When Ron Parker started working in the onsite wastewater industry, his focus was on overcoming site challenges for property owners in western...
Entries Tagged Septic Tanks
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Family Matters: Septic Pumper Stands Behind His Kinship
Bryan Turner sees a little of himself in his son, Brandon, when they work together in the family’s onsite installation company. “I...
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Troubleshooting: Why Worry About Wastewater Strength?
A few years ago I was involved in a class where we visited several houses that had various media filters as a...
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Keeping the Forest and the Trees
In the rolling hills of Sonoma County, north of San Francisco and in California’s wine country, Shear Builders Inc. put in a...
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Hack Into Onsite Installation With This Plumbing Pro
Attending one of the first Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expos in Nashville, Tenn., was a turning point for Mark Hacker, co-owner of...
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Basic Safety Tips for Pumpers
Be safe. Drive safe. Stay safe. We hear these phrases often and sometimes utter them to others without much thought.J.B. Myers Enterprises...
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Knowledge Is Power
What advice would Brian Baker, of B. Baker Construction in Noblesville, Ind., give to contractors about persevering during lean times, such as...
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On the Waterfront
Optima Properties wanted to build a private waterfront community at Smith Mountain Lake in Union Hall, Va., and commissioned Dan Early, P.E.,...
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Troubleshooting: Homeowner Education and Water Usage
Providing septic system owners with the necessary information on proper system care and water usage constraints is one of the most important...
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Are your customers watching from the window?
I ran into an interesting blog post this morning written by a 40-year-old Alabama mom named Tracy, who talks about the trials...
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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...
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Strength in Diversity
Tough times require complex solutions. “Everybody was doing what was rational, and I didn’t see it working,” says Glenn Martin, owner of...
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Riding the Waves
Owners of a 147- by 126-foot-wide lot on Raccoon Island in Lake Hopatcong, N.J., wanted to renovate their two-bedroom seasonal home and...
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Ensuring Quality Concrete Tanks
How many of you have ever been frustrated during a septic tank installation? My guess is that if we were in a...

















