This work was supported in part by the National Decentralized Water
Resources Capacity Development Project with funding provided by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through a Cooperative Agreement
(EPA No. CR827881-01-0) with Washington University in St. Louis. This
report, "Draft of the California Onsite Wastewater Treatment System
Ordinance (Model Ordinance)" has not been reviewed by EPA and Washington
University. The views expressed in this report "Working Draft of
the California Onsite Sewage Treatment System Ordinance (Model Ordinance)"
are solely those of the California Wastewater Training and Research
Center and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center Advisory
Board, California State University at Chico or the the University Research
Foundation. The California Wastewater Training and Research Center EPA
and Washington University do not endorse any products or commercial
services mentioned in this working draft.
Model
Ordinance
The ordinance relies on a performance-based approach and
a management program. A brief discussion of the 'statement of reasons'
for this approach can be found at:
Statement
of Reasons
