Water Quality Articles

After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support. The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield of...

It’s been a year since the attempt to create a statewide sanitary code failed in the Michigan Legislature, but the idea is...

This year, it looks as if the Florida Legislature will take action to improve water quality. Several years ago, legislators repealed a state...

Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that it...

After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...

Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...

Raymond Harrison Septic Services has been around for more than 75 years. It’s been a fixture in eastern Maryland for more than...

Water softening is the term generally used for removing calcium and magnesium by ion exchange using salt. Ion exchange is by far...

A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this year will look at a critical issue for people who deal with wastewater:...

Methamphetamine, commonly referred to as meth, is a toxic and highly addictive drug that is made in makeshift labs. It is also...

Chloride levels in Minnesota surface water and groundwater resources are increasing, and maximizing efficiency of commercial water softening can reduce chloride discharge...

Engineers working on Lake George in upstate New York believe they’re about to crack the code to protect water quality on bodies...

In the spring, two bills were introduced into the Michigan Legislature with the intent of establishing a statewide code for onsite wastewater...

Through regulation, your state or provincial governments hasten modernization of decentralized wastewater treatment and have a positive impact on water quality. In...