The family of Amari Harley — the 3-year-old boy who died after falling into an unsecured septic tank at a Jacksonville, Florida,...
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Rules and Regs: Septic Code Bills Stalled in Michigan
In the spring, two bills were introduced into the Michigan Legislature with the intent of establishing a statewide code for onsite wastewater...
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Weekly Flush: Seller Says 'Too Bad' After Homebuyers Find Rotting Septic Tank Under Plywood
A news organization in Cortland Manor, New York, helped pressure listing agents to replace a collapsing septic tank after they brokered the...
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection Announces Septic Upgrade Incentive Program
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has announced its Septic Upgrade Incentive Program to improve water quality and protect Florida’s outstanding springs....
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Rules and Regs: A New York County Looks at Nearshore Pollution
After several years of investigations into the cause of high bacteria levels at a local beach, the Nassau County (New York) Legislature...
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Rules and Regs: New York Residents See Result of Septic Replacement Program
Year after year, organizations fund grant programs to improve water quality by helping people repair or replace failing onsite systems, and a...
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Weekly Flush: Driver Rolls Septic Truck Into Residential Swimming Pool
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave...
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Weekly Flush: Septic Truck Crashes Into Creek After Brake Failure
A septic truck in West Harrison, Indiana, recently got mangled after crashing into a creek. The driver was unharmed and says the...
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Classy Truck - June 2018
Deland Septic - Holly Hill, Florida
John Atkins added this jazz pearl blue 2017 Peterbilt 389 with a 5,500-gallon aluminum tank and National Vacuum...
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Rules & Regs: Jacksonville Had Longstanding Problem With Septic Lids, Investigators Say
An investigator’s report shows the Florida septic tank where a small boy died last year was not secured as it should have...
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Weekly Flush: Trainloads of Waste Are Stranded, Causing a Big Stink in a Small Alabama Town
A train full of biosolids is causing quite a stink in a small Alabama town. As many as 250 containers, or around...
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Weekly Flush: Septic System Fails Under Ontario Woman's Dining Room
When you’re shopping for homes, pay special attention to the property’s wastewater system. That’s a lesson Janet St-Pierre of Dunbar, Ontario, learned...
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Rules and Regs: Florida Faces Onsite Nitrogen Challenges
When the Florida Legislature ended its session in early March, one of the bills that ended with it was Senate Bill 1664....
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Rules and Regs: Septic Systems Blamed for Algae Bloom
When a Florida legislator introduced a bill in early 2017 to require inspections of septic systems when a property is sold, part...











