SEPTIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
No matter how small the pollution action from septic systems, your neighbors are possibly doing them, too, and it all adds up. This pollution is called non-point, because instead of one big, bad pipe, the pollution comes from everywhere. There are other culprits -- the smallest thing ... the “just-in-case” fertilizer we put on our crops and lawns; where we pile our leaves; anything thrown, dumped or spilled on the ground; or deposited on the ground through air discharges.
The MPC has purchased a display and brochures from the U.G.A. Cooperative Extension Service that focus on septic system education. This display is exhibited by MPC at outreach events, including the Earth Day Festival that are attended by the residents
of Savannah, Bloomingdale, Garden City, Pooler, Port Wentworth, Savannah, Thunderbolt, Tybee Island, and Chatham County.
Brochures are made available at all outreach events and are permanently available at each jurisdiction’s City /County/ Town Hall. The Chatham County Health Department has also been provided with these brochures to distribute as appropriate as they inspect new and failing septic systems throughout the County.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Homeowner guide short - Download PDF
Septic brochure - Download PDF
Water Resources-NPS Presentation > LOAD PPT
Septic System Monitoring tool
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