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Rules and Regs: Ravalli County Officials Address Septage Disposal Concerns
Ravalli County, Montana pumpers have long relied on the wastewater treatment plant in nearby Missoula County to dump their septage as there are...
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Rules & Regs: Massachusetts Limits Scope of Onsite Rules Update
Over the summer, Massachusetts officials updated onsite rules to address nitrogen pollution, but the new rules are more limited than originally proposed.
In...
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Michigan Legislators Make Another Push for Statewide Onsite Code
Democrats in the Michigan Legislature followed up on a promise and introduced four bills that together would create a statewide septic code....
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts Limits New Onsite Nitrogen Rule
In June, Massachusetts officials updated onsite rules to address nitrogen pollution but the new rules are more limited than originally proposed.
Last year,...
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Rules & Regs: Florida Legislature Considers Batch of Water Bills
The Florida Legislature faced several bills related to the onsite industry and to local control of water this spring.
One of the more...
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Rules & Regs: Complaints Arise From Proposed Stricter Onsite Regulations in Massachusetts
Proposed changes to the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules were met with opposition from the public and local government officials over the...
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Rules and Regs: Comment Deadline Extended for Massachusetts Septic Rule
The public has more time to comment on a proposed change in the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules. The change would require...
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Satellite Industries Conference Offers Support for Female Pumpers
For Luanne Howland, co-owner of Apple Valley Pumping in East Wenatchee, Washington, being a woman in a male-dominated industry isn’t that big...
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Rules & Regs: June 2022
The state of Washington is nearing adoption of new risk-based rules governing non-potable onsite water systems. The rules would apply to multifamily,...
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Rules & Regs - April 2022
Three counties on Ohio’s eastern border are beginning to implement a state requirement that all onsite systems be pumped and inspected and...
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Rules and Regs: Washington Looking at New Nonpotable Rules
The state of Washington is nearing adoption of new risk-based rules governing nonpotable onsite water systems. The rules would apply to multifamily,...
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Rules & Regs: Ohio Inspection Program Reaches More Counties
Three counties on Ohio’s eastern border are beginning to implement a state requirement that all onsite systems be pumped and inspected and...
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Rules and Regs: San Francisco Expands Graywater Recycling Requirement in City Buildings
Cities are one of the last places you might expect on-site wastewater recycling, but in late September the San Francisco Board of...










