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TT079 - The Septage Catch-22: When Better Maintenance Creates Bigger Problems

TT079 - The Septage Catch-22: When Better Maintenance Creates Bigger Problems28 May55 min

The more people maintain their septic systems, the more septage gets generated. But, there's increasingly no where for it to go. Sara Heger, a decentralized wastewater expert with NOWRA, is back on the show to break down why septage disposal is becoming a bigger headache, what PFAS and other contaminants have to do with it, and what it might actually take to fix this challenge.

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