The University of Minnesota’s Onsite Sewage Treatment Program did an assessment of septic systems at two state parks, both owned and managed by the Department of Natural Resources. Two waste streams were evaluated at each site:An RV dump station
A campground shower house with no laundryThe parks were sampled during 2019 during the campgrounds’ busy summer season.Current system overview
1. Park A - The current system needs replacement, and a new system is scheduled to be designed and installed in 2020. Sampling was done at this site as a starting point to better understand the waste strength being produced. The samples were collected after
