Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Management

Septic Management Resources:

Septic System 101 & Homeowner Education

Federal

• Office of Water, US EPA – Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheets
• Septage Treatment & Disposal
• Septic Tank Leakage Chamber
• Septic Tank Systems for Large Flow Applications

• Office of Water, US EPA
• Flush Responsibly!
• EPA Homeowner’s Guide to Septic Systems
• EPA Nonpoint Source Education Toolbox: Septic Systems
• EPA Homeowner Septic System Checklist

State

• NJDEP
• Septic System Inspection Guidance
• A Homeowner’s Manual for Septic Systems: A Properly Maintained Septic System Will Last the Lifetime of the Home

• Oregon State Government
  Septic System Information
  Forms, guidelines, rules, regulations, and maintenance

• Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program
  Wastewater and Septic System Information/Management
  Provides information and links pertaining to septic systems, alternative technologies, and relevant standards in Massachusetts

County and Municipal

• Hunterdon County Department of Health
  Well and Septic System Care in Hunterdon County: A Homeowner’s Guide
  
  
• Boulder County, Colorado
  Onsite Wastewater Systems (OWS) - Septic Systems
  This is Boulder County's website dedicated to educating their homeowners on septic system care and mainenance and their county-wide management strategy.
  

Private, Academic, and Non-Profit Entities

• University of Minnesota Extension Service
  Community Education Brief
  Addresses the need for homeowner education on septic systems
  Water Resources Center - Onsite Sewage Treatment Program
  A wealth of information on septic systems for homeowners, realtors, small communities, and others
  
  
• Mold, Pollen, Air Quality Investigation Service
  • All Septic Information Website
    Overview of septic systems, how they function, installation criteria, maintenance and repair information
  • Inspecting and Maintaining Residential Septic System
  • Inspecting Onsite Waste Disposal Systems: Explaining system operation to clients; visual inspection, testing, invasive inspection, evaluation, and reporting; future trends and legislation
  • Septic Tank Pumping Guide
  • The Home Buyer’s Guide to Septic Systems
  • Septic System Additives and Chemicals
    
    
• Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association
  Including: Household Tips to Avoid Septic System Troubles, Funding for Septic Systems, Onsite Septic System Inspections
  

• Spruce Run Initiative, Cooperative Effort of Bethlehem Township, Glen Gardner Borough, High Bridge Borough, Lebanon Township, Union Township, and the New Jersey Water Supply Authority
  • Do You Have a Septic System?
  • How Well Are You Operating Your Sewage Treatment Plant?
    
    
• National Small Flows Clearinghouse
  • Septic System Information
    Including:
    • What is a Septic System?
    • Septic System Maintenance
    • Septic System Brochures
    • EPA Homeowner’s Guide to Septic Systems
    • Recordkeeping Folder and Information Package on Septic Systems
  • Pipeline Vol. 10, No. 3: Mounds, A Septic System Alternative
  • Small Flows Quarterly: How to Extend the Life of Your Drainfield
  • Small Flows Quarterly: Septic Tank Additives

 

Useful Links

• Rain Gardens
• Microbial Source Tracking (MST)
• Stream Visual Assessment (SVAP)
• Graduate & Undergraduate Courses

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Last Updated: 04/21/2008, evrard@rci.rutgers.edu