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Rules & Regs - March 2021
As part of a tax case, the state Supreme Court exempted portable restrooms from the consumer sales and service tax for their...
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Rules & Regs: Massachusetts Septage Hauler to Pay $500,000 in Penalties
A septage hauler will pay $500,000 in penalties and fees for illegally disposing of wastewater. In addition, Midstate Sewerage of Millbury, Massachusetts,...
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Oregon Considers New Onsite Rules Featuring an Expiration Date on System Approvals
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
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Woman Survives for Days Under Sewage After Falling Into Septic Tank
An Oregon woman survived up to three days trapped inside a septic tank after falling into it during maintenance work, according to...
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Rules & Regs: Oregon Looks at Nitrogen in Onsite Rule Revision
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
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Weekly Flush: Pumper Dumps Sewage on Former In-Laws' Property
You’ve probably never been quite this angry at your in-laws. The owner of a septic services company in Hawkins County, Tennessee, recently...
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Rules & Regs: New Farm Bill Offers Grant Money for Installers
Editor's Note: This article was updated Dec. 27 to reflect changes in the story about Michigan's septic code, as a proposed bill...
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Rules and Regs: New York Residents See Result of Septic Replacement Program
Year after year, organizations fund grant programs to improve water quality by helping people repair or replace failing onsite systems, and a...
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Rules and Regs: Maryland Considers Return of Best-Technology Rule
The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...
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Rules and Regs: Land Application Ban Holds in Florida
Despite efforts by the onsite industry to delay or overturn it, a ban on land application of septage in Florida goes into...
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Rules and Regs: Failed Referendum Means Higher Septage Dumping Fees in BC Community
The failure of a referendum in a British Columbia community has officials wondering what will happen next with septage. It started in...
Editorial
Oregon Pumpers Search Out Accessories That Save Time And Prevent Injuries
Jeff Coe, a successful general contractor for 35 years, recognized opportunity when he saw steady truck traffic in and out of his...
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Pumper Wants to Pick Your Brain at WWETT
Every February, Al Kenney looks forward to attending another Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport show (formerly the Pumper & Cleaner...














