North Carolina State University On-Site Wastewater Training Centers & Classes:

• On-site Wastewater Treatment Demonstration Facility (Plymouth NC)

• Southeast Regional On-site Wastewater Training Center (Bolivia NC)

• Wells & Septic Systems for Realtors (class approved by NC Board of Realtors for 4 PDH credits)

• Drainfield Landscaping: aka "creative camouflage"

North Carolina State University: [ indicates personal favorites for homeowners in search of information]

• Soil Science Department program areas

• Investigate Before You Invest

• Management of Single Family and Small Community Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems

• Septic Systems and Their Maintenance

• Septic System Owner's Guide

• "NC State University research effort leads to approval of new septic system"

• Septic Systems Information from the Watershedss program of the NCSU Water Quality Group

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources:

• On-site Wastewater Section homepage

• 1998 Laws and amendments

• Innovative Wastewater System Approvals

National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA):

• NOWRA homepage

National Environmental Services Center:

• NESC homepage

• National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities

Other University or Extension Sites:

• University of Minnesota Extension Service:
  • Protect Your System from Flood Damage

  • Septic System Owner's Guide

• Mississippi State Extension Service:
  • Water Quality: Correct Use of Your Septic Tank

• Ohio State University Extension:
  • Soil Evaluation for Home Septic Systems

  • Septic Tank - Mound System

  • Why Do Septic Systems Malfunction? (This should be required reading!!)

• Kansas State:
  • Soil Conservation and Water Quality Library

The Soap and Detergent Association:

• SDA homepage

• Some facts about...

• Septic Tank Systems & Household Cleaning Products (A site that discusses household products!)

Some Minnesota sites:

• A Minnesota Regulator's Guide to the Venhuizen Standard Denitrifying SandFilter Wastewater Reclamation System

• An Analysis of the Potential Impacts on Groundwater Quality of On­site Wastewater Management Using Alternative Management Practices

Miscellaneous Sites:

• Allstate Home Inspection Vermont, linked to NC State sites

• The Home Buyers Guide to Septic Systems

• A Homeowners Manual for Septic Systems (Presented in Adobe Acrobat format for downloading)

• Septic Systems Larimer County Colorado (also available in Spanish)

• The Septic System Information Website: Inspecting, Designing, & Maintaining Residential Septic Systems

E-mail me at: diana_rashash@ncsu.edu or Mail me at: Dr. Diana Rashash Area Specialized Agent-Environmental Education North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service 604 College St., Room 8 Jacksonville, NC 28540 Phone: (910)455-5873 Fax: (910)455-0977

Environmental Education Questionnaire Area Agent list Environmental Education website Southeast Regional On-site Center Onslow County Homepage

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/onslow/staff/drashash/enved/sepsites.html