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Rules and Regs: Florida Legislature Considering Batch of Water Bills
As the new session of the Florida Legislature opened March 7, lawmakers faced several bills related to the onsite industry and to...
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Taxation of Onsite Wastewater Grants Ends in New York County
Taxation of wastewater upgrade grants in Suffolk County, New York, is now a thing of the past.
The IRS recently reversed its 2020...
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Surprise! We Found an Area Where Installer Numbers Are Rising
There’s a story I recall from covering agribusiness for a newspaper many moons ago that in simple terms explains the concept of...
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Rules and Regs: Cape Cod Nitrogen Rule Draws Official Opposition
Proposed Massachusetts regulations to reduce nitrogen pollution on Cape Cod and in other coastal areas are stirring opposition among local governments and...
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Rules and Regs: Comment Deadline Extended for Massachusetts Septic Rule
The public has more time to comment on a proposed change in the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules. The change would require...
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Helping Our Customers and the Environment in Kansas
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Editorial
Onsite Regulations Causing Conflict Across the Western U.S.
In Deschutes County, Oregon, the Board of County Commissioners adopted regulations in 2008 that required residents to connect their homes to sewer...
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Rules and Regs: Taxation of Wastewater Grants Ends in New York’s Suffolk County
Taxation of wastewater upgrade grants in Suffolk County, New York, is now a thing of the past.
In December the IRS reversed its...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: Cape Cod Looking at Nitrogen Treatment Upgrades
State regulations expected in early 2023 will apparently impose new nitrogen restrictions on some parts of Cape Cod.The primary water quality problem...
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The Owner of Canada’s B.C. Septic Pro Networks With Other Onsite Experts
Customers hiring BC Septic Pro for onsite system installation don’t just get the expertise of owner Jesse Brown.They also get the combined...
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Rules and Regs: Lawsuit Seeks to End Onsite Permits in Florida to Save Manatees
An environmental group is suing the state of Florida to stop it from issuing onsite permits. Nitrogen pollution from septic tanks is...
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Rules and Regs: Federal Infrastructure Law Dedicates Billions To Onsite Wastewater Projects
The Biden Administration has launched a pilot program to help communities improve their onsite infrastructure.The program is a joint project of the...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Legislator Tries Again to Pass Statewide Onsite Rule
It’s been almost four years since the Michigan Legislature attempted to pass a statewide sanitary code. That bill, defeated in December 2018,...












