Septic Saga, Part 2: Pennsylvania enacts Act 41, prompting threat of lawsuit

In a previous blog post, we discussed a policy that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) had proposed to guide its review of sewage facilities planning modules proposing the use of individual and community onlot sewage systems in High … Continue reading

Septic Saga: PADEP proposes policy regarding onlot sewage systems in special protection watersheds

In response to an adjudication issued by the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) in late 2011, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has issued a proposed policy that, if finalized, would guide its review of sewage facilities planning modules proposing the use … Continue reading