Finding cost-effective sustainable solutions for wastewater infrastructure challenges is a balancing act for rural and growing communities. In the past, most communities turned toward centralized wastewater collection and treatment whenever possible. Today, this cost-intensive option is not practical or desirable in areas that do not have nearby systems to tie in to, or where there is a lack of any infrastructure or funding source to offset the cost to individuals and businesses. In rural and suburban areas, decentralized treatment using community systems or individual onsite septic systems is becoming the solution of choice.
