Entries Tagged Onsite Septic Inspection

Two bills limiting inspections on residential septic systems have passed in the Indiana house of representatives and will go before the senate...

By unanimous vote, on Dec. 19, 2023, the California State Water Resources Control Board approved regulations that would allow water agencies to...

Someone emailed me the other day and said, “I have a job that might be a good one for winter when you...

Democrats in the Michigan Legislature followed up on a February promise and introduced four bills that together would create a statewide septic...

When the Florida Blue-Green Algae Task Force finished its work a couple of years ago, it recommended that septic tanks be regularly...

The public has more time to comment on a proposed change in the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules. The change would require...

State regulations expected in early 2023 will apparently impose new nitrogen restrictions on some parts of Cape Cod. The primary water quality problem...

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden in November carries big implications for the onsite industry. First...

PFAS, a group of manmade substances called “forever chemicals,” have become an environmental issue worldwide. Now the U.S. wastewater industry is starting...

One concern service providers have when troubleshooting a system is whether the septic tank or holding tanks are structurally sound and in...

Recently I have had a few reports of effluent screens plugging with frequencies of less than a year, requiring more frequent cleaning....

About a year ago I wrote about troubleshooting some problems with system backups and mentioned it was important to periodically inspect and...

Recently a reader commented he was seeing numerous septic tanks lacking distinct layers of sludge and floating scum. The time frame coincided...

Voters in Talladega County, Alabama, decisively said septage may not be spread on land in the county. Although the county still had...