Property owners selling their Lake Placid homes in New York are now required to have their septic systems inspected before closing the...
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Septic Inspections Added for Lake Placid Home Buyer
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Rules and Regs: New Septic System Upgrade Rules for Citrus County
Homeowners living near four Citrus County, Florida, bodies of water are subject to new septic regulations as of Dec. 15, 2025, the...
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Rules and Regs: Alabama Town Receives $1M Grant for Septic Upgrades
Newbern, an Alabama town 50 miles south of Tuscaloosa, will receive a $1 million federal grant to improve its septic systems, multiple...
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Rules and Regs: Court Upholds Septic Restrictions to Protect Florida Manatees
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s order which placed a moratorium on new septic tank installations in parts of the...
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Rules and Regs: Property-Transfer Septic Inspections Added for Lake Placid Home Buyers
Property owners selling their Lake Placid homes in New York now are required to have their septic systems inspected before closing the...
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Complex Septic System Needed for Golf Course
The two-zone drainfield at a private country club in Armonk, New York, was raising eyebrows. Instead of the maintenance staff switching the...
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Rules and Regs: Septic Restrictions Aimed to Protect Florida’s Manatees
A federal judge ordered a temporary stop to the installation of new septic tanks in the North Indian River Lagoon Watershed in...
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Rules and Regs: New York Enables 5th Round of Funding for Septic System Replacement Program
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation making it more affordable to install or upgrade septic systems, multiple media outlets reported. New...
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Rules and Regs: Agreement Ends With Lowndes County, Alabama
The Trump administration has terminated a 2023 settlement agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health that sought to correct longstanding sewer...
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Rules and Regs: Court Upholds Septic Restrictions to Protect Florida Manatees
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s order which placed a moratorium on new septic tank installations in parts of the...
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Rules and Regs: WIPPES Act Aims to Modify Nonflushable Wipes Labeling
Two U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan bill requiring manufacturers to label nonflushable wet wipes with information about the wipes’ proper disposal. Sens....
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Product Spotlight: New software helps onsite professionals share data and save time
It’s a summer scorcher when you arrive at another job. The homeowner has no clue what kind of septic system you’ll be...
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Rules and Regs: Septic Restrictions Aim to Protect Florida’s Manatees
A federal judge ordered a temporary stop to the installation of new septic tanks in the North Indian River Lagoon Watershed in...
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Case Studies: Septic Tanks and Components
Residential system solves drainfield problemProblem: The owners of a residential home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, had a conventional septic system with...
