Wake County Water Quality and Onsite Water Protection Programs partner to offer various educational outreach opportunities for the consumers and businesses of Wake County. These opportunities are tailored for the intended audiences:
- Real estate professionals (realtors, inspectors, lenders)
- Community groups (church groups, non-profits, others)
- Homeowner associations/neighborhood groups
- Builder, designer, engineering groups
- Water quality professionals
Programs can cover multiple topics of interest which are listed below.
Erosion, Flood & Stormwater
- Current offerings that can be accessed at any time:
- Major presentation topics
- Stormwater management program overview
- Stormwater management – impervious
- Stormwater management – stormwater control measures and owner responsibilities
- Potential audiences
- Real estate professionals (realtors, inspectors, lenders)
- Community groups (church groups, others)
- Homeowners associations/neighborhood groups
Groundwater & Wells
- Current offerings that can be accessed at anytime:
- Major presentation topics
- Private wells general information (tailored to type of audience)
- Contaminants
- Maintenance
- Testing
- Treatment
- Things to know based on location
- Private well permitting and sampling - (tailored to type of audience)
- Permitting process
- When and how to apply
- Financial assistance and other resources
- Potential audiences:
- Real estate professionals (realtors, inspectors, lenders)
- Community groups (church groups, others)
- Homeowners associations/neighborhood groups
- Builder
- Water quality professionals
- Private wells general information (tailored to type of audience)
Wastewater
- Current offerings that can be accessed at anytime:
- Major presentation topics:
- Septic systems – what real estate professionals need to know
- Septic systems – what homeowners need to know (can be county-wide or customized to a specific neighborhood)
- Septic system permitting – what builders, designers and engineers need to know (customized to specific audience/need)
- Potential audiences:
- Real estate professionals (realtors, inspectors, lenders)
- Community groups (church groups, others)
- Homeowners associations/neighborhood groups
- Builder, designer, engineering groups
If you are interested in requesting these services, please fill out this form. If you have any further questions please email: wqoutreachrequest@wake.gov.