The people who install onsite wastewater systems in Manitoba have some thoughts about improving the industry in the Canadian province. Regulators have...
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Manitoba Installers Promote Using New Onsite Technologies
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Rules and Regs: Chicken Tax Proposed to Support Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
To help fund its Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort, Maryland already has a rain tax and a flush tax on both sewer and...
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Design Competition Seeks New Ways To Bring Wastewater Treatment To Rural Alaska Villages
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has selected six teams to continue in its Alaska Water and Sewer Challenge. The research and...
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Wastewater Professionals Fight Through Legislative Opposition To Protect The Environment
The Ohio onsite wastewater industry was stuck in the 1970s for a long time. After several years of work, updated regulations passed...
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Rules and Regs: Pumpers object to Ohio rules requiring inspections
Some septic tank pumpers in Ohio are considering a class action lawsuit to overturn new state rules that went into effect on...
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County Ban On Land Application Overturned In Washington State
Washington state appeals court has struck down a county’s ban on the land application of Class B biosolids. The state Legislature approved...
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Rules and Regs: Pollutant exclusion clause affects liability insurance in Wisconsin court cases
Septic service professionals in Wisconsin may be facing a bit of a quandary concerning their liability insurance. In two December decisions, the...
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Looking For Onsite System Treatment Upgrades On Long Island
Stony Brook University will use $2 million in state funding as seed money to establish a program in Suffolk County (Long Island)...
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Rules and Regs: New York County Septic System Lottery is a Success
Suffolk County gave free septic systems to 19 families in December as part of a pilot program to reduce nitrogen from onsite...
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Minnesota Tracks Onsite System Permitting, Promotes Updated Infrastructure.
More than 26 percent of septic systems in Minnesota have been installed in the last 12 years, according to the Minnesota Pollution...
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Preserving Land Application
The Florida Onsite Wastewater Association (FOWA) has made big strides in changing attitudes as it tries to avoid a statewide ban on...
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Rules and Regs: Land Application Ban Overturned
A county’s ban on the land application of Class B biosolids has been struck down by a Washington appeals court. The state...
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New Mexico Onsite Professionals Promote Septic System Maintenance, Consumer Education
New Mexico is one of the few states with two trade organizations representing the onsite wastewater industry. The Professional Onsite Wastewater Reuse...
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The Check’s In The Mail For Some Maryland Residents Who Schedule Septic Cleaning
To encourage septic tank owners to properly pump their systems, Charles County is now reimbursing them. To help meet its nutrient load...
