Decentralized Wastewater Treatment in Texas Watersheds
Speaker: Bruce J. Lesikar, MS, PhD, PE
Professor,
Assoc Dept Head, and Extension Agricultural Engineer
Department
of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Texas
Cooperative Extension, Texas
A & M University
Level of Knowledge: Multi-Level
Abstract:
This
presentation will discuss the implementation of watershed management programs
in Texas to reduce
potential for non-point source pollution due to residential wastewater. The
current status of decentralized wastewater treatment in Texas will be discussed, along with how the
need for decentralized wastewater infrastructure is being addressed.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand
how wastewater treatment infrastructure is currently managed in Texas watersheds
- Identify
the components necessary to manage onsite wastewater treatment
infrastructure for water quality protection
- Summarize
how operation, maintenance, and monitoring of onsite wastewater treatment
systems is being implemented in Texas