Pumpers in Ravalli County, Montana, have long relied on the wastewater treatment plant in nearby Missoula to dump their septage as there...
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Rules and Regs: California Approves Regulations for Converting Wastewater Into Drinking Water
The California State Water Resources Control Board approved regulations that would allow water agencies to develop treatment procedures to convert wastewater into...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: Cape Cod Health Board Refuses to Drop Nitrogen Rules
A Realtors association asked health authorities in Tisbury, Massachusetts, to reconsider new nitrogen-reducing onsite regulations. The health board refused.
Last fall, the Tisbury...
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Rules and Regs: Ravalli County Officials Address Septage Disposal Concerns
Ravalli county pumpers have long relied on the wastewater treatment plant in nearby Missoula County to dump their septage as there are...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: South Carolina’s Greenville County is Ready to Limit Onsite Development
Greenville County, South Carolina is close to placing restrictions on development using onsite systems. County government officials are motivated by a surge...
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Rules and Regs: California Approves Regulations for Converting Wastewater Into Drinking Water
By unanimous vote, on Dec. 19, 2023, the California State Water Resources Control Board approved regulations that would allow water agencies to...
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Rules and Regs: Geomatrix loses appeal in antitrust suit against NSF
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Geomatrix LLC in its antitrust lawsuit with the wastewater standards organization NSF International....
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Rules and Regs: Tisbury Health Board Won’t Drop Nitrogen Rules
A Realtors association asked health authorities in Tisbury, Massachusetts, to reconsider new nitrogen-reducing onsite regulations. The health board refused.
In October, the Tisbury...
Editorial
Michigan Launches Fund for Food Business Onsite Work
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a $30 million fund to help food businesses pay the cost of...
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Rules and Regs: South Carolina County Ready to Limit Onsite Development
Greenville County, South Carolina, is close to placing restrictions on development using onsite systems. County government officials are motivated by a surge...
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Rules and Regs: Geomatrix Loses Appeal in Antitrust Suit Against NSF
In mid-September the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Geomatrix LLC in its antitrust lawsuit with the wastewater standards organization...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: Massachusetts Limits Scope of Onsite Rules Update
Over the summer, Massachusetts officials updated onsite rules to address nitrogen pollution, but the new rules are more limited than originally proposed.
In...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Launches Onsite Treatment Fund for Food Industry
In early August the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development launched a $30 million fund to help food businesses pay the...
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Rules and Regs: Nevadans Balk at Forced Municipal Sewer Hookups
Onsite system owners in Nevada’s Las Vegas Valley were irked by a bill in the state legislature that would have required them...








