Keeping track of increasing — and more stringent — regulations for onsite septic installations and inspections and septic pumping can be difficult....
Entries Tagged Regulations
Editorial
Illinois Sets Surface Discharge Permit Requirements
As of February, new or replacement surface discharge septic systems in Illinois require a general permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Editorial
Solid Like a Rock
The Granite State Designers and Installers Association (GSDI) is one organization in New Hampshire working to protect the state’s water resources. Besides...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Washington Pumper Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Dumping
The owner of a Longview, Wash., septic pumping company has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for illegally dumping more than...
Editorial
Delaware Creates New Septic System Inspector Licenses
After five years of work, the Delaware Groundwater Discharges Section of the Department of Natural Resources has updated its septic regulations. The...
Online Exclusives
Top 3 Benefits of State Association Membership
Education. Legislative advocacy. Group discounts. All benefits of belonging to a state onsite/wastewater association, but they’re just a start. The list doesn’t...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: 21 States Fight Pollution Limits
Pollution limits set by the U.S. EPA to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay are being fought by 21 states that fear...
Online Exclusives
How To Manage Regulatory Compliance
Are you in compliance with all the regulations that impact your business? Do you even know all the agencies that might regulate...
Editorial
New Florida Plan Calls For Massive Government Payout For Septic Tank Replacements
Replacing failing septic tanks is one part of a broad bill to improve water quality in Florida. The $380 million cleanup plan...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Illinois Sets Surface Discharge Permit Requirements
As of Feb. 10, new or replacement surface discharge septic systems in Illinois need a general permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Editorial
Onsite design and installation updates a long time coming in rural Ohio
Proposed rule changes for the design and installation of septic systems represent the first update to the standards in 35 years in...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Delaware Creates New Septic System Inspector Licenses
After five years of work, the Delaware Groundwater Discharges Section of the Department of Natural Resources has updated its septic regulations. The...
Blogs
Increased Fuel Efficiency: Are You in Favor?
Perched at a grocery distribution warehouse in Maryland earlier this week, President Obama announced that the administration seeks to extend fuel efficiency...
Editorial
New Jersey Watershed Plans Wetlands-Based Onsite System
The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association in New Jersey is building a wetlands-based wastewater treatment center at its new $7.5 million environmental center....














