As of Feb. 10, new or replacement surface discharge septic systems in Illinois need a general permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Rules and Regs: Illinois Sets Surface Discharge Permit Requirements
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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...
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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...
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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....
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Regular Septic Tank Pumping Puts Money in Your Pocket
Here we go again. A group is yet again attempting to kill legislation in Florida that would improve septic systems and promote...
Blogs
Septic Pumper Hit With $33,000 Fine
A septic pumping contractor in Kalispell, Mont., faces a steep penalty for what some might consider a minor mistake — failing to...
Editorial
Missouri Earmarks Funds to Replace Aging Septic Systems
Grant funding for the repair or replacement of residential septic systems is available in the upper White River watershed of southwest Missouri....
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A familiar plea: Don’t raise our septic system costs
Some in Ohio are expressing alarm over the state considering rule changes for septic design and installation for the first time since...
Editorial
Idaho environment officials developing new onsite system setback regulations
Idaho officials are working on rules to provide for septic system setbacks from surface water. The draft model was based on the...
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How To Deal With Rising Disposal Costs
Prices are going up these days – fuel, labor, health insurance. Added to that is the rising cost of waste disposal and...
Editorial
Pennsylvania law will allow for more onsite systems
Properly designed septic systems satisfy the state’s antidegradation requirements for water quality, according to a new law in Pennsylvania. Pushed by homebuilders...
Editorial
Something for Nothing?
In Charlotte County, Fla., on the Gulf Coast near Sarasota, residents recently complained about a plan to move 2,500 homes using septic...
Editorial
Rhode Island considers new onsite regulations
The Rhode Island “setback” bill (5425-A) seeks to standardize wetlands and onsite system regulations by authorizing the state Department of Environmental Management...
