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S M A L L F L O W S <br />Legal Views: Some Thoughts on Obtaining <br />Easements for STEP Systems (Part One) <br />Elizabeth Dietzmann, J.D. <br />Obtaining easements for a wastewater project has tradi- <br />tionaLLy been a straightforward, if sometimes tedious, <br />process. Now along come septic tank effluent pump /gravity <br />(STEP /STEG) collection systems, and all bets are off. <br />IN <br />r _ <br />n r . <br />12 Wastewater Planning Is an Integral <br />Part of Smart Growth <br />Natalie Eddy <br />Our suburbs and rural communities surrounding major <br />metropolitan areas are quickly being filled in with urban <br />sprawl. Unlike our forefathers, however, many communities <br />are planning the growth. This time, the goal is protecting <br />open spaces and utilizing the land as efficiently as possible <br />through wastewater planning and smart growth. <br />Drainfield Rehabilitation <br />Marilyn Noah <br />When properly designed, installed, and maintained, septic <br />systems have a minimum Life expectancy of 20 to 30 years. <br />But septic systems were never intended <br />for lifetime use without maintenance. <br />Neglecting maintenance of system <br />components only leads to failures. <br />4 News & Notes <br />5 Calendar of Events <br />7 Web Watch <br />38 Question /Answer <br />Household Hazards <br />40 New Products <br />42 Products List <br />Q U A R T E R L Y <br />11FU Al <br />The Regulation of Alternative Onsite <br />Wastewater Treatment Systems in the <br />Great Lakes Region <br />by Hugh S. Gorman, Ph.D., and <br />Kathleen E. Halvorsen Ph.D. <br />In the Great Lakes region, increasing numbers of home- <br />owners are using alternative onsite wastewater treatment <br />systems (OWTS) to compensate for conditions that pre - <br />cLude the use of conventional gravity -fed septic systems. <br />Many OWTS regulatory programs, already burdened with <br />an installed base of aging conventional systems, are now <br />faced with the additional challenge of ensuring that al- <br />ternative systems are properly designed, installed, and <br />maintained. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <br />(EPA), concerned about overall OWTS failure rates, re- <br />cently issued a set of recommended guidelines for the <br />management of OWTS regulatory programs. To determine <br />the challenges faced by program administrators in imple- <br />menting the EPA's recommendations, the authors con- <br />ducted a survey of OWTS program administrators with ju- <br />risdictions bordering a Great Lake. This paper presents <br />and evaluates the survey results, which suggest a gener- <br />al trend in the region toward accommodating the per - <br />mitting of alternative systems by making OWTS codes <br />less prescriptive and more performance- based. <br />U) <br />0 <br />m <br />N <br />0 <br />CD <br />CD <br />4 <br />Z <br />C <br />3 <br />a- <br />CD <br />3 <br />