Removing existing cesspools from service after a property is sold is among the changes to onsite wastewater rules to be considered in...
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Rules and Regs: Developer Sued for Violating Missouri Clean Water Laws
A property developer has been sued by the Missouri attorney general for selling lots he said had approved onsite septic systems when...
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Helping Companies Comply Proves More Effective Than Regulatory Pressure
When a county realized that most of its septic pumpers were not properly certified, officials called on the New Mexico Environment Department...
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Rules and Regs: New Mexico County Cracking Down on Pumper Certification
Only three of the 22 septic pumping companies in San Juan County have the required certification from the state of New Mexico...
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Regional Onsite Wastewater Association Reorganizes To Serve Massachusetts
The Yankee Onsite Wastewater Association once represented onsite professionals across six New England states. Yankee no longer exists, but the Massachusetts Association...
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Wieser Concrete Offering Septic Training Seminars
Wieser Concrete Products offers simultaneous six-credit septic training seminars for: Commercial Plumbing Inspector Certification, Initial Qualifying Training - POWTS Maintainer Registration, Journeyman...
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Why Aren’t You a Certified Onsite Installer?
When I received my new card for certification as a Certified Professional Soil Scientist, I was shocked to see a new line...
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Join Us For Pre-WWETT Seminars On Inspector Training, O&M Work
Join us for the two days before the 2015 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show – Saturday and Sunday, Feb....
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Rules and Regs: Alaska Septic Pumpers Expect Stricter Disposal Limitations
Septic pumpers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska don’t have a local disposal site for septage. Every day, they have to ship...
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Vacuum Tank & Trailer Manufacturer Earns ASME Certification
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has authorized Curry Supply Company to build pressure vessels in accordance with the requirements of...
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Want instant credibility? Seek certification and join a trade association.
Scammers recently targeted an elderly couple in Texas, charging them more than $2,000 to inspect their septic tank and adding insult to...
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Maryland requiring BAT for septic systems
As of the first of the year, onsite wastewater systems in Maryland will be required to utilize the Best Available Technology (BAT)...
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Vacuum Truck Training Certification Required for New Mexico Pumpers
Contractors who pump septage in New Mexico now must be certified through the National Association of Wastewater Technicians vacuum truck...
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Earn state-approved CEUs at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo
The Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo kicks off Monday, Feb. 25, with Education Day leading the way. As the world’s largest trade...















