New Online Vacuum Truck Training Course Now Available

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The Vacuum Truck Technician training course is targeted at those who own or operate a vacuum truck used to clean septic tanks, aerobic treatment units, holding tanks or grease traps.

The National Association of Wastewater Technicians course is directed at owners and employees who may be starting in business and need a good base of information to perform daily tasks. The one-day training also provides a good refresher and overview for experienced operators.

Learn about the course here: www.nawt-training.digitalchalk.com/dc/learn/nawt-online-vacuum-truck-training-course.

Topics include:

  • Materials to pump and avoid
  • Government regulations
  • Truck equipment and components
  • Drive and control mechanisms
  • Basic and advanced pumpout skills and procedures
  • Loading and unloading
  • Safety and emergency response plans
  • Customer interaction and education
  • Reasons to manage these materials
  • Basic science of vacuum and pressurization
  • Pumps
  • Basic pump truck operation
  • Manifests and reports

State associations

NAWT is developing a pathway for state associations to build educational programming. Using models developed and successfully utilized in state associations, NAWT is creating programs to help other state associations or interested parties bring training and educational programming to their states.

Training programs

NAWT is working to refresh its training programs. Jim Anderson is currently reviewing existing association programs to update and include newer technologies and trends developed within the onsite industry.

SepticSmart Week

Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency holds SepticSmart Week with outreach activities to encourage homeowners and communities to care for and maintain their septic systems.

The fourth SepticSmart Week is Sept. 26-30. NAWT requests you join in during SepticSmart Week to encourage and inform homeowners and communities on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision-makers about the infrastructure options available to improve and maintain septic systems.

Across the country, local environmental groups, health departments and governments face the challenges posed by improperly maintained and failing septic systems. The EPA and NAWT, with your help, seek to assist these local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness.

Nearly one-quarter of all American households depend on septic systems to treat their wastewater. Failure to maintain a septic system can lead to backups and overflows. As we know, this can lead to costly repairs, well contamination, polluted local waterways and risks to public health and the environment.

The SepticSmart website (www.epa.gov/septicsmart) has a toolkit with materials that can assist us in providing this information to homeowners and communities. If you can’t find what you are looking for on the EPA website, contact the SepticSmart staff at 208/378-5626 or email decentralized@epa.gov.



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