This three-day course covers all aspects of on-site wastewater systems, design and management. This course is designed for professionals involved in planning, design, manufacture, installation, maintenance and regulatory supervision of on-site wastewater management systems.
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
- Tertiary Treatment; Disinfection and Advanced Processes
- 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