Entries Tagged Hawaii

With an important wastewater case less than a month from its hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, there is a dispute between...

What has been called the biggest environmental case of the year for the U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of disappearing. In...

Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are set for Nov. 6 in a water pollution case that could reshape the regulation...

In 2017, the Hawaii Legislature passed a bill requiring the replacement of all cesspools by 2050. Gov. David Ige signed that bill,...

A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this year will look at a critical issue for people who deal with wastewater....

A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this year will look at a critical issue for people who deal with wastewater:...

In October, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to set up a framework for direct potable reuse of wastewater. Now California...

Estimates say there are 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered. This spring, the state...

There are an estimated 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered.This spring, the Legislature passed,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued fines for illegal large-capacity cesspools in Hawaii, which recently became the last state to ban...

Recent testing of hundreds of lakes and rivers in northcentral Minnesota showed no signs of contamination from septic systems. The Minnesota Pollution...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has proposed a ban on labeling wipes as being flushable or safe for septic or sewer systems....

The Chautauqua County Board of Health will begin inspecting all private onsite wastewater systems within 250 feet of its five lakes in...

As Hawaii continues to reduce the number of cesspools in use across the islands, several businesses have been fined by the U.S....