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Rules and Regs: Texas Pumper Aims to Revolutionize Point-of-Sale Inspections
Frank Aguirre sees a problem with septic inspections, and he wants to do something about it by forming a citizens lobbying group...
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I Need a New Septic System? Bring It On!
How often do you have someone call your office and the conversation starts out like this:
“I bought a house recently and I’m...
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Effort to Create a Michigan Sanitary Code Is Moving Slowly
It’s been more than a year since the attempt to create a statewide sanitary code failed in the Michigan Legislature, but the...
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Florida Moving Toward Overhaul of Water Laws, May Bring Back Septic Inspections
It looks as if the Florida Legislature will take action to improve water quality after all.
Several years ago, legislators repealed a state...
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Rules and Regs: Groundwater Contamination and Debate Over Solutions Roil Wisconsin Counties
People in southwestern Wisconsin are in the middle of a controversy about drinking water. There is contamination from animal and human waste,...
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New York’s Suffolk County to Continue Building Infrastructure in Advanced Onsite Systems
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said last fall that the county will install 1,200 nitrogen-reducing onsite systems in 2020. This would more...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Sanitary Code Idea Regains Some Momentum
It’s been a year since the attempt to create a statewide sanitary code failed in the Michigan Legislature, but the idea is...
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Rules and Regs: Hawaii Injection Well Case May Not Reach the Supreme Court
With an important wastewater case less than a month from its hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, there is a dispute between...
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3 Ways for Installers to Build Better Professional Relationships
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of networking in the business world, and that logic certainly carries over into the onsite septic...
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Rules and Regs: Hawaii Injection Well Case May Reach Settlement
What has been called the biggest environmental case of the year for the U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of disappearing.
In...
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Long Islanders Seek IRS Clarification Over Income Tax Liability for Septic System Replacement Grants
Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...
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Rules and Regs: Oregon Looks at Nitrogen in Onsite Rule Revision
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
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An Arizona Onsite Professional and Realtor Find Common Ground
Historically it seems like septic system installers and maintainers have been at odds with the real estate sales community. Whenever a state...











