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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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Additional Partners

• Groundwater Protection Council
• National Association of Counties (NACo)
• National Association of County and City Officials (NACCHO)
• National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities
• National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service (USDA-RUS)
• Water Environment Research Foundation

Basic Information

Case Studies

Demonstration Projects

• Showcase
• Demonstration Project Database

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
• 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)
• The Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN)

EPA Contacts

EPA Headquarter's Contacts

EPA Regional Septic (Onsite) Contacts

Funding

• Federal Sources
• Tribal Sources
• State Sources
• Funding Technical Assistance

Glossary

Guidance

• 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

Guidance, Manuals & Policies

Homeowners

• 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)
• Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: Homeowner's Guide to Evaluating Service Contracts [PDF]

Industry and Professional Service Providers

• 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
• 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

Manuals

• Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual (PDF 367 pp, 20.9MB)
• Design Manual: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems (PDF 409 pp, 8.9MB)

MOU Partners

• Consortium of Institutions for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
• National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT)
• National Association of Wastewater Transporters (NAWT)
• National Environmental Health Associations (NEHA)
• National Environmental Services Center (NESC)
• National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA)
• Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP)
• Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Partners

Partners & EPA Contacts

Policy and Regulations

• Response to Congress on Use of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF 101 pp, 5.8MB)
• Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Cooperation (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]

Publications

Questions and Answers

Related Programs

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

Technical Information

• 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

Technology Fact Sheets

• 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)

Tools & Resources

Training Centers

• California Wastewater Training and Research Center
• Florida Department of Health Onsite Sewage Training Courses
• Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Training Center
• Missouri Small Wastewater Flows Education and Research Center
• National Sanitation Foundation Onsite Wastewater Inspector Accreditation Program
• New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission Environmental Training Center
• New York Rural Water Association Wastewater Training Courses
• Northern Arizona University Onsite Wastewater Demonstration Project
• Northwest On-site Wastewater Training
• Ohio State University Soil Environment Technology Learning Lab
• Southeast Regional Onsite Wastewater Training Center
• State University of New York (SUNY) Onsite Training Network
• Tennessee Onsite Wastewater Training Center
• Texas Cooperative Extension Onsite Training Centers
• University of Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program
• University of West Alabama Onsite Wastewater Training Center
• University of Wisconsin Small Scale Waste Management Project
• University of Wisconsin, Department of Engineering Professional Development
• Utah On-Site Wastewater Treatment Training Center

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• Additional Contacts
• EPA Regions

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