This three day course covers all aspects of on-site wastewater systems, their design and management. The course illustrates how best practice and a wide range of emerging technologies can be used to optimise on-site wastewater management and protect public health and the environment. The course comprises illustrated lectures, practical demonstrations and exercises and a field based site evaluation and design exercise.
Course content includes:
- The Regulatory Environment
- Wastewater Quantification and Characterisation
- Primary Treatment; Septic Systems
- Composting Systems and Greywater Diversion
- Secondary Treatment; Sand Filters and Mounds
- Secondary Treatment; Wetlands and Reed Beds
- Secondary Treatment; Aerated Wastewater Treatment Systems
- Soil Absorption Systems; Trenches and Beds
- Soils; Hydraulic Conductivity and Dispersion
- Soil Properties, Classification and Testing
- Passive Dosing; Siphons and Flouts
- Evapotranspiration Systems
- LPED Systems and Wick Trenches
- Water Balance Analysis
- Nutrient Removal and Land Application Systems
- Irrigation Systems
- Land Capability Assessment
- Soil Landscape Interpretation
- Site and Soil Assessment
- Field Based Site and Soil Assessment
- Site Evaluation and Design Exercise
- Failing Systems; Auditing and Troubleshooting
- Tracing Failing Systems
- Regional On-site Wastewater Issues