Removing existing cesspools from service after a property is sold is among the changes to onsite wastewater rules to be considered in...
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Rhode Island Continues Effort to Shut Down Remaining Cesspools
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Rules and Regs: County in New York Mandating Inspection of Private Onsite Systems
The Chautauqua County Board of Health will begin inspecting all private onsite wastewater systems within 250 feet of its five lakes in...
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More Sophisticated Wastewater Systems Will Improve Health of Alaska Citizens
With presentations from three remaining teams, the Alaska Water and Sewer Challenge has moved into its third phase of a multiyear project...
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Rules and Regs: Alberta Requires Training on Updated Onsite Regulations
All holders of an Alberta Private Sewage Certificate of Competency must complete a training course covering the province’s updated regulations. The Private...
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Federal Clean Water Act Updates Remain Stalled
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s updated Clean Water Act rules were blocked by a federal appeals court. A federal judge in North...
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Rules and Regs: New Rules in Rhode Island Will Require Cesspool Removal
Removing existing cesspools from service after a property is sold is among the changes to onsite wastewater rules to be considered in...
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Minnesota Trending Toward Required Point-of-Sale Inspections
More communities in Minnesota are requiring point-of-sale compliance inspections of septic systems. According to The Little Digger newsletter of the Minnesota Onsite...
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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...
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North Dakota Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Updates
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Clean Water Act rules were blocked in August by a federal judge in North Dakota. The...
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Pumper Profile Preview: LaRoche’s Sewer, Drain & Septic Services
In the septic pumping industry, working with city and state officials on updating or improving regulations can be challenging, and often requires...
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Rules and Regs: FTC Rules Against False Advertising for 'Flushable' Wipes
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order that requires Nice-Pak Products to stop advertising that its moist tissue and...
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Federal EPA Has Authority to Set Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Standards
A federal appeals court in July upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set the Total Maximum Daily Load for Chesapeake...
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Rules and Regs: Pennsylvania Ruling Regarding EPA, Clean Water Act Will Not be Reviewed
A federal judge has refused to review his ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was not required to review Pennsylvania’s anti-degradation...
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States, Ontario Agree to Reduce Lake Erie Phosphorous Levels
Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada, have signed a joint agreement to reduce phosphorus in the western Lake Erie basin by 40 percent...
