Guidance and technical information to help communities establish comprehensive septic (onsite) wastewater management programs.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Voluntary National Guidelines for Management of Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF)(62 pp, 1 MB)
- Guidelines Factsheet (PDF)(2 pp, 57 K)
- Presentation: Understanding the Decentralized Management Guidelines (PDF)(18 pp, 1 MB)
- Handbook for Managing Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF)(66 pp, 1 MB)
- Handbook Factsheet (PDF)(2 pp, 138 K)
- It's Your Choice: A Guidebook for Local Officials on Small Community Wastewater Management Options (PDF)(83 pp, 32 MB)
- National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban Areas (PDF)(518 pp, 6 MB)
- Tribal Management of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF)(4 pp, 519 K)