Microbiologist Investigates Link Between Failing Septic Systems & Illness

Because viruses can travel fast from a failing septic system to a drinking water supply, pumpers are an important part of a public health plan.

Mark Borchardt has studied the relationship between septic systems, groundwater and disease for many years. What he found has meaning for pumpers, the people who write septic codes, and the millions of people who depend on septic systems to treat their wastewater and wells to...

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