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Around 500,000 New Jersey homes depend on a septic system for wastewater treatment, and these systems can contribute unwanted bacteria and nutrients to groundwater supplies. Not only does groundwater provide drinking water in some areas, but it is also important in protecting water quality and quantity in surface rivers and streams – during drier times, [...]

About 25 percent of US homes rely on a private septic system for wastewater disposal, including some communities within the watersheds that supply drinking water to New York City.  Septic systems function by collecting waste in an underground tank for treatment, and then allowing liquids to slowly soak through surrounding soil, which filters out bacteria [...]

A major source of water pollution for Louisiana comes from independent home sewage systems.  In fact, over 1.3 million people in the state depend on these systems.  However, over 50% of those systems are malfunctioning due to incompatible soils or inadequate maintenance.  When sewage leaks into the ground, it can contaminate our groundwater supplies. Viewer [...]

Throughout the U.S., septic systems provide more than 40 percent of wastewater treatment for residential areas, businesses, shopping centers, and other areas.  If soil around a septic tank becomes saturated with water from a rain storm, it can be less effective at absorbing the outflow from the tank.  As a result, sewage can seep into [...]

Nearly 5 million people in Ohio depend on groundwater as their drinking water supply.  When it rains, water can dissolve some pollutants and carry them into underground aquifers (natural groundwater storage areas) as it soaks through the soil. Viewer Tip: Septic systems, cesspools, or other private systems for wastewater disposal can contribute unwanted bacteria and [...]

In Rhode Island, about 26 percent of the state’s drinking water comes from ground water through public and private wells.  Not only does groundwater quench our thirst, but it is also important in protecting water quality and quantity in surface rivers and streams – during drier times, these waters are derived almost completely from groundwater [...]

Did you know that ground water supplies drinking water for over 60 percent of Lousiana’s residents?  Not only does groundwater quench our thirst, but it is also important in protecting water quality and quantity in surface rivers and streams – during drier times, these waters are derived almost completely from groundwater supplies. Viewer Tip: A [...]

About half of the U.S. population gets their drinking water from groundwater.  Not only does groundwater quench our thirst, but it is also important in protecting water quality and quantity in surface rivers and streams – during drier times, these waters are derived almost completely from groundwater supplies. Viewer Tip: Over 30 percent of Massachusetts [...]

Did you know that about 25 percent of US homes rely on a private septic system for wastewater disposal?  Through these systems, over 4 billion gallons of wastewater are dispersed below ground each day!  Septic systems function by collecting waste in an underground tank for treatment, and then allowing liquids to slowly soak through surrounding [...]