In June, Massachusetts officials updated onsite rules to address nitrogen pollution but the new rules are more limited than originally proposed.
Last year,...
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts Limits New Onsite Nitrogen Rule
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Florida Plan Requiring Five-Year Septic Inspections Fails Again
When the Florida Blue-Green Algae Task Force finished its work a couple of years ago, it recommended septic tanks be regularly inspected....
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Rules and Regs: Public Pressure Ends Mandatory Sewer Conversion Law in Nevada
Onsite system owners in the Las Vegas Valley were upset by a bill in the Legislature that would have required onsite system...
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Rules and Regs: Florida Legislature Considers Batch of Water Bills
The Florida Legislature faced several bills related to the onsite industry and to local control of water this spring.
One of the more...
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Fight Costly Nitrogen Reduction Proposal
Proposed Massachusetts regulations to reduce nitrogen pollution on Cape Cod and in other coastal areas are stirring opposition among local governments and...
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Rules and Regs: Inspection Idea Fails Again in Florida
When the Florida Blue-Green Algae Task Force finished its work a couple of years ago, it recommended that septic tanks be regularly...
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Wastewater Professionals Need to Know Their Worth
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
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Rules and Regs: Florida Legislature Considering Batch of Water Bills
As the new session of the Florida Legislature opened March 7, lawmakers faced several bills related to the onsite industry and to...
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Rules and Regs: Cape Cod Nitrogen Rule Draws Official Opposition
Proposed Massachusetts regulations to reduce nitrogen pollution on Cape Cod and in other coastal areas are stirring opposition among local governments and...
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Rules and Regs: Comment Deadline Extended for Massachusetts Septic Rule
The public has more time to comment on a proposed change in the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules. The change would require...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Legislator Tries Again for Statewide Onsite Rule
It’s been almost four years since the Michigan Legislature attempted to pass a statewide sanitary code. That bill, defeated in December 2018,...
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Rules and Regs: Federal Infrastructure Law Dedicates Billions To Onsite Wastewater Projects
The Biden Administration has launched a pilot program to help communities improve their onsite infrastructure.The program is a joint project of the...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Legislator Tries Again to Pass Statewide Onsite Rule
It’s been almost four years since the Michigan Legislature attempted to pass a statewide sanitary code. That bill, defeated in December 2018,...
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts May Require Nitrogen Technology for All of Cape Cod
Indications are Massachusetts will change its Title 5 onsite rules to require nitrogen-reducing technology on all of Cape Cod. The Massachusetts Department...
