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
- 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 and 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