New York Articles

The LaPorte County (Indiana) Health Board took steps to shut down septic systems and halt construction because of rising water levels in Lake...

With hundreds of emails received every week, constant Google alerts, social media and other direct contact with folks in the industry, I...

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

In its early steps in rewriting the Waters of the U.S. Rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently sent letters to several...

Earning a degree in petroleum technology prepared Barry Zink for various jobs in the oil and gas industry. However, when he arrived...

One resident tried but failed to break a decade-long septic system moratorium in a California community.The Quail Valley community is near Menifee,...

The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...

Beginning in November 2017, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...

Close to 40 homes near Chatfield Lake in Lee County, Iowa, were notified in October that they had 30 days to install...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued fines for illegal large-capacity cesspools in Hawaii, which recently became the last state to ban...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has proposed a ban on labeling wipes as being flushable or safe for septic or sewer systems....

The Chautauqua County Board of Health will begin inspecting all private onsite wastewater systems within 250 feet of its five lakes in...

All holders of an Alberta Private Sewage Certificate of Competency must complete a training course covering the province’s updated regulations. The Private...

A property developer has been sued by the Missouri attorney general for selling lots he said had approved onsite septic systems when...