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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Editorial
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...
Editorial
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,...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: Massachusetts May Require Nitrogen Technology for All of Cape Cod
Indications are Massachusetts will change its Title 5 onsite rules to require nitrogen-reducing technology on all of Cape Cod. The Massachusetts Department...
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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...
Editorial
Undulating Terrain, Poor Soils and a Small Footprint Present Design Challenges for Zekai “Doc” Nazikoglu
The city of Redlands is 63 miles east of Los Angeles, still part of urban Southern California but not entirely served by...
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Rules and Regs: Federal Pilot Program to Benefit Rural Communities With Poor Sanitation
The Biden administration launched a pilot program on Aug. 2 to help communities improve their onsite infrastructure.
The program is a joint project...
Editorial
We Could Use Speedier Site Inspections in Virginia
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts May Require Nitrogen Technology for All of Cape Cod
Indications are that Massachusetts will change its Title 5 onsite rules in a few months to require nitrogen-reducing technology on all of...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: Clean Water Boosters Sue to Stop Montana Water Standard
Last spring, the Montana Legislature abolished numeric standards for phosphorus and nitrogen pollution and replaced them with a “narrative standard,” which generally...
Editorial
This Busy Massachusetts Father-And-Son Installer Team Turns Away as Much Work as It Takes On
Luke Rotti grew up around excavation equipment. His grandfather was an equipment operator. His father always had tractors and other machinery around....
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Rules and Regs: EPA Rejects Montana Water Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared Montana’s new water quality standard invalid under the Clean Water Act. The agency’s Region 8 office...












