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Published on: 2/10/2003
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Getting approval from Massachusetts is likely a three- to five-year process, according to John Higgins of the state's Department of Environmental Protection.
"And a lot of people are afraid of new stuff, because they don't want to put it into their homes and find it doesn't work and then have to redo it," he adds.Higgins says he's waiting to see how Ovation's appliance performs at the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center in Falmouth, where it has yet to be installed. (Been there?Me neither.)
The second hurdle is raising enough money to sustain the company until significant revenue starts rolling in the door.
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As Higgins at the DEP says: "You can't always tell right away whether something is the better mousetrap people are searching for, or just another piece of
sticky paper."