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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts Limits New Onsite Nitrogen Rule
In June, Massachusetts officials updated onsite rules to address nitrogen pollution but the new rules are more limited than originally proposed.
Last year,...
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Rules and Regs: Florida Legislature Considers Batch of Water Bills
The Florida Legislature faced several bills related to the onsite industry and to local control of water this spring.
One of the more...
Editorial
Wastewater Professionals Need to Know Their Worth
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: 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...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: June 2022
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: April 2022
Three counties on Ohio’s eastern border are beginning to implement a state requirement that all onsite systems be pumped and inspected and...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
Editorial
Innovation Will Make Decentralized Wastewater Treatment a Top Choice for Homeowners
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Editorial
When the Driveway is the Only Place to Put a Drainfield
Originally built in 1977, the house on Lake Tapps, 36 miles south of Seattle, had started as a small dwelling that previous...
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Rules and Regs - April 2021
A portable restroom operator lost his tax case before the Missouri state Supreme Court and now faces thousands of dollars in penalties....
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Case Studies - April 2021
Extended aeration units solve challenge at resort
Problem: The Lauloa Ma’alaea Resort in Hawaii was required to update its wastewater treatment unit due to...











