May 2012 Digital Issue is Now Available!

May 2012 Digital Issue is Now Available!

We’ve added the Digital Version of American Liquid Waste to the site for those of you that do not currently subscribe to the printed version of our magazine. Click Here to Read the May Issue Now!

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Explore, Dream and Discover

Explore, Dream and Discover

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain As a small business owner, you spend a lot [...]

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Eliminating the Waste in Wastewater

Eliminating the Waste in Wastewater

For municipals looking to be more energy efficient, reduce their carbon footprint, utilize renewable energy and perhaps generate revenue, companies like Ameresco might be the answer. Working with cities nation-wide, Ameresco tailors environmental solutions for wastewater treatment plants and other customers. The company takes methane, a byproduct of sewage treatment and converts it into a [...]

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Expanding Knowledge Base

Expanding Knowledge Base

Growth through diversification using an existing customer base is how Steven Richards has expanded AquaSource into the go to solution for its 4,500 customers in the Finger Lakes region of western New York. With a background in plumbing, Richards started AquaSource in 1988 as a residential and commercial well water treatment company. “I realized that [...]

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Vacuum Truck Rentals LLC Acquires UVAC, Inc.

Vacuum Truck Rentals LLC, of Richland, Mississippi is pleased to announce the acquisition of UVAC, Inc. of Pasadena Texas. UVAC has been a premier rental company in the gulf coast since 1996. Payton Lockey of Vacuum Truck Rentals stated, “UVAC is a perfect acquisition for VTR. It accelerates our expansion plans by adding quality equipment [...]

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Update from the Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association

Update from the Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association

HB 1102 The Georgia legislature has passed legislation delaying the effective date of the new land disposal regulations by two years until July 1, 2014. It is awaiting the governor’s signature. The regulations pertained to land disposal sites that receive septic tank waste. According to GOWA, it’s members said that the new rules were “extremely [...]

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Aqua-Chem Names Two Water Industry Executives to Key Finance and Engineering Positions

American-based leader in global water solutions expands management team Knoxville, TN, April 17, 2012—Aqua-Chem, Inc., the leader in global water solutions, today announced that it has named Thomas Gillcrist as CFO and Ron Shook as Pharmaceutical Applications Engineer. They will report directly to David Gensterblum, President and CEO. “Tom and Ron are valuable additions to [...]

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Smartphone Apps to Save you Time and Money (Part 2)

Smartphone Apps to Save you Time and Money (Part 2)

Last month, we took a look at the smartphone apps that will help you save time and money with gas, GPS navigation and mapping, productivity and time tracking, contact management, note taking, travel planning, invoicing and credit card payments. This month, we will look additional categories such as marketing, finance, document management, product management, security [...]

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PSAI Turns 40

PSAI Turns 40

Charles M. Schultz once said, “Remember, once you’re over the hill, you tend to pick up speed.” As they celebrate turning 40, Portable Sanitation Association International is gaining momentum with their eye on raising public perception of the industry, expanding their global reach, member education and networking opportunities. “People experienced a lot of challenges and [...]

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How Selling & Using Products Can Diversify Your Revenue

How Selling & Using Products Can Diversify Your Revenue

Establishing and maintaining a relationship with clients is one of the best ways you can ensure that your business is successful. As you can see with AquaSource (see Spotlight article) they kept their same core customers and expanded the services that they offer to those customers. This has been a very successful business model for [...]

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Breaking Into the Shale Business

Breaking Into the Shale Business

Even if you don’t live in one of the states with shale under your feet, you can hardly turn on the news or read a paper without seeing something about it. Most of the coverage deals with environmental concerns. While all of that is certainly worth a read, it doesn’t necessarily tell you how it [...]

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Introducing the Western Star 4800SD Chassis by Progress Vac Truck

Introducing the Western Star 4800SD Chassis by Progress Vac Truck

Western Star 4800SD Chassis, 4,200 Gallon 2-Compartment 304 SS Tank, Robuschi TRB-DV85 Blower Package—1600 CFM, CAT 600 10 G.P.M., 3,000 PSI Jetter. For more information, go to progressvactruck.com.

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Change Everything, Lose Nothing with Westmoor’s Condé ProVac Portable Industrial Pump Out Station

Change Everything, Lose Nothing with Westmoor’s Condé ProVac Portable Industrial Pump Out Station

Westmoor Ltd. Manufactures the Conde ProVac Portable Industrial Pump Out Station. The Conde ProVac system is a portable vacuum pumping service unit designed for the most demanding liquid pumping applications. The ProVac unit with integral pressure off-loading is ideal for: grease trap service pumping, machine coolant pumping-cleaning, remote portable toilet pumping, marina vacuum pump out [...]

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