Entries Tagged Onsite Septic System

The failure of a referendum in a British Columbia community has officials wondering what will happen next with septage. It started in...

Baffle and tank deterioration is always a hot topic and one where unfortunately there are not absolute answers in terms of repair...

You probably get this question a lot from homeowners as temperatures drop in the northern states: “Are there things I need to...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order that requires Nice-Pak Products to stop advertising that its moist tissue and...

One advantage to working on septic systems for over 40 years is that people I have worked with often share pictures or...

A federal judge has refused to review his ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was not required to review Pennsylvania’s anti-degradation...

This is not news to anybody working with onsite sewage treatment systems. For years we have seen these wipes clog pipes, baffles...

A circuit court judge in Alabama has issued a final ruling that requires any remaining structures in a mobile home park and...

Welcome to the third annual SepticSmart Week, an outreach initiative supported by the EPA, which runs Sept. 21-25. The goal of SepticSmart...

There are a couple basic tank characteristics that are necessary to know when maintaining septic and pump tanks. To determine them in...

A few weeks ago, a couple’s dream home turned into something more akin to a nightmare. A dump truck belonging to workers...

A property developer has been sued by the Missouri attorney general for selling lots he said had approved onsite septic systems when...

Eugene and Victoria Richard of New Hampshire filed a class-action lawsuit on Aug. 5 against Wal-Mart and Rockline Industries, alleging the two...

As the state suffers through a fourth year of drought, the California Onsite Water Association is publicly backing a bill to establish...