What to Do When Septic Systems Are Impacted by Flooding from Storms or Groundwater Rise

The purpose of this publication is to explain how septic systems may be affected by floods from hurricanes and other storms and/or by climate change (sea-level rise) that raises the level of the groundwater under septic system soils. Written by Mary G. Lusk, and published by the UF/IFAS Department...

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Main Author: Mary G. Lusk
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2023-12-01
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spelling doaj-art-1fa3fd1dc92143c3bf09416def4161ce2025-02-08T05:40:30ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092023-12-0120236What to Do When Septic Systems Are Impacted by Flooding from Storms or Groundwater RiseMary G. Lusk0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2954-6181University of Florida The purpose of this publication is to explain how septic systems may be affected by floods from hurricanes and other storms and/or by climate change (sea-level rise) that raises the level of the groundwater under septic system soils. Written by Mary G. Lusk, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, November 2023. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/134351septic systemsfloodsSaltwater Intrusion
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Saltwater Intrusion
title What to Do When Septic Systems Are Impacted by Flooding from Storms or Groundwater Rise
title_full What to Do When Septic Systems Are Impacted by Flooding from Storms or Groundwater Rise
title_fullStr What to Do When Septic Systems Are Impacted by Flooding from Storms or Groundwater Rise
title_full_unstemmed What to Do When Septic Systems Are Impacted by Flooding from Storms or Groundwater Rise
title_short What to Do When Septic Systems Are Impacted by Flooding from Storms or Groundwater Rise
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floods
Saltwater Intrusion
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