# Wastewater Management in Unswered Areas

National Small Flows Clearinghouse Product FMVTMG01 Wastewater Management in Unswered Areas University of Wisconsin-Madison, Small Scale Waste Management Program This public information video begins by describing the conventional septic tank/soil absorption system (ST/SAS) and main reason for failure-using sites not conducive to onsite treatment by conventional means. The video discusses alternatives to ST/SAS, such as sand mounds, recirculating sand filters, and cluster soil absorption systems. Topics include onsite system management, site evaluations, water conservation, and inspection. The video presents six case studies, explaining how a family of six cut water use by 71 percent; how Oregon passed a statewide site evaluation and permit program that led to acceptance of experimental systems; and how Stinson Beach, California, formed an onsite management program to inspect systems regularly, monitor nearby waterways, review plans, and work with homeowners faced with failing systems.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1982
- By: National Small Flows Clearinghouse
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/edu.wvu.nesc.fmvtmg01)
- Licence or status: [CC0 1.0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

Not offered: its uploader or archive marks it public domain, and nothing the site holds bears that out (its record gives no year, or a year from 1978 on, which no US term has left), so where it is free is not known. Unclear is not offered.