Entries Tagged Regulations

The owner of a South Carolina septic company has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for...

Only 11 applications were received by the Hawaii Department of Health in the first two months of a tax credit program to...

The Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group, comprised of 29 Ontario communities, estimates that flushable wipes cost Canadian utilities $250 million per year...

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Village Safe Water Program will hold an invitation-only conference in September to discuss the issue...

According to The Septic Times newsletter of the Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association, 735 contractors have maintained their certification since the state first...

Despite efforts by the onsite industry to delay or overturn it, a ban on land application of septage in Florida went into...

With land application of septage now banned in Florida as of June 30, the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Protection...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has proposed a ban on labeling wipes as “flushable” or “safe for septic or sewer systems.’’ Instead,...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is working on a rule change that could require that septic tanks be pumped dry prior to...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has warned five states that they aren’t doing enough to reduce nitrogen in Long Island Sound. EPA...

Despite efforts by the onsite industry to delay or overturn it, a ban on land application of septage in Florida goes into...

Congressional attempt to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s revisions to the Clean Water Act has failed. President Barack Obama vetoed proposed...

You used to be able to get an installer license in Illinois by simply writing a check. Requiring an exam and continuing...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has proposed a ban on labeling wipes as being flushable or safe for septic or sewer systems....