and Regs: Pollutant Exclusion Clause Affects Liability Insurance in Wisconsin Court Cases
Septic service professionals in Wisconsin may be facing a bit of a quandary concerning their liability insurance. In two December decisions, the...
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Rules and Regs: New York County Septic System Lottery is a Success
Suffolk County gave free septic systems to 19 families in December as part of a pilot program to reduce nitrogen from onsite...
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Wieser Concrete Offering Septic Training Seminars
Wieser Concrete Products offers simultaneous six-credit septic training seminars for: Commercial Plumbing Inspector Certification, Initial Qualifying Training - POWTS Maintainer Registration, Journeyman...




















