Michigan Articles

Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...

Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...

When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill in late December, it included a present for onsite installers. A few paragraphs...

When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill on Dec. 20, it included a present for onsite installers. A few paragraphs...

In the spring, two bills were introduced into the Michigan Legislature with the intent of establishing a statewide code for onsite wastewater...

After several years of investigations into the cause of high bacteria levels at a local beach, the Nassau County (New York) Legislature...

Dervin Witmer got a call from a friend who built a house. He needed help. Witmer owns Dig-It Excavating in Cassopolis, Michigan,...

After a few months of speculation, the proposal to give Michigan a statewide sanitary code is now in the Legislature. ...

In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...

Mike Stephens joined his father’s onsite system engineering firm in 1998 as business manager and field technician, and soon afterward it became...

A septic company in Colchester, Vermont, must pay a $58,550 fine for unlawfully transporting and storing septage. Since 2006, Enviro Tech of VT Septic...

On Jan. 1, new regulations took effect in Arizona that expand the use of reclaimed water to meet various demands including, under...

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...