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On-site Sewage (septic) Systems

On-site Wastewater Publications Table of Contents

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Publication Description Format
Basic Principles of On-Site Sewage Guideline:  Training syllabus on the basics of on-site systems.
 		 Basic Principles of On-site Sewage - in PDF
5.3 MB
Design Guidelines for Conventional Gravity Distribution On-Site Sewage Systems in Soil Type 1A Guidelines for designing conventional gravity on-site systems in Type 1A soils.

08 / 1994


 
Design Guidelines for Conventional Gravity Distribution On-Site Sewage Systems in Soil Type 1-A
634 KB
Design Standards for Large On-Site Sewage Systems (LOSS) For Design Flows Greater Than 3,500 Gallons Per Day .

(December 1993, Amended July 1994)

Design Standards for Large Onsite Sewage Systems - in Word
1.1 MB
Design Standards for Large Onsite Sewage Systems - in PDF
882 KB

Marine Recovery Area (MRA) guidance document

 Guidance document to assist Puget Sound local health jurisdictions in identification and development of Marine Recovery Area strategies.
55 pages
October 2006
Marine Recovery Area (MRA) Guidance document - in Word
 1.2 MB
Marine Recovery Area (MRA) Guidance document - in PDF
701 KB

O & M, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

 Text of presentation given by Jerry Deeter, Director of Environmental Health, Kitsap County HD, at the 2003 On-site Wastewater Treatment Short Course, University of Washington, Seattle.
O&M, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - in Word
121 KB
O&M, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - in PDF
104 KB
On-site Management Plan for Local Health Jurisdictions in Puget Sound Guidance for the 12 Puget Sound Counties on enhancing on-site sewage management programs.  June 2006
On-site Management Plan Guidance for Local Health - in Word
3.8 MB
On-site Management Plan Guidance for Local Health - in PDF
1.2 MB
Nitrogen Reducing Technologies Report Report:  Developed to help on-site sewage industry members, regulators and concerned citizens understand the role of nitrogen in on-site wastewater systems, the chemistry of nitrogen during wastewater treatment, and limitations of treatment technologies.
Developed by DOH for Puget Sound Action Team.
June 2005 		  On-site Management Plan Guidance for Local Health - in PDF
720 KB
Technical Issue Reports These draft reports summarize the available literature about on-site wastewater topics of special interest to the on-site wastewater rule development activity.  Web page with list of technical reports

 
(U.S. EPA) (1980) Design Manual, On-site Wastewater Treatment  - Summary page     This link takes you to a web page that will give you the option of viewing the "Table of Contents" for this very large file of 414 pages and 15.4 MB before you open/download it.

Note:  Two of Washington State WACs that govern on-site wastewater treatment systems (246-272 and 246-272B) reference this 1980 version of this EPA document.

 Web page with more detailed information about this manual

 

 
(U.S. EPA) (Feb. 2002) On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual   EPA On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual from EPA (Feb. 2002).

Note:  Another WAC that governs on-site wastewater treatment systems, 246-272A (effective September 15, 2005) references this 2002 EPA on-site manual.		 EPA Web page with more detailed information about this manual

 
Vertical Separation Literature Review. 
1990		   Literature Review of Vertical Separation - in PDF
51 KB
Waivers from State On-site Sewage System Regulations, Guide to Granting Guidance document. 
Updated July 1, 2007		 Guide to Granting Waivers from State On-site Sewage System Regulations - in Word
394 KB		 Granting Waivers from Washington State On-site Sewage Requlations - in PDF
209 KB

 

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