Last spring, the Montana Legislature abolished numeric standards for phosphorus and nitrogen pollution and replaced them with a “narrative standard,” which generally...
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Rules and Regs: Group Sues to Stop Montana Water Standard
Last spring, the Montana Legislature abolished numeric standards for phosphorus and nitrogen pollution and replaced them with a “narrative standard.” The law...
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Rules & Regs: Two-Year Degree Suggested as Solution to Regulator Shortage
Septic system services companies contend with a labor shortage, but so do some health departments. And some of them have a plan to...
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Rules & Regs: Montana Changing Standards for Phosphorus, Nitrogen
In 2015, Montana adopted numeric standards for the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen pollution in its waters. Now it’s reversing that policy.
Under...
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Exploring the Impact of Septic Systems on a Coastal Community
The Outer Banks region of coastal North Carolina has seen increased flooding and more intense storms in recent years. A related concern...
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Exploring Tourism Impact on Nitrogen-Reduction Systems
Entry 287812On a barrier island along the North Carolina coast, a seasonal tourist population creates a large wastewater load for a sensitive...
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Portable Vacuum Units Can Help You Reach Challenging Indoor Grease Traps
When indoor grease traps aren’t readily accessible for pumping with a large vacuum truck, technicians at Greenway Waste Solutions in Charlotte, North...
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North Carolina Entrepreneurs Choose a Scratch Start Over Buying an Existing Company
Investing in new trucks and advanced technology is an important part of the blueprint for growth at Greenway Waste Solutions, a fledgling...
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Weekly Flush: Pumper Arrested for DUI After Crashing Into Power Pole
A pumper truck driver from Belleview, Florida, was arrested on a driving under the influence charge after police say he crashed the...
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Weekly Flush: Septic Pumper Faces Slew of Charges for Dumping Into Sewer Line
A pumper from Onslow County, North Carolina, made the news recently for all the wrong reasons, as he’s been charged with felony...
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Classy Truck - July 2019
Creech’s Plumbing - Wilson, North Carolina
Stacy Creech added a 2017 crackling red Kenworth T880 carrying a 4,000-gallon steel tank from Lely Tank &...
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Weekly Flush: Snowmelt Causing Septic System Chaos in Midwest
ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA — KSTP News out of Minnesota is reporting that spring flooding due to rain and snowmelt is creating major problems...
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Weekly Flush: Professor Fights Septic Cartel With Competition-Driving App
Apparently in Dakar, Senegal, the septic system services industry is run as a cartel, and an associate professor out of the University...
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Classy Truck - August 2017
Owner Derrick Driggers added this all-black 2007 Freightliner M2 with a new 2,500-gallon waste/300-gallon freshwater steel tank and Jurop/Chandler R260 pump built...













