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35-698: The Golden Empire Council serves over 6,000 youth members as of 2021. The Golden Empire Council was founded in 1920 as the Sacramento Council. The council changed its name to the Sacramento Area Council in 1933, and to Golden Empire in 1937. In 1927, the Kit Carson Council (#46), founded in 1924, merged into the council. In 1971, the Tahoe Area Council (#648), founded in 1924, merged into the council. In 1992,

70-399: A floating layer in their primary settling tank, consisting of low-density liquids such as oils, buoyant solids, and soap foam. This is referred to as scum and is slowly decomposed by microorganisms, eventually falling to the bottom of the settling tank as part of the sludge. When private septic tanks are emptied of solids, the tank is typically vacuumed empty and the incompletely digested scum

105-438: A more cooperative approach. Effective management of onsite systems requires rigorous planning, design, installation, operation, maintenance, monitoring, and controls. State and tribal agencies report that onsite septic systems currently constitute the third most common source of groundwater pollution and that these systems have failed because of inappropriate siting or design or inadequate long-term maintenance (USEPA, 1996a). In

140-655: A permit is required to do so and how to obtain it, the type, size and location of the system (usually according to on-site soil characteristics and other factors), etc. : The potential market volume of on-site treatment is suggested to be about 35 million population equivalents for Europe. In the United States, on site sewage facilities collect, treat, and release about 4 billion US gallons (15,000,000 m ) of treated effluent per day from an estimated 26 million homes, businesses, and recreational facilities nationwide (U.S. Census Bureau, 1997). Recognition of

175-428: Is a shared power between federal and provincial governments. However, waste water management mostly falls within provincial, territorial and municipal jurisdiction, while the federal government has jurisdiction over wastewater on federal land and on First Nations reserves . Each province and territory has its own norms and regulations concerning the design and installation of onsite sewage facilities, such as whether

210-400: Is added to the incompletely digested sludge, further adding to its aroma and bioactivity. If left completely undisturbed and exposed to the open air through a vent, the sludge and scum in a settling tank will eventually be turned completely into low-odor compost. By building two tanks side by side, and diverting sewage between them, one tank can be allowed to rest while the other is in use, and

245-609: Is still the primary mechanism of sewage disposal. Giving the organisms the time they need to decompose wastes is accomplished by establishing minimum sewage retention and settling times, and minimum liquid flow distances between sewage disposal sites and surface water or water wells . It is normal for animals such as mice, rats, flies, and parasites to participate in the fully natural biological waste recycling process. Engineered facilities typically attempt to exclude them to prevent out of control population explosions and infestation , and prevent spread of vermin and disease . Although

280-422: Is that of loud singing during mealtimes. As the scouts get their food, the staff stand singing as loud as they can until the very last scout gets his food. Also, as per the tradition, the first song always sung is the " Washington Post March ", followed by the theme from Gilligan's Island . The history of Camp Winton can partially be deciphered by the tradition of "totems," which are plaques of artwork created by

315-531: The 1996 Clean Water Needs Survey (USEPA, 1996b), states and tribes also identified more than 500 communities as having failed septic systems that have caused public health problems. The discharge of partially treated sewage from malfunctioning onsite systems was identified as a principal or contributing source of degradation in 32 percent of all harvest-limited shellfish growing areas. Onsite wastewater treatment systems have also contributed to an overabundance of nutrients in ponds, lakes, and coastal estuaries, leading to

350-630: The Mount Lassen Area Council (#036) and Buttes Area Council, both founded in 1924, merged into the council. The Mount Lassen Area Council had absorbed the Mount Shasta Area Council (#037), founded in 1923, in 1926. GEC is organized into 7 separate districts that cover its 16 different counties, supported by a professional District Executive and volunteer leadership. GEC owns and operates four camp properties: Camp Winton , Camp Lassen, Camp Robert L. Cole , and

385-831: The NorCal Adventure Area. Camp Winton Camp Winton is a summer camp of the Boy Scouts of America , belonging to the Golden Empire Council . It is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at an altitude of 5,800 feet, approximately 20 miles south of Lake Tahoe , close to the town of Pioneer, California , in Amador County . It was founded in 1958, built in the El Dorado National Forest , which land

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420-497: The Winton Lumber Company. The text of the dedication is cast on a bronze plaque embedded in the rock on "Dedication Point," where the original flag ceremonies took place. The main lodge was built shortly before the camp's founding. At the time, the camp was only accessible by foot or boat, so local materials were used when possible. For example, a large group of Boy Scout volunteers worked collecting rocks to construct

455-585: The assimilative capacity of regional ground water or surface waters, water quality objectives, and public health goals. Wastewater flow and pollutant content help define system design and size and can be estimated by comparing the size and type of facility with measured effluent outputs from similar, existing facilities. Site evaluations integrate detailed analyses of regional hydrology, geology, and water resources with site specific characterization of soils, slopes, structures, property lines, and other site features to further define system design requirements and determine

490-422: The camp could only be accessed by boat or by foot, Karl, a mechanic by profession, built a temporary steel barge in 1996 big enough to fit 2 pallets of building materials without sinking. Over the course of a few months all the needed materials were boated into camp. The barge was nicknamed "Das Boat" in honor of Mr. Heimberg, and it has never left the lake since. To this day it is still used to carry troop gear. In

525-702: The drain. Most onsite wastewater treatment systems are of the conventional type, consisting of a septic tank and a subsurface wastewater infiltration system (SWIS). Site limitations and more stringent performance requirements have led to significant improvements in the design of wastewater treatment systems and how they are managed. Over the past 20 years the onsite wastewater treatment system (OWTS) industry has developed many new treatment technologies that can achieve high performance levels on sites with size, soil, ground water, and landscape limitations that might preclude installing conventional systems. New technologies and improvements to existing technologies are based on defining

560-645: The environment. Onsite systems are recognized as viable, low-cost, long-term, decentralized approaches to wastewater treatment if they are planned, designed, installed, operated, and maintained properly (USEPA, 1997). NOTE: In addition to existing state and local oversight, decentralized wastewater treatment systems that serve more than 20 people might become subject to regulation under the USEPA's Underground Injection Control Program, although EPA has proposed not to include them (64FR22971:5/7/01). Although some onsite wastewater management programs have functioned successfully in

595-462: The fall of 1997, a dirt fire road was built into camp, making access easier. Another building was also built, later named the "Duff Holt Trading Post" (for one of the camp directors, who ran the camp from the late 1980s through 1998) which includes a small store, maintenance room, and storage space. Three small cabins were also built in camp for visiting officials or other people of importance, and have since been replaced with three newer buildings for

630-420: The forest. With it he excavated several locations throughout camp and built improved vault toilets in the 1980s. The only medical and emergency response at the camp consisted of a camp medic, who had a tent for the purpose of housing the sick and medical supplies after the original medical lodge degraded and had to be condemned. Karl Heimburg once again drew up plans for a permanent "Medical Lodge" building. Since

665-424: The granite chimney. The rocks acted as their "meal ticket." He who brought the biggest rock from the furthest distance got to eat first. Before the renovation of 2008 hid the outside of the chimney from view, it was apparent that many of the rocks weighed in excess of several hundred pounds. The rocks were then mortared in place around a wooden frame for the chimney, which was then burnt out by pouring diesel fuel down

700-488: The impacts of onsite systems on ground water and surface water quality (e.g., nitrate and bacteria contamination, nutrient inputs to surface waters) has increased interest in optimizing the systems' performance. Public health and environmental protection officials now acknowledge that onsite systems are not just temporary installations that will be replaced eventually by centralized sewage treatment services, but permanent approaches to treating wastewater for release and reuse in

735-400: The incomplete state of decomposition, when removed from an onsite sewage facility, these solids are typically referred to as sludge rather than compost , and have powerful offensive odors arising from the microorganisms still consuming nutrients in the sludge. Engineered facilities that use water suspension to transport solids (private septic systems and municipal facilities) typically form

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770-426: The legend, the uniforms of the 1950s did not have collars, but some of the uniforms of the 1960s did. This caused some staff to have collars and some to not. So, in order to maintain a uniform look, the staff with collars were instructed to tuck the collar in as to not be noticeable. This tradition passed on until the present day, when all the staff tuck their collars in to honor the decades-old order. Another tradition

805-535: The natural environment is performed by other organisms such as animals, insects, soil microorganisms, plants, and fungi, which consume all available nutrients in the waste, leaving behind fully decomposed solids that become part of topsoil , and pure drinking water that has been stripped of everything that can possibly be consumed and utilized. This natural biological purification requires time and space to process wastes. In virtually all engineered onsite sewage facilities, recycling and decomposition by natural organisms

840-494: The past, problems persist. Most current onsite regulatory programs focus on permitting and installation. Few programs address onsite system operation and maintenance, resulting in failures that lead to unnecessary costs and risks to public health and water resources. Moreover, the lack of coordination among agencies that oversee land use planning, zoning, development, water resource protection, public health initiatives, and onsite systems causes problems that could be prevented through

875-421: The performance requirements of the system, characterizing wastewater flow and pollutant loads, evaluating site conditions, defining performance and design boundaries, and selecting a system design that addresses these factors. Performance requirements can be expressed as numeric criteria (e.g., pollutant concentration or mass loading limits) or narrative criteria (e.g., no odors or visible sheen) and are based on

910-734: The physical placement of system components. Most of the alternative treatment technologies applied today treat wastes after they exit the septic tank; the tank retains settleable solids, grease, and oils and provides an environment for partial digestion of settled organic wastes. Post-tank treatment can include aerobic (with oxygen) or anaerobic (with no or low oxygen) biological treatment in suspended or fixed-film reactors, physical/chemical treatment, soil infiltration, fixed-media filtration , and/or disinfection. The application and sizing of treatment units based on these technologies are defined by performance requirements, wastewater characteristics, and site conditions. Under Canadian federalism , environment

945-438: The resting tank can be safely and easily cleaned out by hand before it is used again. This has been proposed as a solution for onsite sewage facilities in subsistence agriculture economies where hand labor is the most abundant. Although human body waste is no different from the waste of any other animal, municipal facilities may be required to bury the collected solids in landfills, due to the risk of toxic contaminants placed into

980-743: The same property that produces the wastewater, in areas not served by public sewage infrastructure. A septic tank and drainfield combination is a fairly common type of on-site sewage facility in the Western world. OSSFs account for approximately 25% of all domestic wastewater treatment in the US. Onsite sewage facilities may also be based on small-scale aerobic and biofilter units, membrane bioreactors or sequencing batch reactors . These can be thought of as scaled down versions of municipal sewage treatment plants, and are also known as " package plants ." The primary mechanism of biological waste recycling in

1015-400: The same purpose. The majority of scouts and staff sleep in tents. In 2008 the entire lodge and many areas of the camp, such as the septic system and showers, were extensively remodeled thanks to donations. The lodge was renamed "The Wagner Lodge," after the largest donor. Camp Winton holds true to many traditions. One such tradition is the absence of collars on staff uniforms. According to

1050-432: The shared communal sewage system, by humans unaware of the harm they are causing. Municipal facilities may also collect runoff from roadways, which contains traces of all the various chemicals used in vehicles such as brake fluid and engine oil, and those used in melting ice and snow. Private septic systems typically do not experience these issues, as the homeowner is directly aware that they must not pour toxic chemicals down

1085-402: The solids collected by onsite sewage facilities can potentially be used as compost to build topsoil, these solids are often incompletely decomposed due to either a lack of onsite storage space to wait for decomposition (municipal facilities), or because the solids are being stacked in a layered structure of new waste solids on top of previously decomposed solids (septic tanks and outhouses). Due to

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1120-513: The staff each year that document important events that occurred. The years of totems are hung inside the lodge. The oldest totem is from 1961, and it is unknown where the totems of 1958–1960 are, if they were ever made. As with most scout camps, the main attraction at Camp Winton are its merit badge classes. Merit badges and activities include canoeing, motor-boating, pioneering , rifle shooting, leatherworking and other crafts, fishing, and environmental science. The camp also offers campfires through

1155-412: The top. As the camp grew in size, the flag ceremonies were moved from Dedication Point to a large protruding rock on the shore, now named "Flagpole Rock." The environment also could no longer handle the amount of waste produced by the camp. To solve this problem, a staff member named Karl Heimberg, who was a German WWII tank driver on the eastern front, rented a backhoe which he drove into camp through

1190-600: The week with original skits created by past or present staff members. From the 1970s, through 2019, the camp held a "tribe" campfire on Thursday nights, which is partially based on Order of the Arrow ceremonies, with the purpose of building trust and unity among the scouts. This was replaced by a new program known as "Trail" in 2021, which removed all Native American references Septic system Onsite sewage facilities ( OSSF ), also called septic systems , are wastewater systems designed to treat and dispose of effluent on

1225-415: Was formerly managed by the Winton Lumber Company, from whence it obtained its name. It is built on the south bank of Lower Bear River Reservoir , and takes pride in its staff and adherence to traditions passed through the years. Camp Winton is usually closed to the general public, but opens during the summer months to Boy Scout troops. The camp was formally dedicated as a summer camp on August 3, 1958, by

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