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It is SepticSmart Week – September 17-21, 2018

EPA Makes the Week of September 17-21, 2018 SepticSmart Week

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The EPA created this annual event to educate homeowners and communities on the proper care and maintenance of their Septic Systems (Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems or OWTS):

  • Think at the Sink
  • Don’t Overload the Commode
  • Don’t Strain Your Drain
  • Shield Your Leach Field
  • Test Your Drinking Water Well

You can learn more about septic systems, SepticSmart Week materials and outreach tools here:

Download the SepticSmart Poster:

SepticSmart Week September 17-21, 2018 graphic
SepticSmart Week September 17-21, 2018

By Eric Colburn

Eric Colburn is a registered licensed Rhode Island Professional Land Surveyor (RI No. 1920) with 40 years of experience in land surveying and land development industries, and president of Foster Survey Company. He is an expert experienced in all aspects of boundary surveying and surveying technologies such as robotic surveying systems, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), AutoCAD Civil 3D, drone surveying, and remote sensing surveys.

Eric has obtained the following professional licenses and certifications:
• Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (RI No. 1920)
• Licensed Class II Septic System OWTS Designer (RI No. 2052)
• Certified Bottomless Sand Filter Designer
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety & Health Certified.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) and has been active in many professional land surveying organizations, including ACSM-NES, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Eric served on the Board of Directors and was past President of the New England Section of the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM-NES), which became the Geomatics Society of New England.

Professional Associations:
• Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (Board Member)
• National Society of Professional Surveyors