Long before the apple first fell on Sir Isaac Newton’s head, waste has been flowing downhill. In many cases it still does....
Featured Content
What's new at Dig Different this month? Take a peek at some of our featured articles.
Displaying results 400-418 of 502
Online Exclusives
Waterjetting Winners: How to Pick the Best Jetter
Water jetters help you loosen blockages and clear grease-clogged lines, and flush it all away. Whether you’re expanding your menu of services...
Online Exclusives
Pump Perks: 10 Tools to Tackle Grease Handling
Tightening restaurant grease trap regulations. Rising disposal costs. These are curse words for a septic pumper. They’re also signs that perhaps it’s...
Online Exclusives
4 People Who Can Build Your Drain Cleaning Business
The phone won’t ring unless you land a new construction job or a find those needed emergency jobs, and those require contacts....
Online Exclusives
Massive Man-made Wetlands System Treats Wastewater
At first glance, the George Shannon wetlands system resembles most other low-lying marshes where water birds roost in old oaks and pelicans...
Online Exclusives
Dog Eat Dog: 3 Ways to Outsmart Ruthless Competition
Septic pumpers wear many hats and regularly juggle a lot of operational jobs, not the least of which is dealing with a...
Online Exclusives
Tight Quarters: 10 Cherry-Picked Slide-In Vacuum Tanks
Compact, lightweight slide-in or bolt-on vacuum units are great for a first pumping system for a small startup business. They can be...
Online Exclusives
Operator Solution Center: How to Think Outside the Pipe
Though made of steel and concrete, your treatment facility might not be as inflexible as it seems. The designed features and processes...
Online Exclusives
Open for Business: Waste Receiving Station Simplifies Disposal
DuPage County, Ill., officials recently announced the opening of a new waste receiving station at the Woodridge-Green Valley Wastewater Treatment Facility in...
Online Exclusives
Time for a New Onsite System Additives Study?
The debate of the efficacy of septic tank additives rages on. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent study on chemical or...
Online Exclusives
10 Photos of Proper Confined-Space Entry Work
Confined-space entry work can be dangerous — and even deadly. Whether your workers clean tanks and pipes or plunge into manholes to...
Online Exclusives
Happy 100, Evanston! Here’s to a Century of Clean Water
Editor's Note: The Evanston Water Utility celebrated its 100th birthday on July 26 with an open house. For more information on the...
Online Exclusives
Top Benefits of Fiberglass-Reinforced Lining
New-and-improved materials and technologies are part of the reason the drain cleaning and plumbing industry is so exciting. These advancements provide countless...
Online Exclusives
Does Your Business Need a Facelift?
Change can be a hard pill to swallow. Customers change, products change, regulations change. It can be even more difficult if you’re...
Online Exclusives
Can Worker Camps Reduce Alcohol and Substance Abuse?
Alcohol and substance abuse costs the Canadian economy $24.3 billion per year in lost productivity and about 10 times that in the...
Online Exclusives
Silica Sand Mining: Put Environmental Controversy to Rest
There’s no doubt Wisconsin has some of the best sand in the world. The state’s Department of Natural Resources knows it —...
Online Exclusives
Wisconsin Seeks Federal Aid for Winter Infrastructure Damage
Wisconsin has requested a federal disaster declaration to help local governments cover the cost of repairing broken water mains, frozen water towers...
Online Exclusives
Leak Detectives: Dogs Sniff Out Failing Wastewater Systems
For thousands of years dogs have tracked game for humans. Now they’re tracking threats to human health.Several years ago, Scott Reynolds realized...
Online Exclusives
Got Clogs? 15 Must-Have Drain Cleaning Powerhouses
Cable machines. Portable units. Trailer jetters. All essential tools for any drain cleaning or plumbing pro. Whether your moneymakers are residential or...



















