Innovative/Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Task Force Resources
The I/A OWTS Task Force works to accelerate new parcel and cluster level OWTS technologies into the market, targeting Nitrogen effluent levels of <12 mg/L. We are collaborating with US EPA Southeast New England Program (SNEP) which includes Rhode Island, the Massachusetts South Coast, and the islands of Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and Block Island. Ultimately, these systems will have applicability to all New England and beyond.
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Upcoming Events
Please refer to NEWEA’s Calendar for upcoming Innovation Events and to register.
Past Events/Recent Postings
- Innovation Pavilion Presentation with Speaker Notes, January 24, 2023
- NEWEA comment letter to MassDEP re: Title 5, January 17, 2023
- NEWEA Journal Article, January 2023 – I/A OWTS Task Force Update— Exercises in Collaboration
- Title 5 Amendments and Watershed Permit Regulations for Nitrogen Sensitive Areas (NSAs)
- Yankee Onsite Wastewater Association (YOWA) Newsletter – I/A OWTS Update on Cape Cod – October 20, 2022
- I/A Septic Systems Funding and Financing Webinar, May 3, 2022 – Watch Video or View Presentations
- Annual Conference Charrette on I/A OWTS O,M&M (RME)
- January 24, 2022 – Watch Video
- View Attendee List
- View Presentations:
- RME Charrette Readout
- January 24, 2022 – Watch Video
- I/A Onsite Wastewater Treatment Technology Webinar
- January 11, 2022 – Orenco, BioMicrobics, JDL – Watch Video or View Presentations
- December 14, 2021 – FujiClean, Hydro-Action, Verified Water (N sensor) – Watch Video or View Presentations
- November 16, 2021 – Nitrex (Lombardo), Nitroe (KleanTu), Layercake – Watch Video or View Presentations
- View Technology Comparison Chart for each company below:
- Update on a New Generation of Enhanced I/A Septic Systems Webinar, September 15, 2021 – Watch Video or View Presentations
- Distributed Nitrogen Removing Innovation/Alternative (I/A) Septic Systems Webinar, November 17, 2020 – Watch Video
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Resource Links
Consumer Primer Article – https://www.newea.org/2020/10/09/distributed-nitrogen-removing-i-a-septic-systems-a-2020-primer-for-cape-cod/
University of Rhode Island Onsite Wastewater Resource Center – https://web.uri.edu/owt/
SNEP Workshop Website – https://www.epa.gov/snep/developing-evaluating-promising-technologies-pushing-ball-forward-ia-septic-systems
SNEP Workshop Article – https://www.epa.gov/snep/not-so-distant-future-pushing-ball-forward-ia-septic-systems-southeast-new-england
SNEP 5 Year Plan Input 1-18-21 – http://www.newea.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Input-to-SNEP-5-Year-Plan-1-18-21.pdf
Falmouth Report – http://www.falmouthmass.us/DocumentCenter/View/6948/NPC-Update-2019-Appendix-34-Innovative-and-Alternative-Septic-Systems
Barnstable County Septic Management Program (BCSMP) https://septic.barnstablecountyhealth.org/
MASSTC – https://www.masstc.org/
MassDEP – https://www.mass.gov/guides/approved-title-5-innovativealternative-technologies
EPA RME Guidelines – https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/20009NAM.PDF?Dockey=20009NAM.PDF
EPA Nitrogen Sensor Challenge:
Overview – https://www.epa.gov/innovation/advanced-septic-system-nitrogen-sensor-challenge-0
Test Completion Press release https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/septic-nitrogen-sensor-successfully-completes-environmental-performance-testing
Verification Statement https://www.verifiglobal.com/media/ximlsxwg/verifiglobal-verification-statement-for-stony-brook-nitrogen-sensor-2021-09-24-signed.pdf
Stony Brook University Center for Clean Water Technology – https://www.stonybrook.edu/cleanwater/
RIDEM – http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/water/owts/ or http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/isds/pdfs/ialist.pdf
Suffolk County, Long Island, NY – https://reclaimourwater.info/SepticImprovementProgram.aspx or https://reclaimourwater.info/technical.aspx
