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Our mission is to educate the public and wastewater practitioners on onsite wastewater system issues, advance the use of innovative and alternative technologies to improve and protect public health and water quality, and to encourage sustainable development in the New England region. The New England Onsite Wastewater
Training Program is located at the University of Rhode Island in
Kingston, RI. The program offers classroom and field training experience
for wastewater professionals, regulators, municipal and state officials,
watershed groups, and homeowners. A primary component of the program
is the Onsite Wastewater Training Center ("OWTC") located
at the University's Peckham Farm. It is a demonstration and field
training facility for both conventional and innovative and alternative
septic system technologies. The OWTC is one of eight regional centers
in the nation and has been in operation since 1993. It is operated
in partnership with over 40 private sector contractors, the RI
Department of Environmental Management, the USEPA and others. We
have twenty-two full scale systems constructed above ground for
hands-on learning at the OWTC. Additionally, there are over fifty
demonstration and research systems installed in six Rhode Island
communities. Monitoring data from these systems are currently being
reviewed to help evaluate system performance. Check out our brochure.
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