The Virginia Environmental Protection Agency-approved Watershed Implementation Plan includes nitrogen-reducing onsite systems and pumping of septic tanks every five years.

Inlet and outlet baffles must be carefully placed to ensure the cleanest effluent and the fewest issues over the life of the septic tank

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A pair of wastewater professionals who for many years have worked on behalf of industry causes and advancement were honored by COLE Publishing and the National Association of Wastewater Transporters at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International last month in Louisville.

Evaluate your needs, take your time and use creative hiring practices to land great employees

This month we feature Fimple Septic Service

The 2011 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo showed a wide array of products designed to boost profits for pumping professionals

Vac-Con Celebrates 25th Anniversary; Gustafson Wins Hapchuk Scholarship; Woodbine Expands Tommy Gate Plant; PressurePro, ITC Partner on Tire Warning System; SSPMA Reports Increase in 2010 Pump Sales; Heil Trailer Celebrates 110th Anniversary

Look for all of the hidden, unnecessary steps you take every day to streamline your workday for optimal profits

Let me tell you a story. In the early 1980s, I was on a steering committee that was trying to decide what to do with the septage produced by escalating rural development. The conclusion was more land application. Then, as now, when people heard that term, they envisioned the contents of their toilet dumped on agricultural fields. The Pennsylvania legislature responded by passing stringent land application regulations.