NOWRA Course Descriptions
Onsite A to Z
An overview of onsite wastewater treatment, including onsite wastewater basics, O&M, and soil evaluation and treatment. Ideal for new employees, regulatory professionals and students. For the A to Z course overview and agenda details, click here.
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- Intro to Onsite Wastewater – 3 hours
- Operation & Maintenance – 1 hour
- Soil Evaluation, Treatment & Dispersal – 4 hours
- Overview A to Z Bundle – 8 hours (includes all of the above courses in one package)
Installer Training
Ideal for new installers. For the Installer course overview and agenda details, click here.
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- Intro and Safety – 1 hour
- Planning – 1 hour
- Soil and Site Concepts – 1 hour
- Distribution of Effluent – 1 hour
- Piping and Tanks – 1 hour
- Dosing and Control – 1 hour
- Advanced Treatment – 1 hour
- Soil Treatment – 1.5 hours
- Installer Training Course Part 1 – 4 hours (includes Intro, Planning, Soil/Site Concepts, Distribution)
- Installer Training Course Part 2 – 4.5 hours (includes Piping/Tanks, Dosing, Advanced Treatment, Soil Treatment)
- Installer Training Curriculum Bundle – 8.5 hours (includes all of the above courses in one package)
Troubleshooting
Ideal for designers, installers, regulators, service providers and more! No matter what our role is in the decentralized industry we are sometimes faced with systems experiencing problems or out of ordinary situations. This course walks through a typical treatment train starting with the flow coming from the structure and then walks through component troubleshooting including septic tanks, pumps and controls, soils, media filters, aerobic treatments units and finally soil treatment units.
For the Troubleshooting course overview and agenda details, click here.
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- Flows – 1.5 hours
- Tanks– 1.5 hours
- Pumps and Controls – 1 hour
- Soil Treatment Systems – 1 hour
- Media Filters – 1 hour
- Microbiology – 1 hour
- Aerobic Treatment Units – 1 hour
- Drainfield Malfunctions – 1 hour
- Case Studies – 1 hour
- Troubleshooting Bundle 1 – 3 hours (includes Flows and Tanks)
- Troubleshooting Bundle 2 – 2 hours (includes Media and Aerobic)
- Troubleshooting Bundle 3 – 3 hours (includes Soils, Drainfield, Case Studies)
- Full Troubleshooting Bundle – 10 hours
Design Course
NOWRA has developed 7 courses in the critical area of design of decentralized systems. These courses lay the groundwork for design and will be expanded over the next several years. For the Design course overview and agenda details, click here.
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- Overview – 1 hour
- Septic Tanks - 1 hour
- Aerobic Treatment Units - 1.5 hours
- Soil Properties - 2 hours
- Soil Water Movement - 1.5 hours
- Making Infiltrative Decisions - 1.5 hours
- Pressure Distribution - 1.5 hours
- Design Bundle 1 - 2 hours (includes Overview and Septic Tank)
- Design Bundle 2 - 3.5 hours (includes Soil Properties and Soil Water Movement)
- Design Bundle 3 - 3 hours (includes Making Infiltrative Decisions and Pressure Distribution)
- Full Design Course Bundle - 10 hours
Mega Modules
NOWRA has developed 12 courses from presentations at the 2020 Virtual Onsite Mega-Conference. These courses cover a wide variety of topics and were selected due to their continued relevancy to the decentralized industry. For the Mega Module course overview and agenda details, click here.
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- Planning for Sustainability – 1 hour
- Assessments and Solutions - 2 hours
- Virginia Updates - 2 hours
- COVID-19 - 3.5 hours
- Research Updates - 1 hour
- Reuse - 2 hours
- Alcohol and Beer Wastewater Treatment - 2 hours
- Nitrogen Balance - 1 hour
- Reinvented Toilets and Urine Diversion - 2 hours
- Tank Buoyancy and Watertightness - 2 hours
- Commercial Driving License (CDL) and DOT - 1 hour
- Wastewater Treatment Myths & Toilet Paper - 1.5 hours