Decades ago I watched as inspectors charged customers to drop pebbles into their vent pipes to “inspect” existing onsite systems for home...
Entries Tagged Onsite Septic Inspection
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Rules and Regs: New Hampshire Adopts New Septic Laws for Waterfront Property
New Hampshire on Sept. 1 adopted new laws regarding waterfront septic systems. The Laconia Daily Sun reported that environmental professionals and conservationists...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Again Proposes Statewide Septic System Regulations
Legislation proposed in the Michigan House and Senate aims to create statewide septic system regulations. Michigan is the only state in the...
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Building Greater Understanding Between Onsite Contractors and Inspectors
George Allen, owner of Desert Septic in Casa Grande, Arizona, reckoned the best way to improve relationships between onsite installers and inspectors...
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Rules and Regs: Washington State Homeowners Request Training For DIY System Inspections
Key Peninsula residents in Washington state are asking the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to start a self-inspection training program for homeowners. Homeowners...
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Rules and Regs: Indiana Legislature Aims to Limit Inspections of Residential Onsite Systems
Two bills limiting inspections on residential septic systems have passed in the Indiana house of representatives and will go before the senate...
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Rules and Regs: California Approves Regulations for Converting Wastewater Into Drinking Water
By unanimous vote, on Dec. 19, 2023, the California State Water Resources Control Board approved regulations that would allow water agencies to...
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What Downtime? Maximizing Winter Hours for Your Onsite Business
Someone emailed me the other day and said, “I have a job that might be a good one for winter when you...
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Rules and Regs: New North Carolina Law Pushes Onsite Technologies
Legislators have signed a new set of rules to keep pace with one of the nation’s fastest growing states.
North Carolina Gov. Roy...
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Get With It, Michigan! Adopt a Septic Code.
I live in Wisconsin and own a vacation home on a small lake. Our cottage and all of our neighbors’ homes utilize...
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The Most Common Mistake When Evaluating Onsite Systems for Real Estate Transactions
A lot of people evaluate existing onsite systems for real estate transactions. The methods used vary in number equal to those performing...
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Health Departments Make Mistakes Too
News and notes about the onsite industry and a reminder to share your system install stories:
Iowa county forced to pay for bad...
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Creech’s Plumbing Is Closing In on 50 Years as a Family Business
A bad economic downturn rarely is good news for business owners.But for entrepreneur Stacy Creech, the owner of Creech’s Plumbing in Wilson,...
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Rules and Regs: New North Carolina Onsite Law Pushes New Technology
One of the nation’s fastest growing states now has a new set of onsite rules to help handle that growth.
On July 7,...












