Three counties on Ohio’s eastern border are beginning to implement a state requirement that all onsite systems be pumped and inspected and...
Entries Tagged Regulations
Editorial
Better Treatment on a Barrier Island
There was nothing really wrong with the onsite system serving the Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. It had grown...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Washington Looking at New Nonpotable Rules
The state of Washington is nearing adoption of new risk-based rules governing nonpotable onsite water systems. The rules would apply to multifamily,...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - March 2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden carries big implications for the onsite industry.
First is a...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Town Board Sets New Denitrification Rules to Protect Area Watersheds
The Tisbury, Massachusetts, board of health set new denitrification rules for the Lake Tashmoo and Lagoon Pond watersheds. The area covers much...
Editorial
At-Grade Tank Access Should Be the Law of the Land
Name and title or job description: Larry Maznek, owner/operator with my wife Patrice. I’m a septic designer, evaluator, pumper and installer.
Business name and...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - February 2022
Onsite companies contend with a labor shortage, but so do some health departments. And some of them have a plan to fix...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Ohio Inspection Program Reaches More Counties
Three counties on Ohio’s eastern border are beginning to implement a state requirement that all onsite systems be pumped and inspected and...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - January 2022
Cities are one of the last places you might expect onsite wastewater recycling, but in late September the San Francisco Board of...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Infrastructure Act Provides Funds for Onsite Systems
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden in November carries big implications for the onsite industry.
First...
Editorial
Pump Chamber Setbacks Would Help Preserve Canada’s Clean Inland Waters
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Two-Year Degree Suggested as Solution to Regulator Shortage
Septic system services companies contend with a labor shortage, but so do some health departments. And some of them have a plan...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - November 2021
PFAS, a group of manmade substances called “forever chemicals,” have become an environmental issue worldwide. Now the U.S. wastewater industry is starting...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: San Francisco Expands Graywater Recycling Requirement in City Buildings
Cities are one of the last places you might expect on-site wastewater recycling, but in late September the San Francisco Board of...










