About this episode

Sara Heger discusses the challenges of septage disposal and its connection to increased maintenance of septic systems.

The more people maintain their septic systems, the more septage gets generated. But, there's increasingly no where for it to go. Sara Heger, a decentralized wastewater expert with NOWRA, is back on the show to break down why septage disposal is becoming a bigger headache, what PFAS and other contaminants have to do with it, and what it might actually take to fix this challenge. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode.

People in this episode

Host: Illinois State Water Survey

Guest: Sara Heger

Topics covered

• septic systems
• wastewater management
• septage disposal
• PFAS
• contaminants
• environmental challenges

Keywords

• septage
• septic systems
• wastewater
• PFAS
• contaminants
• disposal challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NOWRA, Illinois State Water Survey

Places: drinkingwaterpodcast.org

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