Removing existing cesspools from service after a property is sold is among the changes to onsite wastewater rules to be considered in...
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Rhode Island Continues Effort to Shut Down Remaining Cesspools
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Rules and Regs: County in New York Mandating Inspection of Private Onsite Systems
The Chautauqua County Board of Health will begin inspecting all private onsite wastewater systems within 250 feet of its five lakes in...
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More Sophisticated Wastewater Systems Will Improve Health of Alaska Citizens
With presentations from three remaining teams, the Alaska Water and Sewer Challenge has moved into its third phase of a multiyear project...
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Rules and Regs: Alberta Requires Training on Updated Onsite Regulations
All holders of an Alberta Private Sewage Certificate of Competency must complete a training course covering the province’s updated regulations. The Private...
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Federal Clean Water Act Updates Remain Stalled
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s updated Clean Water Act rules were blocked by a federal appeals court. A federal judge in North...
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Rules and Regs: New Rules in Rhode Island Will Require Cesspool Removal
Removing existing cesspools from service after a property is sold is among the changes to onsite wastewater rules to be considered in...
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Minnesota Trending Toward Required Point-of-Sale Inspections
More communities in Minnesota are requiring point-of-sale compliance inspections of septic systems. According to The Little Digger newsletter of the Minnesota Onsite...
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Rules and Regs: Missouri Watershed Area Receives Grants to Replace Onsite Systems
Ozarks Water Watch has received another $1 million grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to replace and repair failing septic...
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North Dakota Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Updates
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Clean Water Act rules were blocked in August by a federal judge in North Dakota. The...
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Rules and Regs: EPA Fines Hawaiian Businesses Still Using Large-Capacity Cesspools
As Hawaii continues to reduce the number of cesspools in use across the islands, several businesses have been fined by the U.S....
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Federal EPA Has Authority to Set Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Standards
A federal appeals court in July upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set the Total Maximum Daily Load for Chesapeake...
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Rules and Regs: British Columbia Reviewing Best Practices for Onsite System Programs
The British Columbia Ministry of Health has selected the OpusDaytonKnight engineering firm to review bylaws and regulatory tools for onsite wastewater management...
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States, Ontario agree to reduce phosphorous levels by 40 percent in part of Lake Erie
Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada, have signed a joint agreement to reduce phosphorus in the western Lake Erie basin by 40 percent...
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Rules and Regs: Maryland Contractors Say Septic Requirements Cause Drop in New Building
Some Maryland home builders say well-intentioned laws, such as septic system requirements, are pricing some potential homeowners out of the market. Since...
