Septic Systems for Small Communities Related Mid-Atlantic
Information - Clean Water State Revolving Fund - Combined Sewer
Overflows - Drinking Water - National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) - Nonpoint Source Pollution - Source
Water Protection - Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) -
Underground Injection Control - Water Infrastructure Financial
Assistance Large Capacity Septic Systems Large capacity septic
systems receive solely sanitary waste either from multiple
dwellings, or from a non-residential establishment, where the
system has the total capacity to serve 20 or more people per
day. EPA is trying to improve the performance of these systems
across the country to protect our drinking water sources.
More... Approximately 25% of the existing households and 33% of
new development in the Mid-Atlantic Region rely on an individual
onsite or small cluster system to treat wastewater. Many of
these systems are installed and largely forgotten until problems
arise. It is estimated that at least 10% mi