Family and Consumer Science issues
-
The team from UGA in the Water Resources tent at the 2021 Athens Water Festival
-
Water is everywhere. It is used by us, plants, animals and as we have learned moves in a cycle. The Georgia 4-H Program looked at water in one of their Zoom into Science programs and I wanted to share it with you here. Zoom into Science – All about Water The Southwest District 4H2O Team…
-
Taking care of the onsite wastewater system or septic system is something we typically do not think of since most of the time it is in the yard, underground, and out of site. Some systems depending on separation distance from restrictive layers or the treatment systems being advanced will require the homeowner or business to…
-
Your septic system includes the pipes that carries water to the septic tank but also the distribution system that returns and disperses the water back into the ground for final treatment. The distribution system can be most anywhere and you should be aware of where it is so you do not cause damage which will…
-
Many people (but not all) that have a septic system also has a well to provide the house or business with water. With the idea of Keep it Clean! you need to think about your well (if you have one) and how to protect it from contamination. This can be to ensure it is not…
-
The toilet is one of the beginning points to the onsite wastewater system or septic system. So the idea for today is Don’t Overload the Commode!. The idea here is that only a few things should be flushed down the toilet and drain for that matter. These are the 3- P’s and sometime the 4-P’s.…
-
Wither it is turning the water off while brushing your teeth, spreading out the loads of laundry over the week and not just on the weekend, spreading the use of water out for larger users of water anything you can do that reduces large volumes of water from entering the septic system at a single…
-
When we have finished cooking and eating it is time to clean the kitchen. The idea behind Think at the Sink! is to think what we put down the drain that will go into the septic system. This is an idea that can and does also apply to a municipal wastewater system. To learn more…
-
Over the past 50 years our diets have changed for a multitude of reasons as explained by Dr. Sara Heger in the December 2024 Pumper Magazine in the story titled “How Does Diet Affect Septic Systems“. In the article Dr. Heger explains how our diets may contain more Fiber which adds to the solids content…
-
A few weeks ago, members of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission took part in the Jeff Davis Field Day focusing on K-2nd graders. One of the things they taught the kids was some of teh items that should and should not be flushed. The Soil and Water employees used the “Flushable” and “Non-Flushable”…
-
This weeks Water Fun Fact is about how much fresh water we have on the Earth if we use an example. If the entire world’s water were fit into a 1 gallon jug, the water available in surface sources would equal a Drop. A fun activity to demonstrate this is “A Drop in The Bucket” which can be…