The City of Malibu Environmental Sustainability Division will host the California Onsite Wastewater Association for five days of valuable onsite wastewater education...
California Articles
Editorial
Keeping the Forest and the Trees
In the rolling hills of Sonoma County, north of San Francisco and in California’s wine country, Shear Builders Inc. put in a...
Blogs
Save an animal – screen your vent pipes
An owl that died after it went down a holding tank vent pipe in search of a nesting cavity is the impetus...
Editorial
From Lavatory to Lawn
A couple wanted to build a 22,000-square-foot mansion in Brentwood, Calif., and recycle the shower, bath, and laundry water on the 3.75-acre...
Editorial
County Commissioner Criticizes Maryland Study
Carroll County commissioner says the State of Maryland is “cooking the books” in a study of the contribution of septic systems to...
Editorial
Michigan Supreme Court Accepts Appeal of Public Sewer Requirement
The Michigan Supreme Court has accepted an appeal of a lawsuit claiming the state’s Department of Environmental Quality does not have the...
Editorial
Maryland Governor to Reintroduce Septic System Ban
Maryland Governor Martin O’Mally announced in August that he would reintroduce a ban on septic systems in new, large developments. He first...
Videos
Mike Treinen - Onsite Installer Video - Nov 2011
About the Video: Onsite consultant Mike Treinen takes a team-based approach in every facet of his work, from inspections to system design.Video...
Editorial
Partnerships in Practice
As a self-employed onsite system consultant, Mike Treinen personally conducts all the day-to-day activities of his business: marketing, communications, research, field work...
Editorial
California Proposal Seeks Nitrate Testing
State onsite rules proposed in California would require agencies to test for nitrate entering the groundwater, but agency officials contend that they...
Editorial
June Rules and Regs
Missouri
The attorney general recommended that Camden, Miller, Benton, and Morgan counties work together to create a regional sewer district whose boundaries surround...











