The Onsite Sewage Treatment Program (OSTP) protects public health and the environment by improving wastewater treatment through research-based workshops, as well as outreach to homeowners, small communities, professionals and policy-makers. This program is part of the Water Resources Center.
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Celebrate SepticSmart Week with the University of Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program
September 5, 2023The University of Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program will offer two free training opportunities on ‘Being Septic Smart’ in September to celebrate SepticSmart Week (September 18-22, 2023). #septicsmart
A Minnesota system designer tackles the tough jobs, advocates for professionalism through state onsite association
May 1, 2023Stacey Feser drew inspiration from her dad, an onsite installer. Today she’s a designer, installer inspector and university instructor in soil science.
A round of applause for Jim Anderson and Dave Gustafson
May 1, 2023Like the great comedy duos of the past — Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Stiller and Meara — these two knew how to entertain, conducting lively and educational training sessions.