State regulations expected in early 2023 will apparently impose new nitrogen restrictions on some parts of Cape Cod.
The primary water quality problem...
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Rules and Regs: Federal Pilot Program to Benefit Rural Communities With Poor Sanitation
The Biden administration launched a pilot program on Aug. 2 to help communities improve their onsite infrastructure.
The program is a joint project...
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts May Require Nitrogen Technology for All of Cape Cod
Indications are that Massachusetts will change its Title 5 onsite rules in a few months to require nitrogen-reducing technology on all of...
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Rules and Regs - May 2022
Auburn, Maine, city officials are considering a new onsite design standard to allow development while keeping nutrients out of Lake Auburn, which...
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Rules and Regs: Town Board Sets New Denitrification Rules to Protect Area Watersheds
The Tisbury, Massachusetts, board of health set new denitrification rules for the Lake Tashmoo and Lagoon Pond watersheds. The area covers much...
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Rules and Regs - December 2021
After a couple of years of flirting with the issue, the New Castle County Council in Delaware imposed a permanent moratorium for...
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Rules and Regs: San Francisco Expands Graywater Recycling Requirement in City Buildings
Cities are one of the last places you might expect on-site wastewater recycling, but in late September the San Francisco Board of...
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Rules and Regs - October 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Amish community and against Filmore County, Minnesota, which had ordered the Amish to...
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Rules and Regs: Delaware County Clamps Down on Onsite Developments
After a couple of years of flirting with the issue, the New Castle County Council in Delaware imposed a permanent moratorium for...
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Rules and Regs: Supreme Court Sides With Minnesota Amish in Septic System Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Amish community and against Filmore County, Minnesota, which had ordered the Amish to...
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Rules and Regs: July 2021
A group of organizations in Alabama will receive $4.85 million from the U.S. Agriculture Department to develop rural wastewater solutions for the...
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Rules and Regs: Montana Changing Standards for Phosphorus, Nitrogen
In 2015, Montana adopted numeric standards for the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen pollution in its waters. Now it’s reversing that policy.
Under...
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Massachusetts Test Center Looks for Practical Wastewater Reuse Solutions
In the summer of 2019, the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center on Cape Cod started a campaign called Waste No Water....
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Rules and Regs: Alabama Water Management Group Focuses on Rural Wastewater Solutions
A group of organizations in Alabama will receive $4.85 million from the U.S. Agriculture Department to develop rural wastewater solutions for the...









