Changing Water Usage
This presentation will focus
on a study funded by the Water Research Foundation evaluating water use from
over 23 utilities and over 1,000 homes showing a 23% reduction in water use
since 1999. The primary sources for the
reducation will be discussed along with
implications with increased concentrations.
Septic system design and operation considerations will be highlighted. Dr. Sara Heger
University of Minnesota
Dr. Sara Heger is an engineer,
researcher and instructor at the University of Minnesota in the Onsite Sewage
Treatment Program in the Water Resources Center and is an Adjunct
Assistant Professor in the Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department.For over 20 years, she has been
conducting research and providing education and technical assistance to
homeowners, small communities, onsite professionals and local units of
government regarding onsite wastewater treatment. She has presented in over 30 different states
and provenances in in North America regarding the science of wastewater
treatment including design, installation and management. Sara is the president
elect of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association and the education
chair of the Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association. Sara serves on the NSF International
Committee on Wastewater Treatment Systems.
She is also the chair of the Minnesota State Advisory Committee on
Decentralized Systems. She has BS in
Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering and a MS and a PhD in Water Resource
Science. University of Minnesota