All across the country, people interested in water quality have been talking about nitrogen, where it’s coming from and how to control...
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Taking On the ‘Other’ Pollutant at a Massachusetts Onsite Treatment Center
Massachusetts Articles
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Massachusetts Wastewater Projects Aim for Clean Water and Resource Preservation
Protecting water quality and conserving a precious water resource are two topics that should be top-of-mind for everyone in the onsite system...
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Rules and Regs - March 2021
As part of a tax case, the state Supreme Court exempted portable restrooms from the consumer sales and service tax for their...
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Rules and Regs - January 2021
Five years after contaminated water in Flint became a national news story, Michigan’s governor announced a huge infrastructure bill to address water...
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts Septage Hauler to Pay $500,000 in Penalties
A septage hauler will pay $500,000 in penalties and fees for illegally disposing of wastewater. In addition, Midstate Sewerage of Millbury, Massachusetts,...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Infrastructure Package Includes Millions for Onsite Systems
Five years after contaminated water in Flint became a national news story, Michigan’s governor announced a huge infrastructure bill that addresses water...
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Rules and Regs - September 2020
NOWRA Pushes $50 Million Federal Program to Fix Failing Septic SystemsThe National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association reports progress in convincing Congress to...
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Rules and Regs: Progress on Federal Aid for Septic Replacements
The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association reports progress in convincing Congress to establish a grant program to help low-income Americans repair or...
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Rules and Regs - May 2020
After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support.The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Indialantic,...
Editorial
Jennifer Morris Believes in the Value of Networking
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
Editorial
Effort to Create a Michigan Sanitary Code Is Moving Slowly
It’s been more than a year since the attempt to create a statewide sanitary code failed in the Michigan Legislature, but the...
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Rules and Regs: Water-Quality Bill Making Progress in Florida
After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support.
The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield of...
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Registration Now Open for the MEHA & YOWA Title 5 Seminar
Registration is now open for the Massachusetts Environmental Health Association and the Yankee Onsite Wastewater Association's joint Title 5 Seminar. The seminar...
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Engineer John R. Smith Moved to His Retirement Destination and Found a Wastewater Challenge to Tackle
John R. Smith had semiretired as an engineer and decided to spend more time in his rental house on Martha’s Vineyard, an...
