Also in this week's septic-related news, the DEQ gets involved after a residential septic is improperly emptied
Also in this week's septic-related news, New Jersey scraps a plan that would have allowed for the development of more than 1,000 septic systems in the Highlands region
Also in this month's regulations update, a California pumper is sentenced to a year in jail for illegal dumping and could face $400,000 in fines
In other septic-related news, Florida Gov. Rick Scott is booed out of a restaurant by protesters who are fed up with the state's ongoing red tide algae crisis
The program aims to help protect the environment by reducing excessive nutrients in Florida’s springs
In this month’s regulations update, Nassau County, New York, examines onsite systems for possible cause of high bacteria levels in a stream and beach; and citizens protest the proposed site of a portable restroom business in Madison, Georgia
In this month’s regulations update, a Connecticut town wants to regulate Airbnb’s impact on local septic systems, and a septic system replacement program helps improve an algae problem
Also in this week's septic-related news, a Florida man is arrested for his role in the largest illegal dumping case in Polk County history; and a couple is rescued after falling into a large sewage tank in Idaho
In this week's septic-related news, a septic truck driver is lucky to be alive after crashing into a creek; and 12 families in a Florida trailer park are without water because their landlord hasn't repaired the septic tank.