Cities are one of the last places you might expect on-site wastewater recycling, but in late September the San Francisco Board of...
California Articles
Editorial
Rules and Regs - August 2021
Part of the federal budget infrastructure request from President Joe Biden says money could be used for repairing up to 180,000 septic...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - June 2021
Suffolk County, New York, is planning to establish a countywide water management district to aid in the fight against bacterial contamination of...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Montana Changing Standards for Phosphorus, Nitrogen
In 2015, Montana adopted numeric standards for the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen pollution in its waters. Now it’s reversing that policy.
Under...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - May 2021
A bill in the Indiana Legislature would alter the cost of replacing onsite systems with municipal services by changing the state’s financial...
Editorial
A Bustling Septic Service Trade Muscled Out Plumbing for this California Contractor
The great Yankee catcher Yogi Berra supposedly said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
One could say Gilbert...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: New Water Management District to Help Suffolk County, New York, Reduce Nitrogen
Suffolk County, New York, is planning to establish a countywide water management district to aid in the fight against bacterial contamination of...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Indiana Considers Shifting Cost of Replacing Onsite Systems
A bill in the Indiana Legislature would alter the cost of replacing onsite systems with municipal services by changing the state’s financial...
Editorial
Industry News - January 2021
Industry veteran Hank Vanderveen passes awayHendrik “Hank” Vanderveen, a nearly 50-year veteran on the manufacturing side of the liquid waste industry and...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - November 2020
Decentralized Disposal of Winery Wastewater Faces New Regulation Hurdles in California
The California Water Resources Control Board is working on an update to...
Editorial
Frank’s Septic Services Installs Big Tanks, Thousands of Feet of Dripline and UV System in Campground Project
It was clear the Vineyard RV Park in Vacaville, California, needed help. When the campground started, one Orenco Systems AdvanTex AX100 pod...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: California Considers New Rules for Winery Wastewater
The California State Water Resources Control Board is working on an update to its winery wastewater rules. The order would affect more...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - May 2020
After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support.The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Indialantic,...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Water-Quality Bill Making Progress in Florida
After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support.
The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield of...












