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Rules & Regs: Florida Governor Acts on Onsite, Water Issues
The new year brought more to Florida than bills in the Legislature. New governor Ron DeSantis made some water policy announcements in...
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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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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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They’re Pumping in the Most Beautiful Place on Earth
Craig Stewart needed a successor to take over his business as he faced an uncertain future. Knox VanZandt wanted a stable income...
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Rules and Regs: Pumper Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Dumping
The owner of a South Carolina septic company has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for...
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Rules and Regs: Temporary Variances Give Florida Pumpers Time to Find Alternative Disposal Methods
With land application of septage now banned in Florida as of June 30, the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Protection...
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Rules and Regs: Failed Referendum Means Higher Septage Dumping Fees in BC Community
The failure of a referendum in a British Columbia community has officials wondering what will happen next with septage. It started 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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Rules and Regs: Land-spreading Ban Addressed by New York Supreme Court
Legislators are asking the New York State Department of Health to conduct its own study of the public health and environmental effects...
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Rules and Regs: $3.5 Million Transfer Station in the Works
Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y., will use $2 million in state funding as seed money to establish a program in...
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Rules and Regs: Record Snowmelt Wreaks Havoc on Midwest Septic Tanks
An unusually heavy snowmelt and series of rainstorms in the Northwestern portion of Wisconsin are causing septic systems to back up. According...
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Rules and Regs: 21 States Fight Pollution Limits
Pollution limits set by the U.S. EPA to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay are being fought by 21 states that fear...
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The Sweet’s Spot
In sparsely populated Idaho, many small companies find it difficult to generate sufficient sales volume by providing just one service. In a...


















