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Onsite Wastewater Management

Section 1 Regulations
The Regulatory Environment 170226jw

Section 2 Wastewater
Wastewater Characterisation NSW 180226
Wastewater Characterisation TAS 120326

Section 3 Septic Systems
Primary Treatment; Septic Systems 160226jw
Primary Treatment; Septic Systems TAS 090326
Septic Tank Outlet Filters
Performance of Septic Tank Outlet Filters
Design and Performance of Septic Tanks

Section 4 Other Primary and Greywater Systems
Other On-site Primary Treatment Systems and Greywater Options 300625PG 160226jw
Other On-site Primary Treatment Systems and Greywater Options TAS 260425PG 090326JW
Urine-separation and reuse trial in the Currumbin Ecovillage
Enteric Pathogens in Graywater
Water Vol 41 – Decentralised Sewerage Servicing
Hydraloop 204 Presentation
How Urine Recycling Could Help Save the World

Section 5 Sand Filters, Media Filters and Mounds
Secondary Treatment; Sand Filters, Media Filters and Mounds 180226
Secondary Treatment; Sand Filters, Media Filters and Mounds TAS 120326
Bottomless Sand Filters
Sand Mounds for Effective Domestic Effluent Management
Wisconsin Mound Soil Absorption System Siting, Design and Construction Manual

Section 6 Constructed Wetlands
Secondary Treatment; Constructed Wetlands 230425PG 110625jw
Secondary Treatment; Constructed Wetlands TAS 230425PG 090326jw
Use of Reed Beds for the Treatment of Sewage and Wastewater
Constructed Wetlands description and benefits
Guidelines for constructed wetlands and onsite wastewater

Section 7 AWTS
Secondary Treatment; AWTS STS NSW 160226jw
Secondary Treatment AWTS STS TAS 090326jw
Secondary Treatment; ATU WA 070716

Section 8 Soils
Soil Assessment for Onsite Wastewater Management 230425PG 110625jw
Soil Assessment for Onsite Wastewater Management TAS 230425PG 090326jw
Soils Workshop 170226
Soils Workshop TAS 060326
Skills to Assess Suitability of Sites
Septic System Waste Treatment in Soil

Section 10 Trenches and Beds
Soil Absorption Systems; Trenches and Beds NSW 260425PG 110625jw
Soil Absorption Systems; Trenches and Beds TAS 260425PG 090326jw
Nonconventional beds. Notes for designers, installers and regulators
Evapotranspiration Bed Designs for Inland Areas
Water NSW – Designing and Installing Onsite Wastewater Systems

Section 11 Passive Dosing Systems
Passive Dosing systems; Siphons Flouts and LPED Systems 180226jw
Passive Dosing systems; Siphons Flouts and LPED Systems TAS 120326
The Flout Dosing Device

Section 12 ETA Systems and Water Balance
Evapotranspiration Systems and Sizing by Water Balance 160226jw
Evapotranspiration Systems and Sizing by Water Balance TAS 090326
Evapotranspiration Bed Designs for Inland Areas
ETA Bed Sizing by Water Balance Worked Example 100625jw
ETA Sizing by Water Balance Worked Example Hobart 090326jw

Section 13 Site Assessment
Site Assessment Desktop Study NSW 190226jw
Site Assessment Desktop Study TAS 130326

Section 14 Design Exercise
Site and Soil Design Exercise NSW 190226jw
Field Permeability test results – Course 2493
Site and Soil Design Exercise TAS 130326jw

Section 15 Irrigation
Irrigation Systems; Componentry and Design 160226jw
Irrigation Systems; Componentry, Selection and Design TAS 090326jw
Revised Drawing M1 ASNZS15472012

Section 16 Nutrients
Nutrients and Effluent Application Areas (EEA) 300525PG 110625jw
Nutrients and Effluent Dispersal (Land Application Systems) TAS 230426PG 090326jw
Woodchip Denitrification Wall
Ecological Sustainability
Permeable Reactive Barrier
Technical Guide Phosphorus calculations in wastewater
Fate of Phosphorus in Septic Tanks
Vetiver System Applications – Technical Reference Manual

Section 17 Auditing and Troubleshooting
Failing Systems; Auditing and Troubleshooting 190226
Failing Systems; Auditing and Troubleshooting TAS 120326

Section 18 Tracers and Source Tracking
Failing Systems; Tracers and Source Tracking 260425PG 110625jw
Failing Systems; Tracers and Source Tracking TAS 260425PG 090326jw
The Use of Sterol Profiles
In situ Measurements Optical Brighteners
Contamination of estuaries from failing septic tank systems
The Use of Tracers in Assessing On-site System Failure in Port Stephens

Section 19 General
Zoom Chat QA Day 1 – Course 3071
Zoom Chat QA Day 2 – Course 3071
On-site Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
OWMS’s – Traps and Tips for Designers TAS 2026wcc 090326jw
The Groundwater Project – Septic System Impacts on groundwater quality