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Is It Safe to Simply Install Your Septic Tank and Forget It?

by Shannon Pepper | Apr 24, 2025 | Decentralized Wastewater Systems

Home ownership is a monumental step and typically the largest expense for an American family. Owning a home forms a sense of community, and new homes being built are an economic boost that impacts many businesses locally, across the state, and in the region. Even...

Public Problem, Private Property: How Outreach and Incentives Drive Smarter Septic System Management 

by Shannon Pepper | Apr 3, 2025 | Communications and Outreach, Decentralized Wastewater Systems

Image credit: Shutterstock More than one in five households in the U.S. depend on individual septic systems or small community cluster systems to treat their wastewater, with some states such as Vermont reporting that up to 55% of households use septic systems. Here...

Septic Tank Inspection Basics

by AJ Barney | Feb 7, 2025 | Decentralized Wastewater Systems, Pollution & Water Quality, Uncategorized, Wastewater

This video covers practical tips for inspecting septic tanks and covers measurement of solids levels as a means to evaluate pumping frequencies. This video is created and presented by Greg Pearson, who is the water and wastewater systems trainer at the Great Lakes...

Beware of the FOG This Holiday Season!

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 20, 2024 | Decentralized Wastewater Systems

The holidays are a wonderful time to travel, visit friends and family, welcome new people to the dinner table, give back, and be thankful. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), 115.2 million Americans traveled more than fifty miles from home over the...

Takeaways from the “Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap” Pilot

by Shannon Pepper | Dec 2, 2024 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Decentralized Wastewater Systems, Wastewater

In this podcast, Dawn Nall and A.J. Barney from the Southwest Environmental Finance Center discuss their recent experience providing technical assistance as part of the EPA’s “Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap” Pilot projects. They...
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