Editorial BAT Onsite Uses Technology to Help Customers Protect a Sensitive Watershed Environment Tired of digging trenches, Eddie Harrison built a successful specialty by installing and servicing advanced treatment units April 08, 2020
Editorial A Family Business Faces Design Challenges Working in the Protected Chesapeake Bay Watershed Raymond Harrison Septic Services has undergone many changes over three generations, but the one thing that remains constant is the integrity of its entrepreneurial founder April 09, 2019
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: California Bill Sets Rules for Nonpotable Reuse In this month’s update, a California pumper is arrested for a long history of illegal dumping, and the state’s new legislation seeks to increase water reuse February 19, 2018
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Septic Systems Shut Down Due to High Water Levels in Lake Michigan In this month's regulations update, Michigan counties consider point-of-sale inspection requirements, and Lake Michigan rises high enough to flood septic systems along the shore November 30, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules & Regs: California Moves Toward Toilet-to-Tap, Australia Moves Away In this month’s regulations update, rules are relaxed for onsite systems in an area along Chesapeake Bay, and California is working on new standards for use of recycled water October 23, 2017
Editorial Fantastic Fixes Are the Specialty of Legacy Septic & Excavation George Schooley loves the challenge of repairing and replacing troubled treatment systems on sites with cramped spaces and difficult soils and terrain. July 11, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Maryland Considers Return of Best-Technology Rule In this month’s regulations update, local governments in Canada are rolling out new septic maintenance regulations, and Maryland continues to debate BAT regulations around Chesapeake Bay March 30, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: OSHA Rule Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery In this month’s regulations update, environmentalists ask for a return of the BAT practices in Maryland, and OSHA’s 2010 crane operator certification rule goes into effect in November February 23, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Changes in BAT Requirements in Maryland Now Statewide In this month’s regulations update, a septic system loan program will help phase out cesspools in a Rhode Island township, and new construction in most areas of Maryland will no longer require BAT December 26, 2016
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Ohio County Released From Strict Onsite Rules In this month’s regulations update, state associations in Washington expand a program to make loans available to replace aging septic systems, and Trumbull County sees the end of an EPA consent decree October 24, 2016
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Large Cesspools Still in Use in Hawaii After Ban In this month’s regulations update, a Kentucky woman’s family files suit against a sewer district after she perishes following a fall into an abandoned septic system, and the EPA is issuing fines for large-capacity cesspools being operated in several Hawaiian counties September 26, 2016
Editorial Onsite System Inspections are the Key to His Business Success An educated, professional team and a burgeoning real estate market spell success for Tim Shotzberger and Home Land Septic Consulting. December 09, 2015
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Maryland Contractors Say Septic Requirements Cause Drop in New Building In this month's regulations update, court rulings still cause confusion over the EPA's new Clean Water rules, and Maryland home builders say well-intentioned rules for nitrogen removal are hurting new construction September 24, 2015
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Developer Sued for Violating Missouri Clean Water Laws In this month's regulations update, a federal court upholds the EPA's authority over pollution targets in Chesapeake Bay, and a Missouri property developer is being sued after misleading homeowners August 24, 2015