Entries Tagged Onsite Septic Inspection

A new Legislature is in office in Florida, and one of the early bills introduced in Tallahassee would establish inspection standards for...

Last year, two bills were introduced into the Michigan Legislature with the intent of establishing a statewide code for onsite wastewater systems....

When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill on Dec. 20, it included a present for onsite installers. A few paragraphs...

The director of Starting Point, an organization that operates Grace House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Conway, New Hampshire,...

After several years of investigations into the cause of high bacteria levels at a Long Island (New York) beach, the Nassau County...

Sometimes your most useful tool isn’t a daily workhorse. For J.R. Bruender Construction, in Eagle Lake, Minnesota, it’s the RIDGID color push...

After several years of investigations into the cause of high bacteria levels at a local beach, the Nassau County (New York) Legislature...

After pumping the septic tank, in addition to checking the inlet and outlet baffles, the tank should be examined for any cracks...

Drainfield trenches should be installed level and on the contour. If surfacing occurs at the end of one or more trenches, they...

Year after year, organizations fund grant programs to improve water quality by helping people repair or replace failing onsite systems, and a...

Sometimes when troubleshooting an onsite system, the answers do not seem to come and there are no immediately visible signs of something...

Ponding septage from a failed cesspool — now on a neighbor’s property — caused homeowner Jim Noga to research wastewater treatment options...

As one solution to pollution in the Indian River Lagoon of eastern Florida, a local county board of supervisors is considering a...

After a few months of speculation, the proposal to give Michigan a statewide sanitary code is now in the Legislature. ...