Michigan Articles

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...

Suffolk County, New York, has pushed to replace common cesspools with advanced onsite systems that reduce nitrogen pollution, and now a couple of...

Honor Credit Union was building a new operations center in southwestern Michigan about 16 miles from the Indiana border, and the organization...

There are an estimated 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered.This spring, the Legislature passed,...

A series of bills to set a statewide regulation for the estimated 1.3 million septic systems in Michigan has been introduced in...

The Maryland Board of Public Works in June approved $14 million in grant funding to help upgrade septic systems in rural parts...

It was past time to replace the aging onsite system at an assisted living facility in Auburn, Michigan. The building had been...

Septic service professionals in Wisconsin may be facing a bit of a quandary concerning their liability insurance. In two December decisions, the...

An unusually heavy snowmelt and series of rainstorms in the Northwestern portion of Wisconsin are causing septic systems to back up. According...

Minnesota has become the first state to ban the sale of antibacterial soaps, body washes and other products containing triclosan. The ban...

Michigan State University Extension is offering two-day Comprehensive Onsite Wastewater Management Education classes in five locations across Michigan.Day 1 — Key Ingredients...

A few months ago, I wrote about the 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure coming from the American Society of Civil Engineers....

A report out of Michigan published on the mlive.com website this week contains good news and bad news for septic system installers. First...