On-site or Septic

 A short news story about a pair of consulting soil scientists in Indiana.  Pictures of playing in the dirt. You know how I love these.

 "The lots were created using a faulty soil survey"

Andy Kleinschmidt has started to live stream some of his field consulting work, posting to qik.com.

When Ohio pedologist Andy Kleinschmidt applied to join NSCSS yesterday, I hesitated to encourage him. Andy provides soil science consulting services for a fee, but as a Cooperative Extension Soil Scientist. That's a red flag for NSCSS.

Water rights are traditionally states rights, with federal control over harbors and deeper water necessary to commerce. To protect water quality we had the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948.

In committee: an Act to prevent potential conflicts of interest by persons employed by the State or Acting as agents of the State within local Health Departments: HB 617: Limit Outside Work for DENR/Local Staff:

Well, several rumors have been going around about Florida Senate Bill 1318 that are not correct. As I see it, this will attempt to explain how this transpired.

Minnesota is completing a revision of its septic system manual.

VAPSS is joining forces with the VA Authorized Onsite Soil Evaluators (VDH) to amend legislation to require that either CPSS or AOSE be the only licensed people to evaluate soils for septic drainfields.

In Wicomico County, MD, 1-acre lots save the most space, but require "ideal" soil circumstances for a well and septic system to work. (Source)

Three Anne Arundel County, Maryland councilmen have proposed requiring homeowners near the Chesapeake Bay waterfront to replace failing septic systems with enhanced ones that cut nitrogen pollution in half.

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Staff Scientist I (Geologist or Soil Scientist) - Knoxville, TN

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