POMFRET — On April 12 the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD), in partnership with the Pomfret Conservation Commission, will be host a free workshop on Septic System Care and Maintenance at 7 p.m. April 12 at the Connecticut Audubon Society Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road.  

At this workshop, you will learn about common avoidable causes of system failures, what the signs of a system failure are and, if your system is in need of replacement, what funding options are available to help with this cost.   

A free septic system record keeping file folder will be given to workshop participants that print, complete and turn in an ECCD Septic System Survey.  You can download a copy of this survey by visiting the ECCD website at http://www.ConserveCT.org/Eastern, then click on Current Projects and then the Mashamoquet Septic Upgrades tab.  The survey requires no site specific information, but will help us to better understand local opinions regarding septic tank maintenance and upkeep.  

Also, at this workshop, you will learn about septic system replacement rebates of $2000 available for homeowners in special priority areas along Mashamoquet and Abington Brooks in Pomfret and White Brook in Pomfret and Brooklyn, where higher than allowable levels of fecal bacteria were found during an earlier water quality investigation.  Is your home in a priority area? Visit the ECCD website http://www.ConserveCT.org/Eastern and click on Current Projects followed by the Mashamoquet Septic Upgrades tab.   

For more information about this project or the workshop, feel free to contact Jean Pillo at 860-928-4948 ex 605, or you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..