New York Articles

Industry advances are stymied by a state government slow to adapt to advanced onsite systems proven to work in other regions

In this month’s regulations update, an New York farmer is fined for a septic violation, and the new Farm Bill allows grants for replacing onsite systems

In this month’s regulations update, a Massachusetts town votes against a penalty for not connecting to sewer and New York City revises its watershed rules

Diving for algae and an IBM clean-lake monitoring program — along with professional installers — are helping preserve New York’s freshwater jewel

As New York’s Long Island replaces cesspools, a nonprofit educational farm chooses a constructed wetland as a cleaner alternative

In this month’s regulations update, a sheriff’s scam warning insults Kansas pumping company and Nassau County, New York, examines onsite systems for possible cause of high bacteria levels in a stream and beach

In this month’s regulations update, a Connecticut town wants to regulate Airbnb’s impact on local septic systems, and a septic system replacement program helps improve an algae problem

In this month’s regulations update, an Ohio bill proposes reuse of oil wastewater for anti-icing in portable restrooms, and bills in New York seek to reduce costs for homeowners installing onsite systems

In this month’s regulations update, a California man is charged with illegal dumping of septage and a review of city-owned septic tanks after the death of a 3-year-old boy reveals many issues in Jacksonville, Florida

In this month's regulations update, new legislation in Florida seeks to solve nitrogen problems, and a Vermont company is charged with unlawful storage of septage

Installer John Crandell installs five nitrogen-removal Hydro-Action units in Suffolk County onsite pilot program

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

Wastewater professionals should heed this advice shared by Andrew Andriola, president of the Long Island Liquid Waste Association

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