The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden in November carries big implications for the onsite industry.
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Editorial
Pump Chamber Setbacks Would Help Preserve Canada’s Clean Inland Waters
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Two-Year Degree Suggested as Solution to Regulator Shortage
Septic system services companies contend with a labor shortage, but so do some health departments. And some of them have a plan...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - November 2021
PFAS, a group of manmade substances called “forever chemicals,” have become an environmental issue worldwide. Now the U.S. wastewater industry is starting...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: San Francisco Expands Graywater Recycling Requirement in City Buildings
Cities are one of the last places you might expect on-site wastewater recycling, but in late September the San Francisco Board of...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - October 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Amish community and against Filmore County, Minnesota, which had ordered the Amish to...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Delaware County Clamps Down on Onsite Developments
After a couple of years of flirting with the issue, the New Castle County Council in Delaware imposed a permanent moratorium for...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - September 2021
Residents around Lake George in upstate New York have expressed concerns for several years about algae and pollution of the lake. Some...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Congress Pushes Action on PFAS Contamination
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of manmade substances called “forever chemicals,” have become an environmental issue worldwide. Now the U.S. wastewater...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - August 2021
Part of the federal budget infrastructure request from President Joe Biden says money could be used for repairing up to 180,000 septic...
Editorial
Designer Certification Ensures Quality Onsite Systems for Homeowners
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Editorial
Case Studies - August 2021
Sand filter system a fit for convenience store advanced treatment unit project
Problem: A gas station and convenience store in Alabama needed a replacement...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Supreme Court Sides With Minnesota Amish in Septic System Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Amish community and against Filmore County, Minnesota, which had ordered the Amish to...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: July 2021
A group of organizations in Alabama will receive $4.85 million from the U.S. Agriculture Department to develop rural wastewater solutions for the...











