In 2013, officials at AIMS/PVIC LLC received an emergency call from a molybdenum-processing plant at an Arizona mine, where a blocked transfer...
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South Carolina Contractor Won’t Retire; Starts Pumping Septic Tanks
Ken Howard always looked forward to retirement. Then in 1997, after 28 years of running a trash-hauling business in South Carolina’s Upcountry,...
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CIPP Technology Improves Collections System
Trenchless technology and in-house expertise are enabling DC Water to reline and repair sewer laterals at a fraction of the cost of...
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Massive Cross-Bore Inspection Project Helps Phoenix Contractor Grow
Camera trucks from Pipeline Video Inspection & Cleaning (PVIC) LLC will remain a familiar sight for residents of the San Francisco Bay...
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Green Insurance
In the western Oregon cities of Springfield and Eugene, a successful program provides land-applied biosolids to local farmers, mainly for growing grasses. But...
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Sharing Solutions
Finding ways to reuse and recycle water is becoming increasingly important in the oil and gas industry, and BeneTerra is doing something...
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Climb Every Mountain
Adapting to challenging conditions comes with the territory for many septic service contractors. That’s especially true for Al Kenney, the on-site manager...
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Over the River and Through the Woods ...
The City of Bend, Ore., is currently in the middle of the Bridge Creek pipeline project – literally. After months of legal...
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Hunting For Solutions
Steve Dabney was searching for a better way to use his experiences in marketing, food service equipment and insurance, none of which...
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Upgrades On The Fly
The atypical design of the Cohasset (Mass.) Wastewater Treatment Plant confuses visiting operators and challenges those who run it. Mark Cataldo, project...
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Reaching New Heights
“We’re now available for operations in every state west of the Mississippi, plus Ohio, and we’re looking at further expansion in the...
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Pumper Overcomes Illness & Continues Quality Service in Growing Economy
When John Simison went to see a doctor in September 2012 for severe mid-back pain, he figured it was just a backlash...
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It Keeps Getting Better
Palm Bay, Fla., is an ecotourism destination in a delicate environment, and the community has made a major commitment to green principles....
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The Size Of Success
Some contractors strive to be the biggest. John Johnson would rather be the best.Johnson owns and operates Water Works Plumbing in Oklahoma...




















