Entries Tagged Regulations

A New York representative has introduced a bill in Congress to remove the federal tax on grants that help people repair or...

Florida Switches Wastewater Oversight to Environment Department, Supports Grants for Onsite Upgrades It took a decade, but the Florida Legislature has passed a...

The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association reports progress in convincing Congress to establish a grant program to help low-income Americans repair or...

A survey by a Michigan nonprofit group found strong public support for more regulation to protect water quality. Survey work was done...

A year ago, I wrote with a sense of optimism about a forward-thinking onsite system inspection program started in a recreational lakes region...

After a lot of buildup, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a closely watched wastewater case turned out to be less than...

Frank Aguirre sees a problem with septic inspections, and he wants to do something about it by forming a citizens lobbying group...

In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...

After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support.The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Indialantic,...

Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and...

It took a decade, but the Florida Legislature has passed a bill that makes progress on protecting the state’s waters and keeps...

Southwestern Wisconsin residents are in the middle of a controversy about drinking water. There is contamination from animal and human waste, concern...

In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...

In northern Maryland, BAT Onsite is fairly new on the scene. The same isn’t true of its owner, who has been building...