Entries Tagged Washington

Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Big Farm Bill Has an Onsite Bonus

When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill on Dec. 20, it included a present for onsite installers. A few paragraphs...

December 27, 2018

Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: 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 the...

November 26, 2018

Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Septic Systems Shut Down Due to High Water Levels in Lake Michigan

The LaPorte County (Indiana) Health Board took steps to shut down septic systems and halt construction because of rising water levels in Lake...

November 30, 2017

Online Exclusives Rules & Regs: California Moves Toward Toilet-to-Tap, Australia Moves Away

Because it contains 12 percent of the country’s population, California sets standards in many ways. Now, the state government is working on...

October 23, 2017

Editorial Think Repair, Then Replace, When Inspecting a Failing Septic System

When Andrew Gunia established A Advanced Septic & Construction Services in 2006, he built a business based primarily on drainfield rejuvenation instead...

October 09, 2017

Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Long Island Communities in New York Tighten Onsite System Rules

Suffolk County, New York, has pushed to replace common cesspools with advanced onsite systems that reduce nitrogen pollution, and now a couple of...

September 25, 2017

Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Citizen Challenges Septic System Ban in California Community

One resident tried but failed to break a decade-long septic system moratorium in a California community.The Quail Valley community is near Menifee,...

May 25, 2017

Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: OSHA Rule Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery

Beginning in November 2017, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...

February 23, 2017

Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Virginia Department of Health Wants to Limit Role in Evaluation of Onsite Systems

A November report from the Virginia Department of Health outlines a strategy for privatizing the evaluation and design for onsite wastewater systems...

January 26, 2017

Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Ohio County Released From Strict Onsite Rules

After 10 years of operating under onsite wastewater rules imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Trumbull County is now subject to...

October 24, 2016

Online Exclusives A Solution for Challenging Sites

Brandon Thompson, owner of Bay Shore Construction in Olympia, Washington, says his company has installed every type of advanced treatment unit that’s...

July 13, 2015

Editorial Washington's Bay Shore Construction Is Proud Of Its Customer Service And Protecting Water Resources

Bay Shore Construction faces ever-tougher onsite system regulations designed to protect Washington’s Puget Sound and other high-quality waters.Owner Brandon Thompson doesn’t mind...

July 06, 2015