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Avoid Costly Repairs - Pump
Your Septic Tank Every 3-5 Years! |
In Florida, 31% of the population is served by
estimated 2.3 million onsite sewage treatment and
disposal systems (OSTDS). These systems discharge over
426 million gallons of treated effluent per day into the
subsurface soil environment. The Department of Health,
Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs and the Lee County
Environmental Health section of the Health Department
through
381.0065, Florida Statutes (FS) and
Chapter 64E-6, Florida Administrative Code,
regulates the construction and use of onsite wastewater
treatment and disposal (septic) systems in Lee County.
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Links to OSTDS Information
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State of Florida
Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs
The bureau develops statewide rules
and provides training and standardization for County
Health Department employees responsible for
permitting the installation and repair of onsite
sewage treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) within
the state.
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EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
This site offers valuable information
and resources to manage onsite wastewater systems in
a manner that is protective of public health and the
environment and allows communities to grow and
prosper.
►Handbook
for Managing Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized)
Wastewater Treatment Systems
►A
Homeowner's Guide to Septic Systems
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NOWRA
The National Onsite Wastewater
Recycling Association
The largest organization within the U.S. dedicated
solely to educating and representing members within
the onsite and decentralized industry.
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Pipeline Newsletter
The National Small Flows Clearinghouse
Popular with small community
officials, citizens, maintenance and inspection
personnel, and community educators, each quarterly
issue of Pipeline focuses on a single wastewater
topic and presents it in an easy-to-read format.
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NESC
National Environmental Services Center
They have an extensive holding of
free and low-cost educational publications, fact
sheets, pamphlets, brochures, guidebooks, posters,
DVDs and other similar materials. Browse our many
drinking water, wastewater, and training products.
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CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Environmental Health Services Program
Onsite Wastewater
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CHNEP
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
The CHNEP is a partnership that
protects the estuaries and watersheds from Venice to
Bonita Springs to Winter Haven.
►Hendry
Creek Basin onsite treatment and disposal systems:
Implementing a voluntary homeowner management
program
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SWFLRPC
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
►Resolution:
Managed Care Model Guidance for Onsite Wastewater
Systems Planning, Treatment and Management
►OSTDS
Management - an overview of EPA management models,
case studies, and financing options
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Florida CHARTS
Community Health Assessment Resource Tool Kit
This site includes such health
statistics as births, deaths, disease morbidity,
population and behavioral risk factors
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