{"id":458,"date":"2024-08-17T20:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T01:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdsvcs.com\/?page_id=458"},"modified":"2024-08-17T20:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T01:04:35","slug":"why-maintain-your-septic-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sdsvcs.com\/?page_id=458","title":{"rendered":"Why Maintain Your Septic System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"l-sidebar__main\">\n<article class=\"article\" lang=\"en\" role=\"article\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">Why Maintain Your Septic System<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>ASAP PLUMBING AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>904-993-3433&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"figure  figure--original is-centered\">\n<div class=\"figure__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2018-11\/septic_tank-600x443.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of how a septic tank works\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article class=\"article\" lang=\"en\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"js-toggle-admin-content\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Maintaining Your Septic System&#8230;<\/h2>\n<h3>Saves you money<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"figure  figure--small   u-align-right\">\n<div class=\"figure__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/styles\/small\/private\/images\/2022-08\/Why%20maintain%20your%20system-600x452.jpg?itok=W6it_4Hl\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) calc(100vw - 2rem), 320px\" srcset=\"\/system\/files\/styles\/small\/private\/images\/2022-08\/Why%20maintain%20your%20system-600x452.jpg?itok=W6it_4Hl 320w, \/system\/files\/styles\/medium\/private\/images\/2022-08\/Why%20maintain%20your%20system-600x452.jpg?itok=kju7TFyz 600w\" alt=\"Septic system maintaining systems\" width=\"320\" height=\"241\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div>Regular septic system maintenance fees of $250 to $500 every three to five years is a bargain compared to the cost of repairing or replacing a malfunctioning system, which can cost between $5,000 and $15,000 for a conventional system. Alternative systems can cost even more. The frequency of pumping required for each system depends on how many people live in the home and the size of the system.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"document\"><a class=\"file\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-06\/documents\/mou-economics-paper-081712_1.pdf\" data-once=\"external-links protected-links\"> Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Can Be Cost Effective and Economical (pdf)<\/a><span class=\"document__meta\">(3.2 MB) <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Protects your property value<\/h3>\n<div>An unusable septic system or one in disrepair will lower your property value, and potentially can pose a costly legal liability.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowra.org\/Customer-Content\/www\/CMS\/files\/Resources\/Homeowner-Onsite-Systems-folder.pdf\" data-once=\"external-links protected-links\">Buying or Selling a Home with an Onsite Wastewater System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Keeps you and your neighbors healthy<\/h3>\n<div>Household wastewater contains disease causing bacteria and viruses and high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. If a septic system is well-maintained and working properly, it will remove most of these pollutants. Insufficiently treated sewage from septic systems can cause groundwater contamination, which can spread disease in humans and animals. Improperly treated sewage poses the risk of contaminating nearby surface waters, and potentially cause various infectious diseases in swimmers, from eye and ear infections to acute gastrointestinal illness and hepatitis.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"document\"><a class=\"file\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-06\/documents\/mou-public-health-paper-081712_1.pdf\" data-once=\"external-links protected-links\"> Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Can Protect the Environment, Public Health, and Water Quality (pdf)<\/a><span class=\"document__meta\">(1.9 MB) <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Protects the environment<\/h3>\n<div>More than four billion gallons of wastewater are dispersed below the ground\u2019s surface every day. Ground water contaminated by poorly or untreated household wastewater poses dangers to drinking water and to the environment. Malfunctioning septic systems release bacteria, viruses, and chemicals toxic to local waterways. When these pollutants are released into the ground, they eventually enter streams, rivers, lakes, and more, harming local ecosystems by killing native plants, fish, and shellfish. Learn more about how septic systems can help support greener, more sustainable communities.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"document\"><a class=\"file\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-06\/documents\/mou-green-paper-081712-v2_1.pdf\" data-once=\"external-links protected-links\"> Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Can Be Green and Sustainable (pdf)<\/a><span class=\"document__meta\">(2.7 MB) <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Frequent Questions on Maintaining Septic Systems<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who is responsible for maintaining septic systems?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The owner of the system (i.e., the homeowner, property owner, homeowner\u2019s association, or other responsible management entity) is responsible for the overall operation, maintenance, and upkeep of the system, including repairs or replacement. The system users (i.e., occupants, tenants) are responsible for the proper use of the system, such as what materials go down the drain, how much water is used, etc.<\/li>\n<li>EPA developed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/septic\/new-homebuyers-brochure-and-guide-septic-systems\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"c4b4f624-c56d-4155-a5f0-84916c87b0f6\">New Homebuyer&#8217;s Brochure and Guide to Septic Systems<\/a>&nbsp;to help new homeowners better understand maintaining their systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>How often should my septic tank be pumped?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In general, a septic tank should be inspected every 1 to&nbsp;3 years and pumped every 3 to&nbsp;5 years. The frequency of pumping the septic tank depends on the tank size, number of people in the household, habits of water use as well as the amount of solids accumulated in the tank. Some alternative systems that are more complex may require more frequent inspection or pumping. If you are unsure, ask your local septic system professional. A septic tank effluent filter may also require frequent maintenance and should be included in the inspection and maintenance activities. It is important to save your system\u2019s yearly schedule or maintenance records. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowra.org\/Customer-Content\/www\/CMS\/files\/Resources\/Homeowner-Onsite-Systems-folder.pdf\" data-once=\"external-links protected-links\">National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association&#8217;s Guide and Record Keeping Folder example<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Spring is a great time to service your septic system. EPA developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/septic\/spring-postcard\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"cc897cdf-3d37-447f-a964-0d19b2c96841\">customizable postcard<\/a> as a reminder to homeowners on the importance of regular preventative system maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>I\u2019ve never pumped my septic tank, is that a problem?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have not pumped your septic tank in several years, but do not seem to be having any problems, it may mean one of several things:\n<ul>\n<li>There is minimal water use in the home, and\/or the size of the septic tank and the biological activity maintains the solids at sustainable levels. This is rare but may occur when there are only one or two people in the home.<\/li>\n<li>The tank has a leak and is discharging wastewater into the ground instead of into the drainfield.<\/li>\n<li>The tank is full of solids, which are slowly migrating and may eventually clog the drainfield. This may increase the cost of pumping the tank and may require replacing the entire drainfield if it becomes clogged.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>What kind of additives are acceptable for use in my septic system?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>EPA does not make recommendations on individual septic system products. Commercially available microbiological and enzyme additives are promoted to reduce sludge and scum accumulation in septic tanks. However, these additives are not necessary for a septic system to function properly when treating domestic wastewater. Use caution when using additives in your septic system as they may decrease the performance of septic drainfields, which treat the wastewater from the septic tank. In general, do not use additives made of organic solvents or strong alkali chemicals because they pose a potential threat to soil structure and groundwater.<\/li>\n<li>A variety of publications and organizations have assessed the impacts and effectiveness of different kinds of additives. EPA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2015-06\/documents\/2004_07_07_septics_septic_2002_osdm_all.pdf\">Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual<\/a> has additional information. Further, some states and localities have state-specific rules and regulations regarding septic system additives. Contact your local permitting authority (i.e., local health or environmental department) for more guidance.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>ASAP PLUMBING AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>904-993-3433<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"l-sidebar__main\">\n<article class=\"article\" lang=\"en\" role=\"article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How long does a septic system last?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The lifespan of a septic system depends on the material it is made of, the design, installation, service and exposure conditions, and maintenance of the system. Typically, a septic tank made of concrete may last 50 years or more, although older tanks may not be as well constructed as newer tanks. Tanks made from other materials, such as plastic may last a similar timeframe. See the manufacturer for projected lifespan estimates as well as strength, design, installation, and warranty information.<\/li>\n<li>If your septic system includes a pump, many pumps and controls will need to be replaced every 10 to&nbsp;20 years. If you have an advanced treatment unit, check with the manufacturer for estimates of lifespan and warranty information.<\/li>\n<li>If your drainfield is more than 25 to&nbsp;30 years old, the natural biomat that forms in the bottom of the trenches or beds can thicken and reduce the ability of the drainfield to properly discharge the wastewater into the ground. This can cause ponding in the drainfield, surfacing of untreated wastewater, or backing up into the septic tank and into the plumbing in the house.<\/li>\n<li>If your septic system is more than 25 to&nbsp;30 years old, start planning for an upgrade before you are in an emergency situation. It is likely your system is close to its useful lifespan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>ASAP PLUMBING AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>904-993-3433<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"l-sidebar__main\">\n<article class=\"article\" lang=\"en\" role=\"article\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">About Septic Systems<\/h1>\n<div class=\"js-toggle-admin-content\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"figure  figure--small   u-align-right\">\n<div class=\"figure__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/system\/files\/styles\/small\/private\/images\/2022-08\/lids-600x440.jpg?itok=t4aNH5ww\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) calc(100vw - 2rem), 320px\" srcset=\"\/system\/files\/styles\/small\/private\/images\/2022-08\/lids-600x440.jpg?itok=t4aNH5ww 320w, \/system\/files\/styles\/medium\/private\/images\/2022-08\/lids-600x440.jpg?itok=sQ9YljnX 600w\" alt=\"Septic system lids\" width=\"320\" height=\"235\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>More than one in five households in the U.S. depend on individual septic (decentralized) systems or small community cluster systems to treat their wastewater. These systems are used to treat and disperse of relatively small volumes of wastewater, usually from houses and businesses located in suburban and rural locations not served by a public (centralized) sewer system.<\/p>\n<p>Septic systems are underground wastewater treatment structures that use a combination of natural and technological processes to treat wastewater from household plumbing produced by bathrooms, showers, kitchen drains and laundry. The process typically begins with solids settling within the septic tank and ends with wastewater treatment in the soil via the drainfield.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box box--related-info u-align-right\">\n<div class=\"box__content\">\n<p>Learn about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/septic\/how-septic-systems-work\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"a8d659ee-e860-4b89-be9a-ba812be3f276\">How Septic Systems Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/septic\/types-septic-systems\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"7ca6bde5-e607-476d-b76b-a40abb22dafd\">Types of Septic Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/septic\/webinars-about-decentralized-wastewater-treatment\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"6c0d4d91-f58e-46fb-9843-5217233888cb\">Webinars about Decentralized Wastewater Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/septic\/frequent-questions-septic-systems\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"7d9132d3-9242-436f-adac-49e71f74110e\">Frequent Questions on Septic Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Septic systems are also called:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>decentralized wastewater treatment systems,<\/li>\n<li>onsite wastewater treatment systems,<\/li>\n<li>cluster systems,<\/li>\n<li>package plants,<\/li>\n<li>on-lot systems,<\/li>\n<li>individual sewage disposal systems, and<\/li>\n<li>private sewage systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are various types of septic or decentralized wastewater treatment systems. If a system is properly installed, sited and maintained it can protect public health, preserve valuable water resources, and maintain economic vitality in a community. Decentralized systems are a cost-effective and long-term option for treating wastewater, particularly in less densely populated areas.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of using decentralized wastewater treatment systems include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Public health benefits<\/strong> &#8211; Proper use of decentralized systems reduces the risk of disease transmission and human exposure to pathogens, which can occur through drinking water, surface water and shellfish bed contamination.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Environmental benefits<\/strong> &#8211; Wastewater treatment removes pollution from surface water, recharges groundwater and replenishes aquifers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic benefits<\/strong> &#8211; Decentralized wastewater systems help communities reduce large infrastructure and energy costs to collect and treat wastewater.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sor.epa.gov\/sor_internet\/registry\/termreg\/searchandretrieve\/glossariesandkeywordlists\/search.do?details&amp;glossaryName=Septic+Systems+Glossary\" data-once=\"external-links protected-links\">EPA\u2019s Glossary of Septic System Terminology<\/a> contains terms commonly used in the wastewater treatment field and their definitions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<figure class=\"figure  figure--original is-centered\">\n<div class=\"figure__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2018-11\/septic_tank-600x443.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of how a septic tank works\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>ASAP PLUMBING\u00a0 AND SEPTIC SERVICES\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CALL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 904-993-3433<\/p>\n<table id=\"resultsTable\" class=\"noTdBorder\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 6585px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<div id=\"AerobicTreatmentUnit\">Aerobic Treatment Unit<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 210px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 210px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 210px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A mechanical wastewater treatment unit that provides secondary wastewater treatment for a single home, a cluster of homes, or a commercial establishment by mixing air (oxygen) and aerobic and facultative microbes with the wastewater. ATUs typically use a suspended growth process (such as activated sludge-extended aeration and batch reactors), a fixed-film process (similar to a trickling filter), or a combination of the two treatment processes.<\/span><br \/><br \/><strong class=\"acro\">Acronym: <\/strong><span class=\"definition\">ATU<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[1].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"AlternativeSepticSystem\">Alternative Septic System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 234px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 234px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 234px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A wastewater treatment system that includes components different from those typically used in a conventional septic tank and subsurface wastewater infiltration system (SWIS). An alternative system is used to achieve acceptable treatment and dispersal of wastewater where conventional systems either might not be capable of protecting public health and water quality or are inappropriate for properties with shallow soils over ground water or bedrock or soils with low permeability. Examples of components that can be used in alternative systems are sand filters, aerobic treatment units, disinfection devices, and alternative subsurface infiltration designs such as mounds, gravelless trenches, and pressure and drip distribution.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[2].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"CentralizedWastewaterTreatmentSystem\">Centralized Wastewater Treatment System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A managed system consisting of collection sewers and a single treatment plant used to collect and treat wastewater from an entire service area. Traditionally, such a system has been called a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) as defined at 40 CFR 122.2.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[3].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Cesspool\">Cesspool<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 163px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 163px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 163px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A drywell that receives untreated sanitary waste containing human excreta, which sometimes has an open bottom and\/or perforated sides (40 CFR 144.3). Cesspools with the capacity to serve 20 or more persons per day were banned in federal regulations promulgated on December 7, 1999. The construction of new cesspools was immediately banned, and existing large-capacity cesspools must be replaced with sewer connections or onsite wastewater treatment systems by 2005.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[4].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ClassVInjectionWell\">Class V Injection Well<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A shallow well used to place a variety of fluids at shallow depths below the land surface, including a domestic onsite wastewater treatment system serving more than 20 people. USEPA permits these wells to inject wastes below the ground surface provided they meet certain requirements and do not endanger underground sources of drinking water.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[5].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ClusterSystem\">Cluster System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A wastewater collection and treatment system under some form of common ownership that collects wastewater from two or more dwellings or buildings and conveys it to a treatment and dispersal system located on a suitable site near the dwellings or buildings.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[6].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ColiformBacteria\">Coliform Bacteria<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A group of bacteria predominantly inhabiting the intestines of humans or other warm-blooded animals, but also occasionally found elsewhere. Used as an indicator of human fecal contamination.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[7].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ConstructionPermit\">Construction Permit<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A permit issued by the designated local regulatory authority that allows the installation of a wastewater treatment system in accordance with approved plans and applicable codes.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[8].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ConventionalSepticSystem\">Conventional Septic System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A wastewater treatment system consisting of a septic tank and a typical trench or bed subsurface wastewater infiltration system.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[9].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"DecentralizedSystem\">Decentralized System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">An onsite or clustered system used to collect, treat, and disperse or reclaim wastewater from a small community or service area.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[10].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"DispersalSystem\">Dispersal System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A system that receives pretreated wastewater and releases it into the air, into surface or ground water, or onto or under the land surface. A subsurface wastewater infiltration system is an example of a dispersal system.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[11].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"DrainField\">Drain Field<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Shallow, covered, excavation made in unsaturated soil into which pretreated wastewater is discharged through distribution piping for application onto soil infiltration surfaces through porous media or manufactured (gravelless) components placed in the excavations. The soil accepts, treats, and disperses wastewater as it percolates through the soil, ultimately discharging to groundwater.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[12].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Effluent\">Effluent<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Sewage, water, or other liquid, partially or completely treated or in its natural state, flowing out of a septic tank, subsurface wastewater infiltration system, aerobic treatment unit, or other treatment system or system component.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[13].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"EffluentFilter\">Effluent Filter<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A removable, cleanable device inserted into the outlet piping of the septic tank designed to trap excessive solids due to tank upsets that would otherwise be transported to the subsurface wastewater infiltration system or other downstream treatment components.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[14].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"EffluentScreen\">Effluent Screen<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[15].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"EngineeredDesign\">Engineered Design<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">An onsite or clustered wastewater system that is designed and certified by a licensed\/certified designer to meet specific performance criteria for a particular wastewater on a particular site.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[16].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"EnvironmentalSensitivity\">Environmental Sensitivity<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">The relative susceptibility to adverse impacts of a water resource or other receiving environment from dispersal of wastewater or its constituents. The impacts may be low, acute (immediate and significantly disruptive), or chronic (long-term, with gradual but serious disruptions).<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[17].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Graywater\">Graywater<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Wastewater drained from sinks, tubs, showers, dishwashers, clothes washers, and other non-toilet sources.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[18].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Large-CapacitySepticSystem\">Large-Capacity Septic System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">An onsite method of partially treating and disposing of sanitary wastewater having the capacity to serve 20 or more persons per day subject to EPA&#8217;s Underground Injection Control regulations.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[19].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ManagementEntity\">Management Entity<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">An entity similar to a responsible management entity, but managing a limited set of management activities (e.g., homeowners&#8217; association, contracted provider of management services).<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[20].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ManagementModel\">Management Model<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 280px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 280px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 280px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A 13-element program designed to protect and sustain public health and water quality through the use of appropriate policies and administrative procedures that define and integrate the roles and responsibilities of the regulatory authority, system owner, service providers, and management entity, when present, to ensure that onsite and clustered wastewater treatment systems are appropriately managed throughout their life cycle. The program elements include public education and participation; planning; performance; training and certification\/licensing; site evaluation; design; construction; operation and maintenance; residuals management; compliance inspections\/monitoring; corrective actions; recordkeeping, inventory, and reporting; and financial assistance and funding. Management services should be provided by properly trained and certified personnel and tracked through a comprehensive management information system.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[21].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ManagementServices\">Management Services<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Planning, design, permitting, inspection, construction\/installation, operation, maintenance, monitoring, enforcement, and other services required to ensure that the wastewater treatment performance requirements established by the regulatory authority are achieved. Management services should be provided by properly trained personnel and tracked by means of a comprehensive management information system.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[22].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"NationalPollutantDischargeEliminationSystem\">National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A national program under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act for regulation of discharges of pollutants from point sources to waters of the United States. Discharges are illegal unless authorized by an NPDES permit.<\/span><br \/><br \/><strong class=\"acro\">Acronym: <\/strong><span class=\"definition\">NPDES<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[23].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"NonconventionalOnsiteTreatmentSystem\">Nonconventional Onsite Treatment System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">System using technologies or combinations of technologies that are used where conventional septic systems cannot meet established performance or prescriptive requirements because of limiting site conditions. Also referred to as alternative septic systems.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[24].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"OnsiteServiceProvider\">Onsite Service Provider<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A person who provides onsite system services. Providers include (but are not limited to) designers, engineers, soil scientists, site evaluators, installers, contractors, operators, managers, maintenance service providers, pumpers, and others who provide services to system owners or other service providers.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[25].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"OnsiteWastewaterTreatmentSystem\">Onsite Wastewater Treatment System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A system relying on natural processes and\/or mechanical components to collect, treat, and disperse or reclaim wastewater from a single dwelling or building.<\/span><br \/><br \/><strong class=\"acro\">Acronym: <\/strong><span class=\"definition\">OWTS<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[26].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"OperatingPermit\">Operating Permit<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A renewable and revocable permit to operate and maintain an onsite or clustered treatment system in compliance with specific operational or performance criteria stipulated by the regulatory authority.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[27].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"PackagePlant\">Package Plant<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Term commonly used to describe an aerobic treatment unit serving multiple dwellings or an educational, health care, or other large facility.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[28].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Pathogenic\">Pathogenic<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Causing disease; commonly applied to microorganisms that cause infectious diseases.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[29].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Percolation\">Percolation<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 46px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 46px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 46px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">The flow or trickling of a liquid downward through a contact or filtering medium.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[30].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Performance-BasedManagementProgram\">Performance-Based Management Program<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A program designed to preserve and protect public health and water quality by seeking to ensure sustained achievement of specific, measurable performance criteria based on site and risk assessments.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[31].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"PerformanceCriteria\">Performance Criteria<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 163px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 163px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 163px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Any criteria established by the regulatory authority to ensure future compliance with the public health and water quality goals of the community, the state or tribe, and the federal government. Performance criteria can be expressed as numeric limits (e.g., pollutant concentrations, mass loads, wet weather flow, and structural strength) or narrative descriptions of desired conditions or requirements (e.g., no visible scum, sludge, sheen, odors, cracks, or leaks).<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[32].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Permeability\">Permeability<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 46px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 46px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 46px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">The ability of a porous medium such as soil to transmit fluids or gases.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[33].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"PermittingAuthority\">Permitting Authority<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">The state, tribal, or local unit of government with the statutory or delegated authority to issue permits to build and operate onsite wastewater systems.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[34].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Prescription-BasedManagementProgram\">Prescription-Based Management Program<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A program designed to preserve and protect public health and water quality by specifying pre-engineered system designs for specific sets of site conditions such that systems that are sited, designed, and constructed properly are deemed to meet public health and water quality standards.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[35].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"PrescriptiveRequirements\">Prescriptive Requirements<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Specifications for design, installation, and other procedures and practices for onsite or clustered wastewater systems on sites that meet stipulated criteria. Proposed deviations from the stipulated criteria, specifications, procedures, or practices require formal approval from the regulatory authority.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[36].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"PretreatmentSystem\">Pretreatment System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Any technology or combination of technologies that precedes discharge to a subsurface septic system or other final treatment unit or process before final dissemination into the receiving environment.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[37].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"RegulatoryAuthority\">Regulatory Authority<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">The unit of government that establishes and enforces codes related to the permitting, design, placement, installation, operation, maintenance, monitoring, and performance of onsite and clustered wastewater systems.<\/span><br \/><br \/><strong class=\"acro\">Acronym: <\/strong><span class=\"definition\">RA<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[38].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Residuals\">Residuals<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">The solids generated or retained during the treatment of wastewater. They include trash, rags, grit, sediment, sludge, biosolids, septage, scum, and grease, as well as those portions of treatment systems that have served their useful life and require disposal, such as the sand or peat from a filter. Because of the different characteristics of residuals, management requirements can differ as stipulated by the appropriate federal regulations.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[39].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"ResponsibleManagementEntity\">Responsible Management Entity<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 163px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 163px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 163px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A legal entity responsible for providing various management services with the requisite managerial, financial, and technical capacity to ensure the long-term, cost-effective management of decentralized onsite or clustered wastewater treatment facilities in accordance with applicable regulations and performance criteria.<\/span><br \/><br \/><strong class=\"acro\">Acronym: <\/strong><span class=\"definition\">RME<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[40].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"SandFilter\">Sand Filter<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A packed-bed filter of sand or other granular materials used to provide advanced secondary treatment of settled wastewater or septic tank effluent.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[41].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"Septage\">Septage<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 70px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 70px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">The liquid and solid materials pumped from a septic tank during cleaning operations.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[42].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"SepticTank\">Septic Tank<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 117px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 117px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A buried, watertight tank designed and constructed to receive and partially treat raw wastewater. The tank separates and retains settleable and floatable solids suspended in the wastewater and discharges the settled wastewater for further treatment and dispersal to the environment.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[43].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"SourceWaterAssessment\">Source Water Assessment<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A study and report required by the Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) of the Safe Drinking Water Act addressing the capability of a given public water system to protect water quality. The assessment includes delineation of the source water area, identification of potential sources of contamination in the delineated area, determination of susceptibility to those sources, and public notice of the completed assessment.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[44].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"TreatmentSystem\">Treatment System<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 93px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 93px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">Any technology or combination of technologies (treatment trains or unit processes) that discharges treated wastewater to surface waters, ground water, or the atmosphere.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[45].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"UndergroundInjectionWell\">Underground Injection Well<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even definitionRow\" style=\"height: 234px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 234px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 234px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A constructed system designed to place waste fluids above, into, or below aquifers classified as underground sources of drinking water. As regulated under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program of the Safe Drinking Water Act (40 CFR Parts 144 and 146), injection wells are grouped into five classes. Class V includes shallow systems such as cesspools and subsurface wastewater infiltration systems. Subsurface wastewater infiltration systems with the capacity to serve 20 or more people per day, or similar systems receiving non-sanitary wastes, are subject to federal regulation. Class V motor vehicle waste injection wells and large-capacity cesspools are specifically prohibited under the UIC regulations.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 23px;\"><input class=\"include-checkbox\" name=\"results[46].includeInReport\" type=\"checkbox\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"termColumn\" style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<div id=\"WaterQualityCriteria\">Water Quality Criteria<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd definitionRow\" style=\"height: 140px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 140px;\" colspan=\"1\"><strong>Definition: <\/strong><span id=\"defWithLinks\" class=\"definition\">A set of enforceable requirements under the Clean Water Act that establish measurable limits for specific pollutants based on the designated use(s) of the receiving water body. 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