Dates and Locations:
October 2-3, 2013 – Santa Rosa
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Office – Board Room
5550 Skyland Blvd. Suite A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
October 7-8, 2013 – Sacramento
Cal/EPA HQ Building – 2nd floor Klamath Rm.
1001 I Street Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA 95814
San Diego class to be announced
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Day One
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Day Two
Instructor: Kit Rosefield, California Onsite Wastewater Association (COWA); Nick Weigel, P.E. (Northstar Engineering)
Registration Fees: Paid through the Water Board Training Academy.
To Register: Follow the training registration requirements, obtain all required approvals and then register on-line at http://www.trainingforce.com/sites/californiawater/lp/gowater.aspx?ot=8&otid=484
For questions concerning registration contact Jami Ferguson at .
If you require special accommodations or have language needs, please contact Jami Ferguson at least 5 working days prior to the class. TTY/DD/Speech to Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service
Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Technologies Overview
2 Day class
Course Description: About 1.2 million onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) in California provide wastewater treatment where centralized systems are not available. The systems are subject to the recently adopted OWTS Policy. The OWTS Policy requires Regional Boards to amend their Basin Plan, perform TMDL evaluations, and review local agency management programs (LAMPS).
This two day course will prepare staff to understand onsite technologies including: soil/site assessment, conventional OWTS, advanced OWTS, nutrient/pathogen control, effluent dispersal, OWTS operation and maintenance, and small community options for distributed and decentralized systems.
The course is intended for staff that may review LAMPs and write waste discharge requirements for facilities using onsite systems. This course may also be of interest for staff who may issue loans or grants to local agencies to comply with the OWTS Policy, develop TMDL implementation plans for impaired water bodies listed in the OWTS Policy Attachment 2, amend Regional Board Basin Plans or review Regional Board Basin Plan amendment as it pertains to incorporation of the OWTS Policy.
Additional information on the OWTS Policy and the Policy implementation is available at the OWTS Policy intranet http://wiki/owts/doku.php or the OWTS Policy public page http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/owts/index.shtml