Editorial Above All Sanitation Is a Multigenerational Family Affair After years working in and out of the pumping industry, an Oregon family has settled into a full-service wastewater business for good. July 06, 2021
Online Exclusives Rules & Regs: Massachusetts Septage Hauler to Pay $500,000 in Penalties Also in this month's regulations update, after a two-year struggle, residents of a Michigan township will be allowed to keep onsite systems instead of paying for a treatment plant December 15, 2020
Editorial Oregon Considers New Onsite Rules Featuring an Expiration Date on System Approvals Oregon considers new onsite rules featuring an expiration date on system approvals. September 04, 2019
Online Exclusives Woman Survives for Days Under Sewage After Falling Into Septic Tank She'd been missing for a few days before her daughter found her alive and responsive in the front-yard septic tank August 28, 2019
Online Exclusives Rules & Regs: Oregon Looks at Nitrogen in Onsite Rule Revision In this month's regulations update, Oregon targets more nitrogen reduction in its onsite rules; and mandated sewer connections in one Florida city are blocked by state Supreme Court precedent June 12, 2019
Online Exclusives Weekly Flush: Pumper Dumps Sewage on Former In-Laws' Property Also in this week's septic-related news, an Oregon plumber cons an elderly woman out of $17,000 for work he never performed February 28, 2019
Online Exclusives Rules & Regs: New Farm Bill Offers Grant Money for Installers In this month's regulations update, legislators review a proposed bill to overhaul Michigan's state septic code December 24, 2018
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: New York Residents See Result of Septic Replacement Program In this month’s regulations update, a Connecticut town wants to regulate Airbnb’s impact on local septic systems, and a septic system replacement program helps improve an algae problem August 28, 2018
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Maryland Considers Return of Best-Technology Rule In this month's regulations update, the state surrounding Chesapeake Bay could require best-available onsite systems, and Wisconsin will consider lessening regulations for high-capacity wells. March 20, 2017
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Land Application Ban Holds in Florida In this month’s regulations update, new density standards will allow more septic system installation in coastal New Jersey, and the efforts to delay or overturn legislation banning land application of septage in Florida failed. May 24, 2016
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Failed Referendum Means Higher Septage Dumping Fees in BC Community In this month's regulations update, the Alaska Water and Sewage Challenge moves into the pilot testing phase, and officials in a British Columbia community will face issues over increased costs for a septage receiving station. December 22, 2015
Editorial Oregon Pumpers Search Out Accessories That Save Time And Prevent Injuries Jeff and Debbie Coe are always on the lookout to make things easier for their hardworking crew. June 30, 2015