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Wastewater Resources

Sanitation Code (PDF)
Bulletin 4-2 (PDF)
Environmental Health Handbook
EPA Design Manual - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal System (PDF)
EPA Onsite Wastewater Treatment Manual (PDF)
Low Pressure Pipe Manual
List of Certified Septic Tanks (PDF)
Lagoon Construction Diagram (PDF)
KCC Sensitive Groundwater Areas Map (PDF)
KCC Equus Beds Map (PDF)

KSU Wastewater Handouts

KSU Aquatic Plants and Their Control (PDF)
KSU Get to Know Your Septic System (PDF)
KSU Onsite Wastewater Treatment Additives (PDF)
KSU Plugging Cisterns, Cesspools, Septic Tanks, and Other Holes (PDF)
KSU Selecting an Onsite Wastewater or Septic System (PDF)
KSU Septic Tank Maintenance a Key to Longer Septic System Life (PDF)
KSU Septic Tank Soil Absorption System (PDF)
KSU Wastewater Pond Operation, Maintenance and Repair (PDF)
KSU Wastewater Pond Design and Construction (PDF)
KSU Wastewater Pond Operation, Maintenance, and Repair (PDF)
KSU Why Do Onsite Wastewater Systems Fail (PDF)
KSU Rock Plant Filter Design and Construction for Home Wastewater Systems (PDF)
KSU Rock Plant Filter Operation, Maintenance, and Repair (PDF)

Continuing Education Resources (CEU's)

NOWRA Decentralized Wastewater Education
NAWT - quarterly webcast in conjunction with EPA
NSF
NEHA - National Environmental Health Association
Kansas Small Flows
Inspectapedia
EPA-Webcasts
Infiltrator Water Technologies
Norweco
Biomicrobics
Des Moines Area Community College
Orenco System
Also check with your local distributors for educational opportunities

Reno County Wastewater Forms

Wastewater Application (Link)
Soil Profile Worksheet (PDF)
Variance Request Form (Link)
Wastewater or Well Water Construction Plan Worksheet (Link)
Environmental Division Reason to Appeal (PDF)

Reno County Wastewater Handouts

Handout #2 - Lagoons (PDF)
Handout #3 - Enhanced Treatment Wastewater Systems (PDF)
Handout #4 - Mounds (PDF)
Handout #5 -Wastewater Systems in General (PDF)
Handout #8 - Inspection Ports
Handout #9 - Septic Systems in a Flood Plain (PDF)
Handout #10 - How to Become a Licensed Wastewater Contractor (PDF)
Handout # 11 - How to Complete An Installation Design Diagram (PDF)
Handout #12 - Semi-Public Wastewater Systems (PDF)
Handout #15 - Lagoons in a Flood Plain (PDF)
Handout #16 - Wells; Construction and Reconstruction (PDF)
Handout #20 - Soil Profile Information (PDF)
Handout #22 - Lagoon Maintenance (PDF)
Handout #23-Lateral Field Types Approved in Reno Co. (PDF)
Handout #24-Septic Tank Effluent Filters (PDF)
Handout #27 Risers and Lids
Handout #28 Wastewater and Well Setbacks
Handout #29 Chamber Bed Installation
Handout #30 Absorption Bed Layout
Sealing a Lagoon - KEHA
Compacted Lining for a Small Wastewater Lagoon - KEHA

Engineer Exceptions

Engineer Approved Exceptions - Nov. 2023

*The owner-applicant, with or without professional assistance, is solely responsible in determining what systems to use in meeting Reno County Code requirements. County staff may answer questions regarding code compliance and give examples or suggestions only.