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Ecological Dry Toilets and Other Water Conservation Alternatives - - About small-scale solutions for water conservation: dry toilets, rainwater harvesting, constructed wetlands for greywater treatment, and organic gardening.

Frequently Asked Question about Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems - - About septic systems and other small-scale onsite wastewater management.

Grey Water Central - - Provides definitions, technical information, and regulations, as well as discussing possible applications and system design.

Greywater - - Technical information on characteristics and system designs.

How Stuff Works: Sewer and Septic Systems - - Illustrated multiple-part explanation of how sewer systems and septic tank systems really work, with related links.

Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Training Center - - Training for designers, manufactures, installers, regulators, and homeowners, in the installation, operation, and maintenance of onsite wastewater treatment systems.

Managing Household Wastewater - - Mississippi State University fact sheet on septic tanks and soil absorption systems for household sewage and wastewater.

National Small Flows Clearinghouse - - Provides information about alternative waste water systems for home owners or communities serving fewer than 10,000 people who treat wastewater via septic systems. Includes publications, services and databases of related information.

NOWRA - - The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, Inc. (NOWRA) was founded in 1991 as a national professional organization to advance and promote the onsite wastewater industry.

OnSite Sewage Treatment Program - - Comprehensive information source on standard and alternative septic systems and technology research and demonstration, with particular focus on Minnesota.

On-Site Wastewater Research Program - - Site has information on septic system technology and other onsite sewage treatment options. (Nova Scotia provincial research program..

Recycling of Greywater - - How to process greywater from shower for toilet flushing in a simple and sustainible way.

Reducing Contamination by Improving Household Wastewater Treatment - - Fact sheet on septic systems and their proper maintenance, particularly to prevent environmental contamination.

Septic Protector - - How septic systems function, what causes them to fail, information and products to help prevent them from failing.

The Septic System Owner's Manual - - A straightforward, easy to understand, non-scholarly book on residential wastewater disposal.

Septic Systems (Pennsylvania Perspective) - - On-line guide to on-lot wastewater disposal in Pennsylvania provides basic information on approved, alternative and experimental land-based wastewater disposal and recharge systems.

Septic Yellow Pages - - Septic system questions, answers and searchable directory of over 5,000 septic system professionals. Also includes a homeowner Septic System information section.

Texas Water Resources Institute - - Serves as a focal point for water-related research at Texas universities, encouraging discussion of statewide issues through meetings and multi-university studies. Includes calendar of events, newsletters, and reports.