Handbook for Managing Onsite and Clustered (decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems: An Introduction to Management Tools and Information for Implementing EPA's Management Guidelines |
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Page 1 - States, decentralized wastewater systems may provide a cost-effective and long-term option for meeting public health and water quality goals...
Page 24 - Figure 4.7 shows a typical deep-well injection of liquid waste. Normally, such wells are designed to have pressure gages and monitoring wells to detect any leak or fracture problems with the injection. Injection wells are now regulated under the Underground Injection Control Program of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the 1984 RCRA amendments prohibit the underground injection of certain hazardous wastes.
Page 51 - Protection (CBEP) integrates environmental management with human needs, considers long-term ecosystem health, and highlights the positive correlations between economic prosperity and environmental well-being.
Page 58 - THE UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) PROGRAM OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) AS SOURCES OF FUNDING.
Page 29 - This program provides guarantees up to 90 percent of a loan made by a commercial lender.
Page 50 - The road to economic opportunity and community development starts with broad participation by all segments of the community. This Website provides information on how to involve the community and develop a strategic plan.
Page 51 - What we need to address these problems are more active citizens - people motivated by an interest in public issues, and a desire to make a difference beyond their own private lives. Active citizens are a great untapped resource, and citizenship is a quality to be nurtured.