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High Strength Wastewater

2020 PSMA Conference Presentation Household water conservation devices do a good job of reducing water consumption. However if the waste load remains the same then the waste products become more concentrated. The result is often high strength wastewater. When the...

Sub-Surface Drip Dispersal Design & Installation

2020 PSMA Conference Presentation We depend on the soil to provide wastewater treatment. When working with shallow soils, we need to use wastewater application methods that can take full advantage of the limited resource. Subsurface drip dispersal systems ensure that...

Dealing with Second Opinions on System Inspections

2020 PSMA Conference Presentation When a property owner isn’t satisfied with the results of a septic system inspection, they may seek a second opinion on the conclusions reached in an inspection report. This session will review common scenarios that prompt the request...

Evaluating Impacts of Water Treatment Devices

2019 PSMA Conference Presentation This presentation will provide an overview of a new research project at the UMN. When water is softened to remove hardness, salt is used to regenerate the softener releasing chloride to septic systems and wastewater treatment plants...

Onsite Wastewater Systems Controls

2019 PSMA Conference Presentation This session will focus on the newest onsite wastewater system control panel design, operation, management, data collection and remote monitoring. We will discuss using controls to manage flow equalization, time dosing, demand dosing...