Wake County’s Water Quality Program offers 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
Water Quality programs can cover multiple topics of interest which are listed below.
Onsite Wastewater Installer and Designer Workshop
November 15, 2023
Free to attend
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 .