Evaluating Impacts of Water Treatment Devices

2019 PSMA Conference PresentationThis 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 PresentationThis 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...

Inspecting & Troubleshooting Septic & Pump Tanks

2019 PSMA Conference PresentationThe presentation will discuss methods and challenges inspecting septic and pump tanks. It will cover common problems an inspector may need to identify and troubleshoot including locating tanks, roots, leakage, and corrosion. It will...

Inspecting & Evaluating Soil Treatment Systems

2019 PSMA Conference PresentationThis session will cover the process of evaluating and inspecting soil treatment systems including trenches, low-pressure pipe systems, mounds and sand filters. It will include a discussion of various distribution methods and the...