SepticProof · Resources
Onsite wastewater resources
The EPA publishes the national background on septic systems for free. The rules that bind an inspection, though, are written by your state or county health department.
Septic inspection is regulated locally. Permits, the inspection form, who is licensed to inspect, how often a system must be pumped and what counts as a failure are set by your state or county health department, not by the EPA. Start with the federal material, then work from your local programme.
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EPA — septic and decentralised systems
All free, and the best plain-English national reference there is.
- EPA — Septic systems (decentralised/onsite systems)
The hub, including the SepticSmart homeowner material you can hand to a customer.
- EPA — Types of septic systems
Conventional, chamber, drip, mound, sand filter, ATU and more, with diagrams of how each is built.
- EPA — Septic systems guidance
Management guidelines and programme guidance for the agencies that run local septic programmes.
- EPA — Technical resources
Design and performance material aimed at practitioners rather than homeowners.
- EPA — Reports, regulations, guidance and manuals
Where the onsite wastewater treatment systems manual and related documents live.
- EPA — Frequent questions on septic systems
Short answers worth reading before a customer asks you the same thing.
Professional bodies
- National Environmental Health Association
Credentials and training for environmental health professionals, including onsite wastewater. Many county inspectors hold NEHA credentials.
Honest scope
SepticProof records the inspection you carry out and prepares a report from it. It does not decide whether a system has failed, does not know your county’s form, and does not notify any authority. The inspection and the judgement stay yours.