Inside the March 2019 Issue of Pumper
![This Iowa Wastewater Specialist Is Willing to Take on Any Task to Build His Business](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcooley_195.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=fbefc2415d040090f54a3244c725e187)
From pumping to drain cleaning; portable sanitation to installing; and system inspections to farming, Iowa’s Paul Cooley never knows where the daily job board is going to send him.
![Versatile submersible sewage pumps offer big benefits](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_goulds_water_technology_a_xylem_brand_gfk_and_gfv.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=10308e5786a62c71f0922ebf6bec8b9c)
![Classy Truck - March 2019](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fclassy_g__l_septic_7118.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=011f73bce20486ca64d1b9de49e83a78)
![‘Are There Leeches in the Leachfield?’](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fnh_-_2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=bc129c271613cb78352ba325ae5d4975)
New Hampshire wastewater pros work with state officials to improve industry regulations and look for opportunities to educate an uninformed general public.
Your commercial customers may wonder why their septic system requirements are so much more onerous than home treatment. That’s when you explain the facts about high-strength waste.
![Wyoming Pumping Program Helps Keep Waterways Pristine](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fpum-02-19_pumper_interview_-_carlin_gerrard.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=0336d91e24423ec1d8a68a2834a46a83)
Local government and a nonprofit organization subsidize septic maintenance to keep the West wild and the rivers clean.
Even the smallest pumping companies can start a wellness program to cut insurance and absenteeism costs as well as help employees on the road to health and happiness.
![Advanced Treatment Units](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2FPresby-Environmental-Case-Study.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=920ca21cad320dac19e664fb48d5cf2b)
Build a customer retention program to fight back against large would-be operators who want to set up shop in your territory and take over.
![Billy Williams and His Septic Crew Are the Hometown Helpers](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fimg_3870.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=73f872b2d174371d919c2b1a78147df5)
Oklahoma’s Willco Septic doesn’t like to turn down work and is always willing to take on new wastewater services to keep customers happy.
![Vault Toilet Vent Pipes Pose a Wildlife Entrapment Danger](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fraptor_screen_2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=b2317261f80cdd3dbdfbe60be6cbe13a)
Wyoming nonprofit Teton Raptor Center sells the Poo-Poo screen for use on thousands of holding tank vent stacks, protecting cavity-nesting birds from drowning in waste.