U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Articles

Welcome to the third annual SepticSmart Week, an outreach initiative supported by the EPA, which runs Sept. 21-25. The goal of SepticSmart...

A property developer has been sued by the Missouri attorney general for selling lots he said had approved onsite septic systems when...

A manufacturer of wet wipes has agreed to stop promoting its product as being flushable and will no longer claim they are...

One-third of Americans utilize septic systems yet only 2 cents of every $5 of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funds dedicated to wastewater...

The U.S. EPA’s 2nd Annual SepticSmart Week (Sept. 22-26) is right around the corner. Are you participating in this national septic awareness...

Perhaps you’ve tried to drill the ABCs of septic system care into homeowners only to have the message fall on deaf ears...

The debate of the efficacy of septic tank additives rages on. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent study on chemical or...

The owner of a Longview, Wash., septic pumping company has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for illegally dumping more than...

Proper septic system care and maintenance is vital to protecting public health and preserving valuable water resources. During the first-ever SepticSmart Week,...

When I saw that this week (Sept. 23-27) has been designated as SepticSmart Week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, I thought...

EPA Supports Onsite Industry The U.S. EPA SepticSmart program helps reinforce conversations installers and service providers have with homeowners about the care...

It's pretty much unanimous in the onsite industry: Homeowners need more education on how to care for their septic systems. That's whether those...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched SepticSmart, a national program to promote proper septic system care and maintenance by homeowners. Nearly one...

In the United States, more than 20 million housing units are served by onsite wastewater treatment systems, each with a septic...