Specifications include, but are not limited to: The pilot project will provide as much of the following as possible to individual cesspool systems within the budget for this phase of the project and within the willingness of the cesspool owners to work with us: • Training and technical assistance (TA) on Clean Water Act (CWA) compliance and sustainable management to owners and operators with an emphasis on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to address public health risks. • Conduct preliminary engineering evaluations to assess WW treatment, storage, and conveyance system issues and identify low-cost alternatives. • Work with Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) & Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (DWTSs) to conduct analyses on the potential benefits of partnerships and collaboration with other systems including assistance forming Responsible Management Entities (RMEs). • Train community leaders, service providers, and regulatory officials to assist in consideration of infrastructure construction alternatives. • Facilitate certification of installers and operators; and develop and/or provide online and hard copy information and materials on topics of interest to homeowners, such as DWTS construction, maintenance and operation, testing, water quality and protection and state/tribal/local regulations.
