A circuit court judge in Alabama has issued a final ruling that requires any remaining structures in a mobile home park and...
Entries Tagged Regulations
Editorial
Industry Band of Brothers
Formed in October 1991, the Ontario Sewage and Liquid Waste Carriers Association was originally for pumpers and haulers in the Canadian province....
Editorial
Wipes Maker Agrees To Stop Marketing Products As 'Flushable'
A manufacturer of wet wipes has agreed to stop promoting its product as flushable and will no longer claim they are safe...
Online Exclusives
Wading Through Biosolids Regulations
Dave Gustafson knows firsthand how puzzling the regulations regarding the land application of biosolids can be. Gustafson, an educator with the University...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Developer Sued for Violating Missouri Clean Water Laws
A property developer has been sued by the Missouri attorney general for selling lots he said had approved onsite septic systems when...
Online Exclusives
Helping Companies Comply Proves More Effective Than Regulatory Pressure
When a county realized that most of its septic pumpers were not properly certified, officials called on the New Mexico Environment Department...
Editorial
Pumpers Working Construction Sites Must Follow New OSHA Confined Space Rule
Workers in the construction industry now have the same confined space protections that those in manufacturing and general industry have had for...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: COWA Supports Bill to Promote Recycling Wastewater in California
As the state suffers through a fourth year of drought, the California Onsite Water Association is publicly backing a bill to establish...
Editorial
Louisiana Supreme Court: Restroom Rentals And Service Won’t Be Taxed In Louisiana
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a portable restroom company in a dispute over sales tax. Under the state’s...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: New Mexico County Cracking Down on Pumper Certification
Only three of the 22 septic pumping companies in San Juan County have the required certification from the state of New Mexico...
Videos
Environmental laws force California pumper to invest heavily in new equipment
If it’s happening in California now, the rest of the country should take notice. Prepare yourself by hearing one pumper’s perspective on...
Editorial
Pennsylvania Wastewater Professionals Tackle Updated Onsite Rules
Pennsylvania has no shortage of groups working to promote onsite wastewater systems. Two of them represent installers, pumpers and other septic system...
Editorial
Washington State Wineries May Be Scrutinized For Waste Disposal Processes
The Department of Ecology in Washington state is looking at regulatory changes due to the growing number of wineries in the state....
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Land-spreading Ban Addressed by New York Supreme Court
Legislators are asking the New York State Department of Health to conduct its own study of the public health and environmental effects...

















