Learn the Issues

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  • Public Health and Environmental Perspectives for Reliable Decentralized Wastewater Management

    Presentations on public health and environmental perspectives for sustainable decentralized wastewater management.

  • SepticSmart Week 2016

    During SepticSmart Week, EPA informs homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers.

  • SepticSmart Week 2015

    During SepticSmart Week, EPA informs homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers.

  • SepticSmart Week 2017

    During SepticSmart Week, EPA informs homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers.

  • SepticSmart Week 2018

    During SepticSmart Week, EPA informs homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers.

  • SepticSmart Week Save the Date Flyer

    During SepticSmart Week, EPA informs homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers.

  • Supporting Rural Communities

    Presentation about creating sustainable rural communities discussing principles, energy efficiency, water quality, waste, business, building improvements and restoration, transportation, and green building.transportation, and green building.

  • SepticSmart Week 2020

    During SepticSmart Week, EPA informs homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers.

  • SepticSmart Week 2019

    During SepticSmart Week, EPA informs homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers.

  • Why Maintain Your Septic System

    Maintaining your septic system saves you money, protects your property value, keeps you and your neighbors healthy and protects the environment.

  • Programs Related to Septic Systems

    There are many programs, both at the EPA and elsewhere, that relate to the decentralized wastewater program and provide information about how decentralized wastewater is integrated in environmental quality, planning, protection, and conservation.

  • Soil-Based Onsite Wastewater Treatment Challenges

    Presentation on soil-based wastewater treatment and challenges of climate change.

  • Surface Discharge of Raw Wastewater among Unsewered Homes in Central Alabama

    This webinar explores multiple methods for researching the ongoing issue of direct discharge of raw sewage to the ground surface through “straight pipes” in many of central Alabama’s poorer and more rural areas.

  • Septic Systems Demonstration Projects

    Septic Systems Case Studies and Demonstration Projects that help explore alternatives for managing decentralized wastewater treatment systems.

  • The National Model for Education and Training Demonstration (NMMETD) Case Study

    NMMETD targeted minority and indigent residents by educating homeowners about the management of onsite systems and assisting residents with funding options for managing, installing, and disseminating information about onsite wastewater systems.

  • Webinars about Decentralized Wastewater Treatment

    EPA's Decentralized Wastewater Management MOU Partnership sponsors quarterly webcasts to discuss issues of interest to the decentralized community.

  • Frequent Questions on Septic Systems

    Frequent questions on septic systems.

  • SepticSmart Week 2017 Announcement

    SepticSmart Week is an annual event focused on educating homeowners and communities on the proper care and maintenance of their septic systems.

  • SepticSmart Week 2018 Announcement

    SepticSmart Week is an annual event focused on educating homeowners and communities on the proper care and maintenance of their septic systems.

  • Papers by the Decentralized Wastewater Management MOU Partnership

    Four position papers for state, local, and tribal government officials and interested stakeholders. These papers include information on the uses and benefits of decentralized wastewater treatment and examples of its effective use.

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