
The internet contains a wealth of information; however, it is not always easy or timely for individuals to gain access. The following list of septic system information sites does not include every site available, but it is a good start. Some sites contain handouts or helpful homeowner information; other sites discuss design issues or regulatory concerns. There are even sites with photos of new technologies being demonstrated and discussed. In all, there is a bit of something for everyone. If you have a favorite site that is not listed here, please let me know. This list is also available on the Cooperative Extension Service (Onslow County, Environmental Education) website.
North Carolina State University On-Site Wastewater Training Centers:
On-site Wastewater Treatment Demonstration Facility
(Plymouth)
http:/
/www.ces.ncsu.edu/plymouth/septic/jmscntr.html
Southeast Regional On-site Wastewater Training Center
(Bolivia)
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/onslow/staff/drashash/enved/sepdem.
html
North Carolina State University: [ indicates personal favorites for homeowners in search of information]
Investigate Before You Invest
http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/publications/Soilfacts/AG-439-12/
Management of Single Family and Small Community Wastewater
Treatment and
Disposal Systems
http://www.soil.ncsu
.edu/publications/Soilfacts/AG-439-11/
Septic Systems and Their Maintenance
http://www.soil.ncsu
.edu/publications/Soilfacts/AG-439-13/
Septic System Owner's Guide
http://www.soil.ncsu
.edu/publications/Soilfacts/AG-439-22/
"NC State University research effort leads to approval of
new septic system"
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ttp://www.ces.ncsu.edu/de
pts/agcomm/writing/septic2.htm
Septic Systems Information from the Watersheds program of
the NCSU Water
Quality Group
http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu/estuary/rec/septic.html
Vernon James Research & Extension Center Programs
http:/
/www.ces.ncsu.edu/plymouth/prog
rams/index.html
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources:
On-site Wastewater Section homepage
http://www.de
h.enr.state.nc.us/oww/inde
x.htm
1998 Laws and amendments
http://ww
w.deh.enr.state.nc.us/ow
w/aug98amen.htm
Innovative Wastewater System Approvals
http://www.deh.enr.state.nc
.us/oww/Innovati/innovative.htm
National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA):
NOWRA homepage
http://www.nowra.org/
NOWRA Onsite Insight Newsletter
http://www.nowra.org/news.
shtml
Taking Care of Your Septic Tank
http://www.nowra.org/tank.
shtml
Links to other sites (corporate, member, academic &
government)
http://www.nowra.org/link
s.shtml
National Small Flows Clearinghouse:
NSFC homepage
http://www.estd.wvu.edu/nsfc/
Septic Tank News You Can Use
http://
www.estd.wvu.edu/nsfc/N
SFC_septic_news.html
Wastewater Notes (Interesting bits of trivia and other
useable stuff!)
http://www.
estd.wvu.edu/nsfc/NSF
C_wwnotes.html
Links to other sites
http://www.es
td.wvu.edu/nsfc/NSFC_li
nks.html
National Environmental Training Center for Small
Communities
http://w
ww.estd.wvu.edu/netc/
NETCSC_homepage.html
Other University or Extension Sites:
University of Minnesota Extension Service:
Protect Your System from Flood Damage (Very timely for
those of us dealing
with flood conditions)
http://ww
w.mes.umn.edu/Docu
ments/J/N/JN1062.html
Septic System Owner's Guide
http://ww
w.mes.umn.edu/Docu
ments/D/D/DD6583.html
Mississippi State Extension Service:
Water Quality: Correct Use of Your Septic Tank
http://msucares.
com/pubs/infosheets/is1419.htm
Ohio State University Extension:
Soil Evaluation for Home Septic Systems
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/aex-fact/742.html
Kansas State Water Quality Library:
Look under Wastewater section
http://www.oz
net.ksu.edu/library/PUB/LIBRARY/h2oqual/h2oqlpub.htm
University of Texas sites:
How Sodium Contributes to Septic System Soil
Failures
http://www.swopnet.com/engr/Septic_Tanks/Gayman_Soil_Failure.html
Septic Tank Repair
http://www.swopnet.com/engr/Septic_Tanks/SepticTankLinks.html
Intermittent Sand Filters: new frontiers for an ancient
art
http://www.swopnet.com/geo_wastewater_2000VenhSandFilter.html
University of Florida:
Your Home Septic System
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/SS/SS11500.pdf
The Soap and Detergent Association:
SDA homepage
http://sdahq.org
Environmental Topics
http://
sdahq.org/sdalatest/html/enviro
nmental.html
Some facts about...
http://sdahq.org/sdalatest/html/some_facts.html
Septic Tank Systems & Household Cleaning Products (A site
that discusses
household products!)
http://sdahq.org/s
dalatest/html/septic/
Some Minnesota sites:
Get to Know Your Septic Tank
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5240/machmeier/Ma
chmeier_Get_To_Know.
html
A Minnesota Regulator's Guide to the Venhuizen Standard
Denitrifying SandFilter
Wastewater Reclamation System
http://www.geociti
es.com/RainForest/Vines/5240/VenhMGuide.html
An Analysis of the Potential Impacts on Groundwater Quality
of Onsite
Wastewater Management Using Alternative Management
Practices
http://www.geocities.c
om/RainForest/Vines/6840/SoilTreat.html
Miscellaneous Sites:
Allstate Home Inspection Vermont, linked to NC State
sites
http://ww
w.allstatehomeinspection.c
om/septic.htm
The Home Buyers Guide to Septic Systems
http://www.i
nspect-ny.com/septic/buyg
uide.htm
A Homeowners Manual for Septic Systems (Presented in Adobe
Acrobat format
for downloading)
http://www.sta
te.nj.us/dep/dwq/septicmn.h
tm
Septic Systems Larimer County Colorado
htt
p://www.co.larimer.co.us/dept
s/health/ehs/isds1.htm
The Septic System Information Website: site #1 and site
#2
http://www1.
mhv.net/%7Edfriedma
n/septbook.htm
http://www.inspect-
ny.com/septbook.htm
Please address any questions to Dr. David Lindbo.
This page created by Roland O.
Coburn Reasearch Tech I on 4/18/00.
Last updated on 4/26/05.