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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New York City Mulls Changes to Onsite Wastewater Rules
New York City is about to revise its watershed rules, and that includes how onsite systems are handled. Changes also include how...
Editorial
California Pushes Recycling Wastewater to Potable Water
The state of California is pushing development of recycled wastewater as another source of water for the thirsty state, but not everyone...
Editorial
Michigan Begins Legislative Journey to a Statewide Sanitary Code
After a few months of speculation, the proposal to give Michigan a statewide sanitary code is now in the Legislature. House bills...
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Rules and Regs: New York Residents See Result of Septic Replacement Program
Year after year, organizations fund grant programs to improve water quality by helping people repair or replace failing onsite systems, and a...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Finally Proposes Statewide Sanitary Code
After a few months of speculation, the proposal to give Michigan a statewide sanitary code is now in the Legislature. ...
Editorial
Amanda and Trent Winters Find Their Way Into the Onsite Industry and Love It
A mere nine years ago, Amanda Winters was running her own hair salon and didn’t know a baffle from a biomat. Today...
Editorial
Sting Operation Nets a Pumper Suspected of Illegal Dumping in California
Police in Santa Rosa, California, spent a year tracking down a man they say illegally dumped septage into city sewers.
Carlos Velarde Chavez,...
Editorial
Nitrogen Reduction a Key Component to Florida Water Quality Planning
When the Florida Legislature ended its session in the spring, the effort to approve Senate Bill 1664 failed. The Legislation would have...
Editorial
Ask Customers Lots of Questions and Listen Carefully to Their Answers
Recently we had a question from homeowners who just bought a house and had the septic system inspected before closing. The reported...
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Rules and Regs: Jacksonville Had Longstanding Problem With Septic Lids
An investigator’s report shows the Florida septic tank where a small boy died last year was not secured as it should have...
Editorial
Arizona Expands Reuse Options for Graywater
In January, new Arizona regulations took effect expanding the use of reclaimed water to meet various demands including, under limited circumstances, human...
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Rules and Regs: Vermont Septic Company Fined $58,000
A septic company in Colchester, Vermont, must pay a $58,550 fine for unlawfully transporting and storing septage.
Since 2006, Enviro Tech of VT Septic...
Editorial
Florida Inspection Bill Is Watered Down; Jacksonville Reels From Septic Tragedy
When a Florida legislator introduced a bill in early 2017 to require point-of-sale inspections, part of the justification for the bill was...










