It’s been more than a year since the attempt to create a statewide sanitary code failed in the Michigan Legislature, but the...
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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...
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Downsizing Was the Best Thing That Could Happen to Florida’s Martin Septic Service
A decade ago, Martin Septic Service was a large and diverse wastewater services provider. Through circumstances and choice, it’s now much smaller....
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Florida Moving Toward Overhaul of Water Laws, May Bring Back Septic Inspections
It looks as if the Florida Legislature will take action to improve water quality after all.
Several years ago, legislators repealed a state...
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Rules and Regs: Groundwater Contamination and Debate Over Solutions Roil Wisconsin Counties
People in southwestern Wisconsin are in the middle of a controversy about drinking water. There is contamination from animal and human waste,...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Sanitary Code Idea Regains Some Momentum
It’s been a year since the attempt to create a statewide sanitary code failed in the Michigan Legislature, but the idea is...
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Customers Come First for Florida Wastewater Professionals
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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New York Communities Step Up Effort to Upgrade Substandard Onsite Systems
The Lake George Town Board in New York approved an agreement that will help residents replace failing septic systems. Under the agreement,...
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Rules & Regs: Florida Moves Toward Water Quality Overhaul
This year, it looks as if the Florida Legislature will take action to improve water quality.
Several years ago, legislators repealed a state...
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It’s Back to the Basics for Florida RV Park Onsite System
The Sawmill RV Park is a fixture in Dade City, Florida, and it has been expanded numerous times. As a result, it...
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New Hampshire Septage Processor Caught in Budding PFAS Problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that...
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Rules and Regs: Hawaii Injection Well Case May Reach Settlement
What has been called the biggest environmental case of the year for the U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of disappearing.
In...
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Oregon Considers New Onsite Rules Featuring an Expiration Date on System Approvals
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
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Florida Wastewater Professionals Remain Optimistic About Potential Water-Quality Laws
Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...












