Entries Tagged Trade Association

Editorial Courtesy Is Never Outdated — and Other Advice From Industry Veteran

Name and title or job description: Pat McVay, president/owner Business name and location: Sporthaven Inc., Brookings, OregonServices we offer: Septic installations, excavation servicesAge: 68Years in the industry: Sporthaven...

June 10, 2024

Editorial Three Big Challenges: Forever Chemicals, Disposal, Recruiting Members

Name and title or job description: Lance Petrasek, owner Business name and location: Associates Septic Service, Elkhorn, WisconsinServices we offer: Septic system design, inspection and pumping;...

May 06, 2024

Editorial Island Life in the Pacific Northwest Creates Wastewater Challenges

In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...

April 08, 2024

Editorial Manitoba Needs to Update Onsite Regulations … Then Enforce Them

Name and title or job description: Brett Gaudry, owner Business name and location: BNS Excavating, Teulon, ManitobaServices we offer: Septic installations and repairsAge: 29Years in the industry: Two....

March 11, 2024

Editorial Tighter Regulations are Only a Matter of Time

Name and title or job description: Casey Fiedler, co-owner with Matt GustafsonBusiness name and location: Michigan Septic LLC, Mason, MichiganServices we offer: Everything septic —...

February 05, 2024

Editorial It’s About Time Government Invests in Septic System Infrastructure

When Piedmont Environmental dissolved in 2008 during the Great Recession, three employees bought the assets of the Pennsylvania company. They formed Penn’s...

December 12, 2023

Editorial Everything, Including Development, Is Bigger in Texas

Name and title or job description: Patrick Kern, vice president, and Chase Kern, general manager Business name and location: Paramount Wastewater Solutions LLC, Temple, TexasServices...

December 12, 2023

Editorial Treat Customers Right and Enjoy Success For Generations

Name and title or job description: Dan Micsky, supervisor Business name and location: Micsky Excavating and Septic Systems, Greenville, PennsylvaniaServices we offer: Septic design, installation and...

November 09, 2023

Editorial For AAA Allied Septic, There Is No Substitute for Word-of-Mouth Advertising

AAA Allied Septic Service has been a thriving business since its founding in the Santa Fe area 70 years ago. Today the company,...

October 10, 2023

Editorial Inspections, Repairs and New Onsite Systems Drive Jon and Gale Houseknect’s Growing Business

When Jon and Gale Houseknecht bought a stagnant pumping business in 1995, they set about streamlining it for a new world. They disposed...

August 07, 2023

Editorial Massachusetts’ New Onsite Regulations Will Push Improved Treatment

In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...

July 10, 2023

Editorial Rules and Regs: Complaints Arise From Proposed Stricter Onsite Regulations in Massachusetts

Proposed changes to the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules were met with opposition from the public and local government officials over the...

April 05, 2023

Editorial Goats on the Drainfield and Other Odd Encounters

Name and title or job description: Chris Chapman, ownerBusiness name and location: Show Me Soils, Lonedell/St. Clair, MissouriServices we offer: Onsite soil evaluations and onsite...

March 07, 2023

Editorial North Dakota Expects a Long-Overdue Septic Code Rewrite

In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...

February 06, 2023

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