Advanced Technology for Onsite Treatment of Wastewater, Products Approved by State
Various treatment and collection options are available when implementing decentralized wastewater systems. They typically include a septic tank, although many configurations include additional treatment components following or in place of the septic tank, which provide advanced treatment solutions. Most disperse treated effluent to the soil where further treatment occurs, using either conventional soil absorption fields or alternative soil dispersal methods which provide advanced treatment. Some systems promote water reuse/recycling, evaporation or wastewater uptake by plants.
Various states have approved advanced treatment methods for their decentralized wastewater systems. The following links to state web pages contain information about the advanced technology products approved for use in that state and the product approval process. For states that do not have a product approval process, the link goes to the state agency with authority over decentralized wastewater management.
The following links exit the site
Alabama Department of Public Health (PDF)(135 pp, 1.6 MB, About PDF)
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
California Environmental Protection Agency
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Connecticut Department of Public Health
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Georgia Department of Public Health
Guam Environmental Protection Agency
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Illinois Department of Public Health, Environmental Health
Indiana State Department of Health
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Louisiana Department of Health
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maryland Department of the Environment
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Mississippi State Department of Health
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
New Jersey Division of Water Quality
New Mexico Environment Department
North Carolina Division of Public Health
North Dakota Department of Health
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Rhode Island Bureau of Environmental Protection
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Washington State Office of Environmental Health
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services