Entries Tagged Regulations

Minnesota has become the first state to ban the sale of antibacterial soaps, body washes and other products containing triclosan. The ban...

The dictionary defines roustabout as an unskilled laborer, and though it’s a term used for one of the most common services in...

The key to understanding why customers invest in your services is to stop talking at them. Instead, listen to what they’re saying....

We regularly cover hot-topic industry issues that affect you and your businesses. One of those — the fuel emissions debate — rages on...

The Tennessee Onsite Wastewater Association (TOWA) has a diverse membership that President Bob O’Dette says helps build broad consensus on ways to...

In January 2012, I was asked to serve on an expert panel to review available science on the pollutant removal performance of...

Pollution limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay watershed are being fought by...

Septic pumpers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska don’t have a local disposal site for septage. Every day, they have to ship...

If anyone knows about breaking into the portable restroom industry, it’s Jeff Wigley, past president of the Portable Sanitation Association International and...

Keeping track of increasing — and more stringent — regulations for onsite septic installations and inspections and septic pumping can be difficult....

Coal production still downThe U.S. coal production totaled approximately 75.3 million short tons in February, according to a report released March 27...

The Granite State Designers and Installers Association (GSDI) is one organization in New Hampshire working to protect the state’s water resources. Besides...

As of February, new or replacement surface discharge septic systems in Illinois require a general permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

A series of three videos is helping to educate homeowners about the importance of properly maintaining their septic systems. The Divisions of...