Wastewater Management
Canaan Valley Institute is committed to providing high-quality wastewater treatment at affordable costs to small, rural, and low-income communities.
Our staff has considerable experience in the development of regional comprehensive wastewater plans typically focusing on four components:
Community engagement
Assessment
Identification of options
Assistance and coordination of design and implementation
This process has proven successful in our work with communities around West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland.
Maryland and West Virginia homeowners
Did you know you can apply for financial assistance for to replace failing wastewater systems.
Funding provided by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Our Capabilities
Facilitate community and inter-agency meetings
Assist local, county, and watershed groups to assess current treatment conditions
Identify treatment alternatives including traditional and alternative technologies
Develop projects that are relevant to and reflect local priorities
Assist small communities with system design, permitting, and installation oversight
Utilize geographic information systems (GIS) technology to gather, analyze, and report data
Develop funding strategies, incorporating non-traditional sources of funds and services
Provide targeted education programs to homeowners, local decision makers, and management entities
The answer for many rural communities lies in managed decentralized systems.
That is, treatment systems that are small and dispersed to serve local needs without relying on expensive sewers to collect sewage, and managed by professionals to make them valid public utilities.
These systems can provide an economically viable, environmentally sound alternative to municipal sewer systems and treatment plants.
