Five years after contaminated water in Flint became a national news story, Michigan’s governor announced a huge infrastructure bill to address water...
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Rules & Regs - January 2021
Entries Tagged Onsite Septic System
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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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Let’s Probe the Outer Limits of Biomat Benefits
Recently, a reader in Canada asked about the beneficial characteristics of the biomat. He had read some articles or fact sheets where...
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Coffee and Soda Down the Drain: What are the Impacts on Septic Systems?
The Onsite Sewage Treatment Program (OSTP) at the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center conducted a brief study to understand more about...
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Widespread Use of Drip Systems Will Help Kentucky
Name and title or job description: Buddy Wilson, environmental health directorGovernment office and location: Montgomery County Health Department, Mount Sterling, KentuckyServices we...
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Are Polymers in Soaps and Cleaning Products a Problem for Septic Systems?
An installer wrote asking whether polymers present in soaps and body washes could cause clogging in effluent filters and on media filter...
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Rules & Regulations - November 2020
The California State Water Resources Control Board is working on an update to its winery wastewater rules. The order will affect more...
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Networking to Save an Impaired River in California Wine Country
After about five years of deliberations, the California North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board last year approved a plan to address...
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What Could RV Chemicals Be Adding to a Septic System?
In August 2020, the University of Minnesota’s Onsite Sewage Treatment Program (OSTP) conducted a brief follow-up study of four commonly purchased recreational...
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Why You Should Discourage Homeowners From Flushing Pet Waste
America's 78 million-plus dogs collectively deposit 10 million tons of waste per year. That is enough to fill over 268,000 tractor trailers....
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What Should Pumpers Expect as the Pandemic Lingers?
As concerns over rising infection rates have led some schools and workplaces to rely on virtual learning and their employees working from...
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Miller’s Services Discovers the Keys to Growing Beyond the Vacuum Hose
Jamie Miller candidly admits that he used to be one of those pumpers who was a solid technician but a not-so-great businessman....
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7 Overlooked Safety Issues for Installers
Your tailgate safety meetings probably focus mainly on the major hazards involved with septic installation work like operating heavy equipment and trench...
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Taking Care of Drip Distribution Systems
A drip dispersal system is a small-diameter pressurized effluent distribution system that can deliver small, precise doses of effluent to the soil...
