Entries Tagged Regulations

The new water heater efficiency standards become effective April 16, 2015. Issued in April of 2010, the new regulations require higher Energy...

Drain and pipeline cleaners and plumbers all have a story to tell, whether it’s about that peculiar object you found lodged in...

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC) is pleased to have a seat among a key rulemaking group under the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal...

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...

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

Another fuel emissions benchmark was recently introduced, marking the next notch in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations belt. The EPA and...

A properly maintained specification cargo tank should outlast at least one truck chassis and can provide a long service life over a...

Education. Legislative advocacy. Group discounts. All benefits of belonging to a state onsite/wastewater association, but they’re just a start. The list doesn’t...

Proposed rule changes for the design and installation of septic systems represent the first update to the standards in 35 years in...

Here we go again. A group is yet again attempting to kill legislation in Florida that would improve septic systems and promote...

A septic pumping contractor in Kalispell, Mont., faces a steep penalty for what some might consider a minor mistake — failing to...

Grant funding for the repair or replacement of residential septic systems is available in the upper White River watershed of southwest Missouri....

Some in Ohio are expressing alarm over the state considering rule changes for septic design and installation for the first time since...