With an important wastewater case less than a month from its hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, there is a dispute between...
Entries Tagged Regulations
Editorial
New Hampshire septage processor caught in budding PFAS problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: Hawaii Injection Well Case May Reach Settlement
What has been called the biggest environmental case of the year for the U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of disappearing.
In...
Editorial
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...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: Hawaii Groundwater Case Draws Wide Interest
Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are set for Nov. 6 in a water pollution case that could reshape the regulation...
Editorial
Florida wastewater professionals remain optimistic about potential water-quality laws
Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...
Editorial
How Do You Convert 88,000 Cesspools to Modern Onsite Systems?
In 2017, the Hawaii Legislature passed a bill requiring the replacement of all cesspools by 2050. Gov. David Ige signed that bill,...
Editorial
You’re Not Talking to a Brick Wall After All
Looking at my online news feeds, I can tell septic systems and their importance in our world is gaining more attention. Every...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: Septage Processor Caught in Budding PFAS Problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that it...
Videos
Pumping Competition Is Stiff in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Region
Jason Muzzy, owner of Commonwealth Waste Solutions in Chester, Virginia, talks about the stiff competition for jobs in his region. The Chesapeake...
Online Exclusives
Weekly Flush: Local Pumper Helps Detectives Make Meth Bust
A local septic pumping company in Forsyth County, Georgia, helped the sheriff’s office make a drug bust last month, leading to two...
Editorial
Commonwealth Waste Solutions Is a Successful Second Act for This Driven Virginia Pumper
The fact that Jason Muzzy has started not one, but two successful septic pumping businesses in the last 19 years is a...
Editorial
Long Islanders Seek IRS Clarification Over Income Tax Liability for Septic System Replacement Grants
Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...
Editorial
‘We Are Progressing in a Very Positive Direction’
Name and title or job description: Mike Stairs, president/owner
Business name and location: Mike Stairs General Contracting, Lakeville Corner, New Brunswick
Age: 56
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