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 exercised 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