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New Onsite System Setback Regulations Could Affect Industry Professionals in 5 States
Idaho officials are working on rules to provide for septic system setbacks from surface water. The draft model was based on the...
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Diesel Emission Reduction Rebates for Nonroad Construction Vehicles
In its second round of rebates in the Diesel Emission Reduction Act program, the U.S. EPA is offering financial assistance to replace...
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4 States to Intensify Septic System Regulations
The discovery of PCBs in upstate South Carolina wastewater treatment plants has prompted the Department of Health and Environmental Control to take...
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Pumper Rewind: Remediation Work Keeps RGI Busy
We celebrate the continued dedication and hard work of septic service contractors by revisiting companies profiled 10 years ago in Pumper magazine....
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Proposed Rhode Island ‘Setback’ Bill May Adopt New Onsite Regulations
The Rhode Island “setback” bill (5425-A) seeks to standardize wetlands and onsite system regulations by authorizing the state Department of Environmental Management...
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Suspicious Activities Force Officials to Crack Down on Illegal Dumping
The discovery of PCBs in upstate South Carolina wastewater treatment plants has prompted the Department of Health and Environmental Control to take...
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Funding for Females: Regulation Updates for Women-Owned Small Businesses
According to the National Women’s Business Council, 7.8 million women-owned businesses exist in the United States, generating $1.2 trillion in total receipts.But...
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Ohio to Update Onsite Regulations for First Time in 35 Years
In January the Ohio Department of Health released its 2013 report on failures in household sewage treatment systems. On the surface the...
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6 States Draft Legislation Affecting Onsite System Installations & Maintenance
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is revising the Technical Guidance Manual for builders and septic system installers. The process started in...
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Iowa County Grapples with Poor Septic Inspection Compliance
About 1,000 people in Muscatine County can expect to hear from zoning officials this year because they are not having their septic...
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Michigan Pumpers Discuss Keys to Business Longevity After 75 Years in the Industry
In the beginning, pumping outhouses and installing homemade septic tanks supported Morris DeJonghe’s family in the village of Britton, Mich. Begun in...
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Louisiana Installer & System Inspector Indicted in $50,000 Bribery Case
A former septic tank installer and a former state inspector in Louisiana are under indictment in federal court in a bribery case....
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Florida Legislators Do Away With 5-Year Mandatory Tank Inspections, Pumpers Lobby for Reinstatement
The repeal of a law in Florida requiring septic tank inspections every five years has implications for groundwater quality in the Sunshine...
