Published December 2007
Upcoming Training and Education
Educational opportunities are available in California, Alabama, Nevada, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Washington.
Trench Rescue Presentation
Trench Rescue 101, a free download from the National Utility Contractors Association, is a PowerPoint presentation covering Occupational Safety Health Administration regulations, soil conditions, anatomy of a cave-in, rescue hazards, personal protective equipment, shoring arrangements, emergency plans and rescue operations. Download the file at www.nuca.com.
NAWT Training and Certification
The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. has the following courses:
Dec. 4-5 Operation and Maintenance, Mill Valley, Calif.
Jan. 28-29 Inspector Training and Certification, River Palms Resort and Casino, Laughlin, Nev.
Call 800/236-6298 or visit www.nawt.org/training.html.
Alabama
The Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association and University of West Alabama are offering an Advanced Installer Level II Licensing Class, Dec. 12-14, at the universitys Livingston campus. Call Allen Tartt 205/652-3803 or visit www.aowatc.uwa.edu.
California
The California Onsite Wastewater Association and NAWT are offering the second installment of the Operation & Maintenance certification course at Mill Valley on Dec. 4-5. E-mail Cliff Trammel at cliffrt@msn.com or call 707/579-4882.
Carolina
Courses are the joint effort of the Carolina Onsite Water Recycling Association Inc. and North Carolina State University:
Dec. 5 Installation of Gravity Systems, Raleigh
Dec. 6 Installation of Advanced Systems, Raleigh
Dec. 7 Installation Field Practicum, Raleigh
Dec. 12 Getting the Dirt on Soils, Plymouth
Dec. 13 Introduction to Pretreatment System Components, Manteo
Dec. 15 Off-Site or Remote Systems, Greensboro
Jan. 16-17 Soil Science Society of North Carolina Annual Meeting, Raleigh
Call 919/380-1202 or visit www.carolinaonsite.org.
Florida
Courses are at the Florida Onsite Wastewater Association Training Center in Polk City. All classes are 6 credit hours unless stated otherwise.
Dec. 7 Master IV: Design Consideration and Dosing Systems
Dec. 10-11 Master III: Basic Florida Soils (13 hrs.)
Dec. 12-13 Master I: System Design and Function (9.5 hrs.)
Dec. 13-14 Master II: System Materials and Regulation Requirements (7.5 hrs.)
Contact FOWA at 407/830-4381 or www.fowaonsite.com.
Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Extension has these hands-on workshops:
Dec. 5-6 Troubleshoot, Continuing Education, Mankato
Dec. 18-19 General-Continuing Education, Brainerd
Jan. 7-9 Introduction to Onsite Systems, Alexandria
Jan. 10-11 Installing Onsite Systems, Alexandria
Jan. 15-16 Installer-Continuing Education, Rochester
Jan. 16 Pipelayer Certification, Rochester
Jan. 23-25 Designing Onsite Systems, Sauk Centre
Feb. 5-6 Design-Continuing Education, Sauk Centre
Feb. 5-7 Design and Large System Combo, Continuing Education, Sauk Centre
Feb. 6-7 Cluster-Continuing Education, Sauk Centre
Feb. 11-13 Pumping/Maintaining, Grand Rapids
Feb. 14-15 General-Continuing Education, Detroit Lakes
Feb. 21-22 General-Continuing Education, Two Harbors
Call 417/739-4100 or e-mail mso@lvbw.net.
North Carolina
North Carolina Soils and On-Site Wastewater Training Academy is offering the following courses:
Dec. 4 Onsite System Technologies, Raleigh
Dec. 5-6 Septic System Options for Difficult Sites, Raleigh
Dec. 11 Onsite System Technologies, Bolivia
Dec. 12 Operator Refresher: Drip Irrigation Systems, Raleigh
Dec. 13 Getting the Dirt on Soils, Greensboro
Dec. 13 Advanced LPP and Pump System Monitoring and Troubleshooting, Raleigh
Dec. 14 The Science Behind the Soil and Site Rules, Greensboro
Call Joni Tanner at 919/515-1678 or visit www.soil.ncsu.edu/training.
Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Islands Onsite Wastewater Training Center offers these professional development workshops at its Kingston campus:
Dec. 5 AutoCALCS: Automated Bottomless Sand Filter Sizing, Pump Calculations, and Support Materials
Dec. 11 Surveying Basics for the Onsite Wastewater Contractor
Dec. 13 Nitrogen Dynamics in the Environment and Septic Systems
Call Holly Meehan at 401/874-5950 or visit www.uri.edu/ce/wq.
Washington
The Washington On-Site Sewage Association and Washington State Department of Health in cooperation with Washington State University are offering these certification courses at the training center in Puyallup unless stated otherwise:
Dec. 5 Design of Subsurface Drip Systems
Dec. 6 Troubleshooting and Repairs
Dec. 12 Exploring & Understanding Soil, Vancouver
Jan. 3 Basics of Maintenance
Jan. 10 Basics of Installing, Part 3
Call John Thomas at 253/770-6594 or visit www.wossa.org.
