There’s been some good news and bad news recently involving government coming to the aid of owners of failing septic systems. And that’s the first topic in our potpourri of onsite news and notes in this column:
For years, the suggestion for federal, state and local governments to earmark public funds toward septic system upgrades has been a heavy lift. Wastewater industry groups have maintained that tax revenues should contribute to helping modernize decentralized wastewater infrastructure in America for the benefit of all. They’ve argued that the general public suffers when onsite systems fail to adequately treat septic tank effluent.
Despite a
