To help fund its Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort, Maryland already has a rain tax and a flush tax on both sewer and...
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Rules and Regs: Pollutant Exclusion Clause Affects Liability Insurance in Wisconsin Court Cases
Septic service professionals in Wisconsin may be facing a bit of a quandary concerning their liability insurance. In two December decisions, the...
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Rules and Regs: Golden State Pumpers Hit With Expensive Burden
Emission regulations for diesel trucks in California are becoming an expensive burden on small businesses. By 2020, nearly every truck in California...
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Learning From Chesapeake Bay Study
In January 2012, I was asked to serve on an expert panel to review available science on the pollutant removal performance of...
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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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Rules and Regs: Illinois Sets Surface Discharge Permit Requirements
As of Feb. 10, new or replacement surface discharge septic systems in Illinois need a general permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Rules and Regs: Delaware Creates New Septic System Inspector Licenses
After five years of work, the Delaware Groundwater Discharges Section of the Department of Natural Resources has updated its septic regulations. The...
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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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Maryland Law Will Reduce Number of New Septic Systems
In the decades-long effort to clean up Chesapeake Bay, septic systems are the latest target of Maryland lawmakers. Provisions of the Sustainable...
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Maryland Senate Bill 236 Explained
The Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 (SB 236) limiting the use of septic systems in Maryland was introduced by...
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Maryland Launches Grants for System Upgrades
The Maryland Board of Public Works announced a program to upgrade onsite sewage disposal systems. The $4.17 million in grants will go...












