On the eastern end of Lake Erie three counties have combined to improve water quality by educating people about septic systems.
Work began with a website (erie.gov/septicsmart/) to collect in one place information about how septic systems work and how to maintain them.“We’ve realized in conversation that a lot of folks don’t necessarily know how their septic system works, or don’t pay attention to it, and don’t know that it needs maintenance,” says Joanna Panasiewicz, coordinator for the Lake Erie Watershed Protection Alliance. The alliance is a combined effort of Erie, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties, and outreach is funded for one
