As part of a tax case, the state Supreme Court exempted portable restrooms from the consumer sales and service tax for their...
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Rules and Regs: Citizens Rally to Stop Health Department Changes
Citizen opposition sank a proposal to dissolve the joint Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department in the state of Washington and create a county...
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts Septage Hauler to Pay $500,000 in Penalties
A septage hauler will pay $500,000 in penalties and fees for illegally disposing of wastewater. In addition, Midstate Sewerage of Millbury, Massachusetts,...
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Always a Better Way
Jen Chapin got an interesting introduction to her husband Alan’s new onsite installation business. It was the day he brought home the...
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Rules and Regs - October 2020
New York Lawmakers Want to Eliminate Income Tax From Septic GrantsA New York representative has introduced a bill in Congress to remove...
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Rules and Regs: Congressman Introduces Bill to End Septic Grant Tax
A New York representative has introduced a bill in Congress to remove the federal tax on grants that help people repair or...
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New York’s Suffolk County to Continue Building Infrastructure in Advanced Onsite Systems
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said last fall that the county will install 1,200 nitrogen-reducing onsite systems in 2020. This would more...
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Rules and Regs: Hawaii Injection Well Case May Not Reach the Supreme Court
With an important wastewater case less than a month from its hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, there is a dispute between...
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New Hampshire Septage Processor Caught in Budding PFAS Problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that...
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Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay
On the edge of Puget Sound in Washington are a handful of homes that wouldn’t be possible today. When the tides are...
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Rules and Regs: Septage Processor Caught in Budding PFAS Problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that it...
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‘I Straight-Up Love This Industry’
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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Federal Farm Bill Includes Funding for Rural Onsite System Upgrades
When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill in late December, it included a present for onsite installers. A few paragraphs...
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New York City Mulls Changes to Onsite Wastewater Rules
New York City is about to revise its watershed rules, and that includes how onsite systems are handled. Changes also include how...











