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It's septic smart week!

SepticSmart Week | Septic (Onsite / Decentralized) Systems | US EPA EPA is holding its third annual SepticSmart Week from September 21-25, 2015. SepticSmart Week outreach activities encourage homeowners and communities to care for and maintain their septic systems.

This Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) PhD candidate is studying relationships between wastewater constituents and public health! This article is yet another example of how we can always strive for new ways to look at our waste as a potential resource. "One man’s trash is another man’s treasure." Microbiology Microbes Biological engineering

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Out of sight and out of mind, sewage can actually tell us a lot about health PhD student Mariana Matus studies human waste to understand individual and community health.

Another story in the news about Stormwater! Bioretention is catching on as an effective, affordable, and achievable for low impact design green stormwater infrastructure enhancements. Retrofitting landscaped islands in impervious parking areas can provide extended detention for captured runoff reducing peak flow severity during rain events. These natural systems remove nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants impacting water quality as well.

Fighting pollution by focusing on parking lots The state of Vermont is experimenting with different ways to keep water from running off pavement in parking lots. These green stormwater practices will soon become law. Special correspondent Nancy...

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MiVT: EcoSolutions Water pollution has been in the news a lot lately. Gina Bullard found a man building a career with his made in Vermont water cleaning systems.