The state of Delaware may sit in the heavily populated and sewered East Coast, but the rural areas are still dominated by decentralized wastewater systems. And many individual and community onsite systems are failing or not well-maintained.
Some residents of Delaware are experimenting with a new solution. D.C. Kuhns, executive director of the environmental group EDEN Delmarva (Energize Delmarva Now), helped form Clean Water Solutions, the first private, nonprofit water and wastewater utility in the state. If the fledgling project proves out, it could become a model for other communities in Delaware and other states.
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