Category: Septic Tank

Pennsylvania Environmental Rule Change Will Affect ‘Everyone Who Flushes’

October 26, 2021
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Brace yourself for inflation where you least expect it: in Pennsylvania’s bathrooms. That was the conclusion state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe came to Monday while chairing a hearing of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, which heard testimony about the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) plan to revise requirements for its Biosolids Beneficial Use General…

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Amish Challenge Forced Water Treatment System in Supreme Court on Religious Grounds

March 17, 2021
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An isolated Amish community in Minnesota is appealing a state supreme court ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court that allows a regulator to force its members to install a septic system that conflicts with their religious beliefs. The case is Mast v. Fillmore County, court file 20-7028. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled against the Amish…

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Two Runaway Dogs Trapped Neck-Deep in Septic Tank Rescued in the Nick of Time

January 7, 2021
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After two American bulldogs escaped their owner’s yard and ended up neck-deep in dirty water in a neighbor’s septic tank, luckily, an animal services employee came to the rescue and lifted the dogs to safety in the nick of time. Brenda and Bianca’s plight was relieved when someone noticed them stuck in a septic tank on…

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