Maryland Articles

Raymond Harrison Septic Services has been around for more than 75 years. It’s been a fixture in eastern Maryland for more than...

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

The LaPorte County (Indiana) Health Board took steps to shut down septic systems and halt construction because of rising water levels in Lake...

Because it contains 12 percent of the country’s population, California sets standards in many ways. Now, the state government is working on...

A mountain home needed a replacement onsite treatment system. There was just one problem: The property around the house was largely solid...

The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...

Beginning in November 2017, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...

New construction in Maryland will no longer be required to use the best available technology for septic systems statewide. BAT with enhanced...

After 10 years of operating under onsite wastewater rules imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Trumbull County is now subject to...

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

Tim Shotzberger started his septic system and well inspection company in Essex, Maryland, believing he could succeed by doing it better than...

Some Maryland home builders say well-intentioned laws, such as septic system requirements, are pricing some potential homeowners out of the market. Since...

A property developer has been sued by the Missouri attorney general for selling lots he said had approved onsite septic systems when...

The Maryland Board of Public Works in June approved $14 million in grant funding to help upgrade septic systems in rural parts...