Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: California Bill Sets Rules for Nonpotable Reuse In this month’s update, a California pumper is arrested for a long history of illegal dumping, and the state’s new legislation seeks to increase water reuse February 19, 2018
Editorial Follow the Golden Rule With Customers Wastewater professionals should heed this advice shared by Andrew Andriola, president of the Long Island Liquid Waste Association February 07, 2018
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: New Arizona Rules Allow Use of Reclaimed Water In this month’s regulations update, more Michigan counties will require point-of-sale septic inspections, and graywater rules in Arizona now allow more private residential use January 25, 2018
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Septic Systems Blamed for Algae Bloom In this month’s regulations update, Jacksonville’s unlicensed septic inspector may have cost a boy his life, and scientists refute the claim that septic effluent is causing poor water quality in Florida December 26, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Septic Systems Shut Down Due to High Water Levels in Lake Michigan In this month's regulations update, Michigan counties consider point-of-sale inspection requirements, and Lake Michigan rises high enough to flood septic systems along the shore November 30, 2017
Editorial The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Wastewater News From a dubious choice for a septic tank to a clueless public official, it’s time to share some onsite industry tidbits November 09, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Long Island Communities in New York Tighten Onsite System Rules In this month’s regulations update, Suffolk County, New York, pushes to replace cesspools and homeowners in a Pennsylvania township face huge fees for sewer connection because of some failing septic systems September 25, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: EPA Starts Revision of Water Regulation The 2015 rule attempting to clarify the Clean Water Act will undergo modifications, and a grant program is initiated to replace cesspools on Long Island June 26, 2017
Editorial This Well-Trained Installing Crew Faces an Uphill Battle The challenging topography in New York’s Finger Lakes region tests the men and machines of Zinks Septic Solutions. June 07, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Citizen Challenges Septic System Ban in California Community In this month's regulations update, a Minnesota Amish community pushes back against onsite system requirements, and a member of the Quail Valley community tries to break a septic moratorium May 25, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Maryland Considers Return of Best-Technology Rule In this month’s regulations update, local governments in Canada are rolling out new septic maintenance regulations, and Maryland continues to debate BAT regulations around Chesapeake Bay March 30, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: OSHA Rule Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery In this month’s regulations update, environmentalists ask for a return of the BAT practices in Maryland, and OSHA’s 2010 crane operator certification rule goes into effect in November February 23, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Non-Sewered Area of Iowa County Ordered to Install Approved Onsite Systems In this month's regulations update, a Minnesota county rules against an Amish family that had cited religious reasons for not installing a septic system, and a low-income area of Lee County, Iowa, is required to bring septic systems up to code after a sewer system is deemed not an option November 28, 2016
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Large Cesspools Still in Use in Hawaii After Ban In this month’s regulations update, a Kentucky woman’s family files suit against a sewer district after she perishes following a fall into an abandoned septic system, and the EPA is issuing fines for large-capacity cesspools being operated in several Hawaiian counties September 26, 2016