Septic System Maintenance Clinic

Residents of the Baffin Bay watershed are invited to attend educational workshops on septic system maintenance Aug. 13 and 14. Landowners and residents in Jim Wells, Duval, Nueces and Kleberg counties who depend on septic systems are encouraged to attend. The workshops will focus on best practices for operating and maintaining home septic systems.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wastewater specialists will be available to answer attendees’ questions about septic systems. Participants will also learn about a grant program that will provide a limited number of septic system inspections and pump-outs only in the Petronila Creek and San Fernando Creek watersheds. These clinics do not certify homeowners to do their own quarterly inspections required for aerobic systems.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided with support from H-E-B's Our Texas Our Future campaign. Funding for the class is provided by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of a Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.