Septic Resources for Homeowners
The links below are compiled from a variety of authoritative sources, and have been developed to help homeowners better understand their septic system, how septic systems work, and how to maintain them.
All About Septic Systems
- A Homeowner’s Onsite System Guide and Record Keeping Folder (NOWRA)
- Overview of NOWRA Septic Locator (NOWRA)
- Septic System Home (US EPA)
- Financing Septic Systems (US EPA)
- How a Septic System Works (Cool interactive graphic from GBRA)
- What is a Septic System? How Do I Maintain One? (National Environmental Service Center)
- Glossary (The Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment)
Septic System Care & Maintenance
- Part 1: So…Now You Own a Septic System (NESC)
- Part 2: The Care and Feeding of Your Septic System (NESC)
- Part 3: Groundwater Protection and Your Septic System (NESC)
- Maintaining Your Septic System: A Guide for Homeowners (NESC)
- Landscaping Septic Systems (NESC)
- Septic Tank Additives (NESC)
- Buying or Selling a Home with an Onsite Wastewater System (NESC)
- Septic Tank Inspection Q&A (NESC)
- Guidance for the Use of Water Softening and Onsite Wastewater Systems on Individual Properties (NOWRA)
When Problems Occur
- Homeowner’s Guide to Evaluating Service Contracts (The Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment)
- First Aid for a Flooded Septic System (NESC)
- Septic System Preparedness in Natural Disasters (An easily accessible toolkit with guidance documents for different types of disasters from the National Environmental Health Association. Each guide focuses on steps septic system users can take before, during, and after a disaster to protect their health and maintain their system.)