Last summer, I taught an inspection course on behalf of the Indian Health Service for tribal members from Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. They were interested in the training because they were about to institute an inspection and inventory program on tribal lands. Several questions prompted the training: What types of systems are on their lands? Are they operating properly? And how large a job is it to replace or repair failing systems?This information will be used to create a plan within each reservation to systematically upgrade onsite systems. I had more than a professional interest in these activities because my
