After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
Entries Tagged Regulations
Editorial
Supreme Court to Address Groundwater Pollution Case With Potential Wastewater Industry Implications
A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this year will look at a critical issue for people who deal with wastewater....
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Rules & Regs: Algae Blooms Fuel Ongoing Discussion in Florida Legislature
Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...
Editorial
Want to Make a Difference as a Pumper? Get Involved With a Trade Association and Run for Office.
Raymond Daniels just plain gets things done.
That’s true whether he’s building up his family’s septic pumping and portable restroom business, advocating for...
Editorial
Florida’s Governor, Legislature Push for Onsite System Oversight, Periodic Inspections.
New Florida governor Ron DeSantis made recent water policy announcements.
During a trip around the state, DeSantis announced a multipoint executive order to...
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Rules & Regs: New York County in Disarray Over Wastewater Grant Taxes
Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...
Editorial
Florida Legislature revisits onsite inspection requirement
A new state Legislature is in office in Florida, and one of the early bills introduced in Tallahassee would establish inspection standards...
Editorial
Pumpers Need to Do the Right Thing
Usually I have not addressed business or ethical questions in this column, leaving them to others more knowledgeable than I in these...
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Rules & Regs: US Supreme Court to Decide Groundwater Pollution Case
A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this year will look at a critical issue for people who deal with wastewater:...
Editorial
Federal Farm Bill Includes Funding for Rural Onsite System Upgrades
When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill in late December, it included a present for onsite installers. A few paragraphs...
Editorial
‘Are There Leeches in the Leachfield?’
Name and title: Darlene Johnson (corporate secretary, treasurer and chief operating officer) with my husband, Paul Johnson (president, chief executive officer, driver,...
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Rules & Regs: Florida Governor Acts on Onsite, Water Issues
The new year brought more to Florida than bills in the Legislature. New governor Ron DeSantis made some water policy announcements in...
Editorial
Setting Prices or Staking Out Territories With Competitors Can Be a Felony Offense
Working together is a wonderful thing — except when it’s against the law.
Let’s say you’ve a great customer base on the north...
Editorial
‘My Guys Hunger to Learn; They’re Good With People’
Name and title or job description: Garth Millan, co-owner with wife, Frances Millan
Business name and location: JAB Site & Wastewater Solutions,...













