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<p class="MsoNormal">The Town of Charlestown’s Onsite Wastewater Management Program is pleased to present the first short video of a series detailing our Nitrogen Reducing Layered Soil Treatment Area (LSTA) Septic System pilot project.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Link: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/youtu.be/KJ6oGT1VaU8__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N0zZqgbdBvEZS0_0ZVVFfZHdk41cFGPkuc6wSIe-dxQHxO_R6vQUgh9rjYSmvqQfXerH8oogBWfuvHKRjBi1NhbYf37xCleG$">
https://youtu.be/KJ6oGT1VaU8 [youtu.be]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to share.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Additional information about the LSTA system can be found at our website
<b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/charlestownri.gov/index.asp?SEC=57BE787A-1F23-406A-906B-4FBC5BCACF34&DE=208E79E9-9EF1-4FE9-8E68-12D1E6D2E06A__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N0zZqgbdBvEZS0_0ZVVFfZHdk41cFGPkuc6wSIe-dxQHxO_R6vQUgh9rjYSmvqQfXerH8oogBWfuvHKRjBi1NhbYfy1_u5jy$">here
[charlestownri.gov]</a>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/charlestownri.gov/index.asp?SEC=57BE787A-1F23-406A-906B-4FBC5BCACF34&DE=208E79E9-9EF1-4FE9-8E68-12D1E6D2E06A__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N0zZqgbdBvEZS0_0ZVVFfZHdk41cFGPkuc6wSIe-dxQHxO_R6vQUgh9rjYSmvqQfXerH8oogBWfuvHKRjBi1NhbYfy1_u5jy$">Nitrogen
Reducing Layered Soil Treatment Area Septic System [charlestownri.gov]</a><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are thankful that the Town has implemented this forward-thinking assessment. It’s included years of hard work and collaboration to bring the project to fruition. Our first video illustrates the need, design, treatment mechanisms and
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you to our partners and all who collaborated thus far.
<u>Our LSTA Implementation Team</u> - Alexandra Beardwood, Alissa Cox, PhD, George Loomis, Ian Ohara, Jose Amador, PhD, Kevin Hoyt, Matt Dowling, Owen Placido and Rebecca Crosby.
<u>IT Team, Filming, Production and Editing Equipme</u>nt - Chris Pancaro, Steve McCandless and Victoria Chin. <u>Contractors</u> - Sterling Environmental Technologies and Excavating and Coventry Surveys.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Matthew J. Dowling</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">On-Site Wastewater Program Manager / Environmental Scientist</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Town of Charlestown
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">4540 South County Trail</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Charlestown, RI 02813</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.charlestownri.org_index.asp-3FSEC-3D57BE787A-2D1F23-2D406A-2D906B-2D4FBC5BCACF34-26Type-3DB-5FBASIC&d=DwMFAw&c=2jf7j_fmOmUCzmZdL9_9DcZqqPZfvJmqOdXz77c3xWM&r=xgHQkTdX8W-Wk6YYm0Q_apsZutV0w0v_6MJlODVSm0M&m=8j3X8CYXvMLKsHwIHlpuoWEvheqawyigDSB2MkWk2OY&s=ggmY8OLzKmqUC0tkG3ENjuhntP9ZixwjpxJIslwxApg&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.charlestownri.org/wastewater-management</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Phone: (401) 364-5030</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">Office of Water Resources – Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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