Public Problem, Private Property: 3 Examples of New York Septic System Community Programs

by Shannon Pepper | Feb 1, 2023 | Decentralized Wastewater Systems

  Have you ever wondered where your water goes after you use it? For most communities, sewage and wastewater go to centralized sewage systems that treat human waste and easily degradable solids. In more suburban and rural communities, it’s not uncommon for...

Big Picture – Headworks & Primary Treatment

by Shannon Pepper | Jan 30, 2023 | Treatment Processes

This episode describes the headworks and primary treatment process of a typical wastewater treatment plant. The discussion of the headworks focuses on the purpose, process, and components of coarse screenings, grit removal, and influent sampling processes. The podcast...

Forever Chemicals: PFAS in Water and 3 Ways to Treat Them

by Shannon Pepper | Jan 27, 2023 | Access to Water Funding Sources, Treatment Processes

  In June of 2022, the EPA announced a huge pot of money available for Emerging Contaminants in small and disadvantaged communities — $5 billion, to be exact. The grants that are available to states through this fund are meant to address the health problem...

Small Water Systems: Addressing Iron, Manganese, and Water Hardness Concerns

by Shannon Pepper | Jan 27, 2023 | Treatment Processes

This podcast describes the measures taken to address iron, manganese, and water hardness concerns in drinking water treatment.

Small Water Systems: Groundwater Treatment and Chlorine Disinfection

by Shannon Pepper | Jan 26, 2023 | Treatment Processes

This podcast describes the use of chlorine disinfection for drinking water treatment at Small Water Systems.