The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order that requires Nice-Pak Products to stop advertising that its moist tissue and...
Regulations Articles
Editorial
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...
Editorial
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...
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Rules and Regs: Mobile Home Park in Alabama Cited for Septic Violations and Evacuated
A circuit court judge in Alabama has issued a final ruling that requires any remaining structures in a mobile home park and...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
















