This year, it looks as if the Florida Legislature will take action to improve water quality.
Several years ago, legislators repealed a state...
Regulations Articles
Editorial
Consistent Regulations, Timely Inspections Needed to Advance Onsite in Virginia
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
Editorial
Hawaii Groundwater Issues Reach the U.S. Supreme Court
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are set for Nov. 6 in a water pollution case that could reshape the regulation...
Online Exclusives
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...
Editorial
New Hampshire Septage Processor Caught in Budding PFAS Problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that...
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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...
Editorial
Oregon Considers New Onsite Rules Featuring an Expiration Date on System Approvals
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Hawaii Groundwater Case Draws Wide Interest
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are set for Nov. 6 in a water pollution case that could reshape the regulation...
Editorial
How Do You Convert 88,000 Cesspools to Modern Onsite Systems?
In 2017, the Hawaii Legislature passed a bill requiring the replacement of all cesspools by 2050. Gov. David Ige signed that bill,...
Editorial
Florida Wastewater Professionals Remain Optimistic About Potential Water-Quality Laws
Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Septage Processor Caught in Budding PFAS Problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that it...
Editorial
‘We Are Progressing in a Very Positive Direction’
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
Editorial
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...













