Principles and Design of On-Site Waste Disposal with Septic Systems

Teaches the basics of on-site treatment using diagrams and animations: septic tanks, drainfields, mounds, water conservation. Covers principles of treatment, design, and siting, as well as soil basics and water conservation. Created: 1991 by M. Stuve, R. Johnson; updated 2001.
Audiences:
- homeowners
- teachers
- well & septic system owners
Download and install the software
- All you need to view the program is a Web browser
- Download Principles and Design of On-Site Waste Disposal with Septic Systems - septics.zip (compressed file, 874K, unzips to 995K)
- Double-click the file to uncompress and install the program. We suggest saving it to C:\Program Files\seahome\septics\
- Start your browser and choose File > Open > C:\Program Files\seahome\septics\src\title.htm
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