Includes Information for homeowners on identifying their soil type, soils & septic systems, soil risks & hazards, how to find a soil scientist and basic information about urban soils.
Septic and sewage disposal fact sheets include: biomats, septic tank pumping, preventing on-lot sewage system malfunctions, site evaluation for on-lot sewage systems, evaluated sand mounds for on-lot wastewater treatment, on-lot sewage systems, septic system inspections during real estate transactions, use of dyes and tracers to confirm septic system failures, and more.
Find a soil scientist by visiting the Pennsylvania Association of Professional Soil Scientists
by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This publication introduces several soil related risks and hazards that are important to city and county planners, developers, construction contractors, and others who use or build facilities on or in soils.
by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). An introduction to urban soils for homeowners and renters, local planning boards, property managers, students, and educators.
Basic soil information is vital for many homeowners and landowners in Pennsylvania.
