OWTS: Responding to Power Outages and Floods

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Date of Publication
August 31, 2021
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This publication explains how to properly get a home's onsite wastewater treatment system back into service after a flood or power outage.

People and the environment can be harmed if a home's onsite wastewater treatment system does not work properly after a flood or power outage. This publication explains the steps to take after such an event to get the system back into service. (4 pp., 1 figure)

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