The National Association of Wastewater Transporters doesn’t have the resources to become involved in every state and local legislative fight, but we want to respond to concerns arising from them. For example, Bart Clark, a professional engineer with Oakwood Environmental Associates in Warren, N.Y., sent a letter after the Department of Conservation updated some onsite regulations without notifying the stakeholders. Although annoyed by the omission, Clark’s key concern was that the new rules required counties to have management plans, yet set no standards or criteria for onsite inspections, and did not appoint anyone to do them. Clark felt the onsite
