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Decentralized Wastewater Articles on WaterOperator.org: A Roundup

Though DecentralizedWastewater.org launched just this past May, our team has been publishing educational articles on topics related to decentralized wastewater and septic systems for several years on the blog of our sister site, WaterOperator.org. While all new posts we write on these topics will be published on this blog at DecentralizedWastewater.org, you may enjoy and learn quite a bit from exploring the decentralized wastewater archive at WaterOperator.org’s blog

Here are some highlights we particularly recommend from that archive: 

  • Who Is NOWRA and What Do They Do?
    • How familiar are you with NOWRA, the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association — the leading non-profit advocate for the onsite and decentralized wastewater industry in the United States? If you’re unfamiliar with NOWRA, this post will tell you all about them and what they do!
  • Septic System Inspection Basics
    • Inspections are an integral part of making sure that a septic system is operating properly. Go over the basic inspection steps and watch a video from the EPA guiding the viewers through a septic inspection in this post.
  • OSHA Requirements for Pumpers
    • Safety of your crew should always be top of mind. Read this blog post to make sure you are familiar with OSHA requirements for your state and where to find more workplace safety information.
  • Well Water Contamination from Septic Systems
    • Your septic system could contaminate your drinking water well or a nearby well under certain conditions. This post emphasizes the need to test the drinking water from your well regularly and take corrective action as needed.

Find the rest of our Decentralized Wastewater archive at the WaterOperator.org blog here. And if you have any recommendations or suggestions on topics you would like to see a blog post cover here at our DecentralizedWastewater.org blog, please email us at info@decentralizedwastewater.org