This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the
wood badge in
Greywater and Willow Feeders.
For this Badge Bit you will prove you’ve improved the quality of groundwater at a property.
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
requires that the property started with a septic tank and drain field
alternatively a neighbor’s septic tank and drain field (within one mile)
test soil for pathogens below the septic tank drain field
at least six points
at least three depths
under a mulch pit
at least three points
at least three depths
under a willow tree fed willow candy
at least three points
at least three depths
repeat tests every two months for six rounds of testing
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must show proof of the following (as pictures or a
video < 2 mins):
- show before, progress, and after of improving the quality of groundwater at a property
- demonstrate that it meets the above requirements