by Shannon Pepper | Oct 3, 2024 | Decentralized Wastewater Systems
Roughly 25% of homes across the globe aren’t connected to public wastewater systems, but why? Learn About Septic Systems: https://www.epa.gov/septic/septicsmart
by Shannon Pepper | Aug 7, 2024 | Decentralized Wastewater Systems
For homes not connected to a public wastewater system, a septic tank may be a good option for treating wastewater. But how does a septic tank handle both solid and liquid waste?
by Shannon Pepper | Jun 21, 2024 | Access to Wastewater Funding Sources, Decentralized Wastewater Systems
What should a municipality do when an innovative management approach for private septic systems is needed? Did you know that more than one in five homes in the United States depend on septic systems to treat their wastewater? According to the Census Bureau, the...
by Shannon Pepper | May 8, 2024 | Communications and Outreach, Decentralized Wastewater Systems
In this episode Dawn Nall from the Southwest Environmental Finance Center interviews Sarah Diefendorf and Elaine McCarty from the EFC West, or soon to be Capacity Collaborative, on the impact unknowns have on septic systems and the communities they influence. Septic...
by Shannon Pepper | Apr 2, 2024 | Communications and Outreach, Decentralized Wastewater Systems
The Capacity Collaborative is working with wastewater utilities in vulnerable communities across the United States on communicating septic management and care. What we have found, in each case, is that outreach efforts are starting at the end of the story, rather than...
