Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...
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Rules and Regs: New York County in Disarray Over Wastewater Grant Taxes
Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...
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Rules & Regs: US Supreme Court to Decide Groundwater Pollution Case
A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this year will look at a critical issue for people who deal with wastewater:...
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A Busy Minnesota Summer Camp Demands a Creative Onsite Solution
The YMCA Twin Cities planned to create not just a simple day camp, but a large complex on the shore of a...
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If You've Received Onsite Septic System Training, You Probably Know an Industry Rock Star
In Dave Gustafson’s onsite treatment training classes, you can count on at least three things.
You’ll get a quality education in building and...
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Travis Johnson and His Hardworking Crew Are Ice Road Installers
Although most installation work shuts down when winter comes to the north, one crew in Minnesota was waiting for the snow and...
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The Bruender Family Has Been Flexing Minnesota Muscle for More Than 50 Years
Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and a fair number of those are scattered across the countryside near Eagle...
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Rules and Regs: New Arizona Rules Allow Use of Reclaimed Water
On Jan. 1, new regulations took effect in Arizona that expand the use of reclaimed water to meet various demands including, under...
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Defining the Absorption Area of a Mound Treatment System
Recently, someone asked us how setback distances were determined for mound systems. In Minnesota, rules state setback distances must be measured from...
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Hawaii Continues Effort to Eliminate Cesspools
Estimates say there are 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered. This spring, the state...
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Rules & Regs: California Moves Toward Toilet-to-Tap, Australia Moves Away
Because it contains 12 percent of the country’s population, California sets standards in many ways. Now, the state government is working on...
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Rules and Regs: Hawaiian Government Says Cesspools Will Go
There are an estimated 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered.This spring, the Legislature passed,...
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Rules and Regs: Citizen Challenges Septic System Ban in California Community
One resident tried but failed to break a decade-long septic system moratorium in a California community.The Quail Valley community is near Menifee,...
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Steep Slope Solution Saves the Sale
Finding a dry well ended Daren Hofschulte’s point-of-sale inspection of a two-bedroom single-family home in Pine Island, Minnesota. According to state code,...

















