American Liquid Waste Magazine

With 200 corporate members and 800 individuals, Waterjet Technology Association and Industrial & Municipal Cleaning Association (WJTA-IMCA) members are contractors, suppliers, end-users and other stakeholders in the environmental services, industrial cleaning, high-pressure waterjet/hydroblasting, vacuum truck and hydroexcavation industries among others. Staying safe One of the organization’s goals is to improve industry safety. They have published [...]

When Phillip McCammon graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in business management, he had in-depth knowledge of cars and the wastewater industry from helping his dad and uncle at their liquid haul company in Austin, Texas. He wanted to build a business within the industry but didn’t want to compete with his dad [...]

After working for his dad and uncle in their hauling business and graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in business management, Phillip McCammon knew he wanted to go into the wastewater business. He opened Sheridan Environmental to meet that need. PICKING THE PRESS The only problem was that McCammon didn’t know anything about [...]

Many city leaders are undertaking projects which will help their cities. Georgetown Climate Center released a comprehensive study, “How Prepared Are U.S. States for Climate Change?” Their online tool enables users to see what cities and states are doing to prepare for climate change. According to an article on ecori.org, “Climate scientists have told Chicago [...]

In 2010, Southland Organics burst onto the field with an odor-fighting formula that had obliterated the decaying sickening smell of the animal kill pits during the 2001 foot and mouth disease in England. “After learning that this formula could do that, I was sold on it and the things we could do with it,” says [...]

Few smells can be more distracting than THE rank aroma of human waste. So imagine what was going through the Washington Nationals pitchers’ minds when they entered their bullpen this past summer to that unique smell. Their bullpen allows easy access to the Nationals Park service tunnel and is the best location for the sheer [...]

July 2, 2014, St. Louis, MO – The 2014 WJTA-IMCA (WaterJet Technology Association-Industrial & Municipal Cleaning Association) Expo will be held October 14-15 in an exciting new venue — New Orleans at the Morial Convention Center. The Expo is the premier trade show dedicated to high-pressure waterjet/hydroblast tools, equipment and services; industrial vacuum trucks and [...]

There are many circumstances which arise while conducting business which require additional insurance if you are to protect your company. First, ask yourself if any of the following situations apply to your business, then contact your local insurance agent to see if your business is as protected as well as it should be. • Do [...]

When David Sauers took his two young daughters to the bathroom at a Shakespeare in the Park festival, he encountered what many moms encounter with their potty-training and diapered children: a lack of clean facilities. Instead of simply grumbling about the cramped space and lack of changing tables, he decided to fill a very real [...]

Portable trailers have risen in popularity in recent years. From events to disaster relief, the uses are endless as people demand roomier restroom facilities. David Sauers, co-owner of Royal Restrooms in Savannah, Ga, began his business providing trailers at weddings. “It soon progressed to military, and now it’s almost an everyday use with 5K runs [...]