On-site Wastewater Management Training

Presented by: Centre for Environmental Training

The course is designed for those involved in planning, design, regulation, management, installation and performance supervision of on-site and decentralised wastewater management systems. It is particularly relevant to Environmental Health Officers, Building Inspectors, Plumbing Inspectors, Environmental Managers, Planners, Surveyors, Catchment Managers, Site and Soil Assessors, Environmental and Engineering Consultants as well as on-site systems designers, manufacturers and installation and maintenance technicians. Councils should encourage attendance by site and soil assessors preparing Wastewater Reports to support development applications.

Technical sessions include:

 The Regulatory Environment

 On-site Wastewater; Generation, Quantification and Characterisation

 Primary Treatment; Septic Systems

 Other Primary Treatment Systems and Greywater Options

 Secondary Treatment; Sand Filters, Media Filters and Mound Systems

 Secondary Treatment; Wetlands, Reed Beds

 Secondary Treatment; Aerated Wastewater Treatment Systems (AWTS/STS)

 Soil Assessment for On-site Wastewater Management

 Soils; Hydraulic Conductivity and Dispersion

 Soils; Soil Testing

 Soils; Workshop Review

 Soil Absorption Systems; Trenches and Beds

 Passive Dosing Systems; Siphons and Flouts, LPED Systems

 Evapotranspiration Systems and Sizing by Water Balance

 Nutrients and Land Application Areas

 Irrigation Systems; Componentry, Selection and Design

 Site Assessment; Desktop Study

 Site and Soil Assessment

 Design Exercise

 Failing Systems; Auditing and Troubleshooting

 Failing Systems; Tracers and Source Tracking

 Regional On-site Wastewater Issues

Course fee: $2,740.00 + $274.00 GST = Total $3,014.00  10% discount for two or more registrations from the same organisation.

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