You may not have heard of Chilliwack, British Columbia, in Canada, a city of about 80,000 people an hour east of Vancouver. But, unfortunately, most pumpers are all too familiar with one issue wastewater professionals are dealing with there: dwindling options for septage disposal.
In 2018, Chilliwack officials created a bylaw that stated the city would only accept septage or portable sanitation waste generated within its city limits. But not too many locals would know about the new rule because the city didn’t enforce it — until it started turning pumpers away recently. That happened because of a reported 40% increase
