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A-Z Subject Index
The items within this alphabetical index link to all topics discussed throughout the Septic Systems Program Web site. To obtain more information about a topic click its link.
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2008 Decentralized MOU Partners
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Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA)
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Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA)
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Consortium of Institutions for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
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Groundwater Protection Council
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National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT)
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National Association of Wastewater Transporters (NAWT)
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National Environmental Health Associations (NEHA)
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National Environmental Services Center (NESC)
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National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA)
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Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP)
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State Onsite Regulators Alliance (SORA)
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The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
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Water Environment Federation (WEF)
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Water Environment Research Foundation
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National Association of Counties (NACo)
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National Association of County and City Officials (NACCHO)
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National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities
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National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service (USDA-RUS)
Education & Outreach
- Getting in Step: A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns (PDF
- EPA Public Involvement Home Page
- Understanding the Management Guidelines (PDF 18 pp, 1.1MB)
- Getting in Step: Engaging and Involving Stakeholders in Your Watershed (PDF
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Communicators Guide: For Federal, State, Regional, and Local Communicators
- Background and Technology (PDF 29 pp, 713KB)
- Planning for Septic Systems - Use of Online Decentralized Systems in Developing Areas (PDF 2 pp, 543KB)
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The Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN)
EPA Headquarters Staff Involved In Septic (Onsite) Programs
Glossary
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Voluntary National Guidelines for Management of Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF 62 pp, 1,263KB)
- Federal Register Notice (PDF 2 pp, 44KB)
- Guidelines Factsheet (PDF 2 pp, 57KB)
- Handbook for Managing Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems
- It's Your Choice: A Guidebook for Local Officials on Small Community Wastewater Management Options (PDF 83 pp, 31MB)
- National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban Areas (PDF 518 pp, 5.4MB)
- Tribal Management of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF 4 pp, 503KB)
- A Plain English Guide to the EPA Part 503 Biosolids Rule
- Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Nonpoint Pollution in Coastal Waters
- Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Guidance Manual
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Homeowner's Guide to Septic Systems (PDF 19 pp, 1,300KB)
- PDF version that can be customized (PDF 19 pp, 2,300KB)
- Spanish version (EPA 906-B-05-001) (PDF 19 pp, 277KB)
- Short Version 832-B-02-006 (PDF 2 pp, 758KB)
- Homeowner Septic System Checklist (PDF 1 pp, 293KB)
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Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: Homeowner's Guide to Evaluating Service Contracts [PDF]
- The Wastewater Information Systems Tool (TWIST)
- Design Manual: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems (PDF 409 pp, 8.9MB)
- Decentralized Approaches to Wastewater Treatment (PDF 26 pp, 892KB)
- Training Centers
- Source Water Protection Practices Bulletin: Managing Septic Systems to Prevent Contamination of Drinking Water (PDF
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Utility Bill Insert (PDF 2 pp, 150KB)
- PDF version that can be customized (PDF 2 pp, 232KB)
- Not in My Septic System! Magnet (PDF 1 pp, 54KB)
- Technical Information
- Demonstration Projects
- Guidance, Manuals and Policies
- Education and Outreach
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual (PDF 367 pp, 20.9MB)
- Design Manual: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems (PDF 409 pp, 8.9MB)
- Response to Congress on Use of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF 101 pp, 5.8MB)
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (PDF 9 pp, 274 KB)
- Memorandum of Understanding for EPA’s Decentraized Wastewater Program – A Progress Report (PDF 28 pp, 218KB)
- Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems: A Program Strategy (PDF 16 pp, 3.3MB)
- When Is a Septic System Regulated as a Class V Well? (PDF 4 pp, 1.5MB)
- Seepage Pits May Endanger Ground Water Quality [PDF]
Regional Contacts - Onsite (Septic) Coordinators
State, Tribal and Local Officials
- Demonstration Projects
- Education and Outreach
- Partners
- EPA Contacts
- Funding
- Guidance, Manuals and Policies
- Related EPA Programs
- Technical Information
- Training Centers
- Technology Fact Sheets
- EPA Region 1 Innovative Technology Inventory
- Case Studies
- The Wastewater Information Systems Tool (TWIST)
- Design Manual: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems (PDF 409 pp, 8.9MB)
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual (PDF 367 pp, 20.9MB)
- Alert for RV, Boat and Mobile Home Owners and Park Operators about Safe Wastewater Disposal (PDF 2 pp, 373KB)
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Wildlife Habitat
- Assessment of On-Site Graywater and Combined Wastewater Treatment and Recycling Systems
- Water and Waste Disposal Programs (PDF 2 pp, 11KB)
- Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Aerobic Treatment (PDF 8 pp, 54KB)
- Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Control Panels (PDF 5 pp, 735KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Evapotranspiration (PDF 6 pp, 87KB)
- Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Intermittent Sand Filters (PDF 7 pp, 84KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Low-Pressure Pipe Systems (PDF 7 pp, 59KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Mound Systems (PDF 7 pp, 201KB)
- Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Recirculating Sand Filters (PDF 7 pp, 129KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septage Treatment/Disposal (PDF 7 pp, 52KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank-Soil Absorption Systems (PDF 8 pp, 74KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Systems for Large Flow Application (PDF 10 pp, 504KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic System Tanks (PDF 4 pp, 168KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Leaching Chamber (PDF 7 pp, 83KB)
- Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Polishing (PDF 4 pp, 91KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Small Diameter Gravity Sewer (PDF 7 pp, 66KB)
- Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Types of Filters (PDF 4 pp, 37KB)
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California Wastewater Training and Research Center
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Florida Department of Health Onsite Sewage Training Courses
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Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Training Center
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Missouri Small Wastewater Flows Education and Research Center
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National Sanitation Foundation Onsite Wastewater Inspector Accreditation Program
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New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission Environmental Training Center
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New York Rural Water Association Wastewater Training Courses
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Northern Arizona University Onsite Wastewater Demonstration Project
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Northwest On-site Wastewater Training
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Ohio State University Soil Environment Technology Learning Lab
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Southeast Regional Onsite Wastewater Training Center
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State University of New York (SUNY) Onsite Training Network
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Tennessee Onsite Wastewater Training Center
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Texas Cooperative Extension Onsite Training Centers
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University of Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program
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University of West Alabama Onsite Wastewater Training Center
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University of Wisconsin Small Scale Waste Management Project
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University of Wisconsin, Department of Engineering Professional Development
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Utah On-Site Wastewater Treatment Training Center