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Entries Tagged Michigan
Editorial
Oregon Considers New Onsite Rules Featuring an Expiration Date on System Approvals
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: Hawaii Groundwater Case Draws Wide Interest
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are set for Nov. 6 in a water pollution case that could reshape the regulation...
Editorial
Florida wastewater professionals remain optimistic about potential water-quality laws
Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...
Editorial
Long Islanders Seek IRS Clarification Over Income Tax Liability for Septic System Replacement Grants
Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: Oregon Looks at Nitrogen in Onsite Rule Revision
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: Algae Blooms Fuel Ongoing Discussion in Florida Legislature
Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...
Online Exclusives
Weekly Flush: Pumper Caught Illegally Dumping While Already Facing Charges for Illegally Dumping
A septic services company owner from Rogersville, Tennessee, got caught allegedly dumping raw sewage in a field while he already had charges...
Videos
Freightliner Truck Built by Imperial Pumps Out a Michigan Campground
In this Pumper exclusive video, Raymond Daniels — owner of Daniels Septic Service in Sterling, Michigan — takes viewers along on a...
Editorial
Want to Make a Difference as a Pumper? Get Involved With a Trade Association and Run for Office.
Raymond Daniels just plain gets things done.
That’s true whether he’s building up his family’s septic pumping and portable restroom business, advocating for...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: New York County in Disarray Over Wastewater Grant Taxes
Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...
Editorial
Federal Farm Bill Includes Funding for Rural Onsite System Upgrades
When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill in late December, it included a present for onsite installers. A few paragraphs...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: New Farm Bill Offers Grant Money for Installers
Editor's Note: This article was updated Dec. 27 to reflect changes in the story about Michigan's septic code, as a proposed bill...
Online Exclusives
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...












