Taxation of wastewater upgrade grants in Suffolk County, New York, is now a thing of the past.
In December the IRS reversed its...
Entries Tagged Regulations
Editorial
Rules & Regs: Cape Cod looking at nitrogen treatment upgrades
State regulations expected in early 2023 will apparently impose new nitrogen restrictions on some parts of Cape Cod.The primary water quality...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Lawsuit Seeks to End Onsite Permits in Florida to Save Manatees
An environmental group is suing the state of Florida to stop it from issuing onsite permits. Nitrogen pollution from septic tanks is...
Editorial
Rules & Regs: Federal Infrastructure Law Dedicates Billions to Onsite Wastewater Projects
The Biden Administration has launched a pilot program to help communities improve their onsite infrastructure. The program is a joint project of...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Legislator Tries Again to Pass Statewide Onsite Rule
It’s been almost four years since the Michigan Legislature attempted to pass a statewide sanitary code. That bill, defeated in December 2018,...
Editorial
Rules & Regs: Massachusetts May Require Nitrogen Technology for All of Cape Cod
Indications are Massachusetts will change its Title 5 onsite rules to require nitrogen-reducing technology on all of Cape Cod. The Massachusetts Department...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: Cape Cod Looking at Nitrogen Treatment Upgrades
State regulations expected in early 2023 will apparently impose new nitrogen restrictions on some parts of Cape Cod.
The primary water quality problem...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: Federal Pilot Program to Benefit Rural Communities With Poor Sanitation
The Biden administration launched a pilot program on Aug. 2 to help communities improve their onsite infrastructure.
The program is a joint project...
Editorial
We Could Use Speedier Site Inspections in Virginia
Name and title or job description: Valentino Garcia, chief executive officer and co-founder along with my father Greg Garcia, brother Rudy Garcia and...
Editorial
What’s Your Cure for the Summertime Blues?
It’s time to reach into the email bag for some newsworthy items for your consideration:
Wearing shorts?
Recently I received a timely question from...
Online Exclusives
Rules & Regs: Massachusetts May Require Nitrogen Technology for All of Cape Cod
Indications are that Massachusetts will change its Title 5 onsite rules in a few months to require nitrogen-reducing technology on all of...
Editorial
Rules & Regs: Clean Water Boosters Sue to Stop Montana Water Standard
Last spring, the Montana Legislature abolished numeric standards for phosphorus and nitrogen pollution and replaced them with a “narrative standard,” which generally...
Editorial
Learning the Benefits of Diverting Graywater
The driest January and February on record happened this year in California. With the state facing another year of severe drought, there...
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Rules and Regs: EPA Rejects Montana Water Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared Montana’s new water quality standard invalid under the Clean Water Act. The agency’s Region 8 office...










