Entries Tagged Onsite Septic Inspection

Recent questions about pressure distribution systems include: What are some of the operation and maintenance issues? And, what should we look for...

I consider a bad bottle of Heineken to be a personal insult to me,” said the Dutch brewer Freddy Heineken. Brian and Mike...

Citizen opposition sank a proposal to dissolve the joint Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department in the state of Washington and create a county...

Five years after contaminated water in Flint became a national news story, Michigan’s governor announced a huge infrastructure bill to address water...

The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association reports progress in convincing Congress to establish a grant program to help low-income Americans repair or...

An effluent screen requires regular maintenance and must be periodically checked. The need to clean a screen should not be considered an...

In past columns, I have discussed the need for and the use of standard inspection methods for various levels of inspection. Levels...

According to a recent story on WIVB News 4, there are more than 570 pending property transfer applications with the Erie County...

Frequently I am asked whether pumping is required during a septic tank inspection to determine if it is watertight, structurally sound and...

Lake George, in upstate New York, is 32 miles long and 200 feet deep at its maximum and is one of the...

After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support. The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Indialantic,...

If a septic tank is operating properly, solids are retained and take up increasingly more volume. Eventually, they must be removed.If there...

It’s been more than a year since the attempt to create a statewide sanitary code failed in the Michigan Legislature, but the...

It looks as if the Florida Legislature will take action to improve water quality after all. Several years ago, legislators repealed a state...