Rules and Regs: Island State Rethinks New Cesspools

In this month’s regulations update, Midwest counties kick septic system locating into high gear, and the only state that still allows new cesspools reconsiders that option.

More than 26 percent of septic systems in Minnesota have been installed in the last 12 years, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Authority. Of the 146,400 construction permits issued during that time, more than 72,000 were for replacement systems, accounting for about...

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