Maintaining a healthy septic system
Thu, Jul 06
|7 Lakes Alliance
Retired State of Maine Soil Scientist David Rocque offers more than a dozen helpful suggestions for homeowners on the care and maintenance of their septic systems.
Time & Location
Jul 06, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
Guests
About The Event
Retired State of Maine Soil Scientist David Rocque will offer more than a dozen helpful suggestions for homeowners on the care and maintenance of their septic systems. Rocque crafted the recommendations over 45 years working as a soil scientist.
His public presentation will be at noon Thursday, July 6, at the 7 Lakes' offices at 137 Main St. in the Belgrade Lakes village. The presentation is free and open to all. Guests are welcome to bring their lunches. Following his presentation, Rocque will answer questions.
Rocque graduated from the University of Maine in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in forest management and a minor in soils. In 1985, he joined the State of Maine's Septic System Program as the State Site Evaluator, a job in which he licensed site evaluators (septic system designers). In 1988, he joined the Maine Department of Agriculture as the State Soil Scientist. He worked in that position until his retirement in 2021. He is a licensed site evaluator, licensed soil scientist and a licensed forester.