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| Title | Organisation | Type | Headline | Date Uploaded |
| A large scale pilot study of a GIS based risk assessment system for on-site wastewater management in NSW, Australia | The University of Newcastle | Case Study Model Management Tool Research |
Describes large-scale pilot study in Hawkesbury Nepean catchment (50,000 onsite systems). Included consultation, developing data management system, data integrity review & field validation of implementation of new onsite risk assessment system methodo | 22-03-2005 |
| Colac Otway Shire Wastewater Management Strategy | Colac Otway Shire Council | Report |
Colac Otway Shire Wastewater Management Strategy considers the status of existing septic systems, potential restrictions to development and contamination of watercourses to help understand the impact of septic systems in unsewered townships. | 20-04-2005 |
| Evaluating application of a decision support sys inidentifying adequate wastewater treatment for small communities. A case study:the Fluvia Bas | Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Girona | Report Research |
A case study that used a decision support tool to the aid decision making process for choosing appropriate systems for a small community in Spain. | 27-04-2005 |
| Evaluating the options: pumpout, common effluent drainage and centralised treatment for high risk unsewered townships in the Hornsby Shire | Life Cycle Design | Case Study Report |
This case study, set in Berowra, NSW aims to inform similar studies of high-risk unsewered areas, of the process of performing an environmental and social assessment of centralised and onsite wastewater systems over their whole life cycle. | 22-03-2005 |
| Evaluation of the model municipal domestic wastewater management plan | Context | Model Management Tool Report |
This study highlights strengths and weaknesses of a model management planning process for onsite domestic wastewater from perspective of users. | 19-04-2005 |
| Flowerdale area improvement program: evaluation report | Murrindindi Shire Council | Case Study Report |
After creek water contamination by septic systems, Murrindindi Council initiated an Area Improvement Plan, to create workable solutions by developing partnerships between the community and a range of relevant agencies. | 30-03-2005 |
| Frankston City Council ‘Encounter’: Geographic Information System (GIS) | Frankston City Council, Environmental Health Section | Case Study |
To enable better planning and management of domestic wastewater, Frankston Cuty Council use a Geographic Information System ‘Encounter’ to map the location of septic systems in their local government area on a site by site by site basis. | 15-04-2005 |
| Issues Paper Waste Water Management, Birregurra | Colac Otway Shire | Report |
Following the development of a Waste Water Management Plan by Colac Otway Shire Council (see on this site), Birregurra was identified as a township with wastewater risk. | 20-04-2005 |
| Issues Paper Wastewater Management, Kennett River 2002 | Colac Otway Shire | Report |
This report is an Issues Paper to assist all stakeholders including property owners, policy makers, planners and regulatory and enforcement agencies in developing and implementing a long term, sustainable and manageable strategy for domestic wastewater sy | 20-04-2005 |
| Linking domestic wastewater planning to strategic planning | Murrindindi Shire Council | Case Study |
Murrindindi Shire Council has ensured that domestic wastewater planning be integrated with with other council planning processes as this is seen as critically important to enabling due consideration of wastewater. | 29-03-2005 |
| Long-term Wastewater Management Plan for North Georgia | Metropolitan North Georgia, Water Planning District | Website |
A long-term waste water management plan for Metropolitan North Georgia that addresses a comprehensive range of wastewater issues, including onsite septic systems | 19-04-2005 |
| National decentralized water resources capacity development project (NDWRCDP) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Presentation Publication Website |
The NDWRCDP website contains publications from its funded projects that aim to improve understanding of and strengthen the foundations of training and practice in the field of onsite and decentralised wastewater treatment. | 03-04-2005 |
| NOWRA (US) 13th Technical Education Conference nad Exposition in Albuquerque, Nov 2004 | National Onsite Wastewater and Recycling Association (NOWRA) | Research |
This US conference presents the latest technology, research and practices to improve and protect groundwater. It includes many useful papers on technical advances, planning and management of onsite systems. | 27-04-2005 |
| Onsite '99 Conference: making onsite wastewater systems work | Lanfax Laboratories | Research |
This conference was the first in a series of biannual Australian conferences for researchers and professionals including regulators and manufacturers working in the field of onsite wastewater systems design and management. | 08-04-2005 |
| On-site sewage management course | National Environment Centre Thurgoona -(near Albury-Wodonga) | Case Study Demonstration Guidelines Presentation Publication |
Course in On-site sewage management. A three day intense course aimed at people who need understanding of the ienvironmental impacts, public health concerns and the variety of 'workings' of on-site sewage systems
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22-08-2006 |
| On-site Sewage Management Risk Assessment System | Department of Local Government, NSW | Model Management Tool |
This handbook describes a risk assessment system for on-site (decentralised) sewage management facilities. It is titled the On-site Sewage Risk Assessment System (OSRAS). The OSRAS is focused on the hazard of failure of on-site facilities and the 05-05-2005 |
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| Onsite Sewage Management Strategy | Lismore City Council | Report |
A comprehensive management strategy written to provide guidance for owners, applicants, installers, consultants and developers on all aspects of on-site sewage and wastewater management systems, from planning through to implementation and maintenance, wit | 22-04-2005 |
| Sanitation connection: an environmental sanitation network | IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and Water, Engineering and Development Centre | Publication Report Website |
A searchable internet resource detailing all aspects of sanitation from the latest technologies and institutions to participatory approaches. | 05-04-2005 |
| Smart Septics Information Management Specification | Municipal Association of Victoria / Clearwater | Guidelines |
Guidelines for Victorian councils to develop a system for managing information and data on domestic wastewater within their municipality. | 01-12-2005 |
| State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria) Implementation Project | Municipal Association of Victoria and EPA Victoria | Research |
Research report investigating Victorian local governments' capacity to fulfill their obligations under the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria).
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30-01-2006 |
| Sustainable Wastewater Management: A handbook for smaller communities | NZ Ministry for the Environment | Case Study Publication |
Sustainable Wastewater Management: A handbook for smaller communities, provides a framework to assist small communities (or other parties) identify and evaluate alternatives for improving sewage treatment and disposal. The aim of the handbook is to help c | 27-04-2005 |
| The Art of Negotiation with Private Landowners for Municipal Cluster Systems | Stone Environmental | Presentation |
Presentation made at the US National Onsite Wastewater and Recycling Association (NOWRA) 12th Annual Conference and Exposition about the process of involving community members in decision making for a cluster scale system. | 19-04-2005 |
| The effect of nitrogen loading on onsite system design: a model for determining land application area size | Centre for Ecotechnology | Model Management Tool |
A model for determining land application area, based on nutrient loading. | 25-03-2005 |
| Towards a better understanding of sustainable lot density: evidence from five Australian case studies | School of Geosciences, The University of Newcastle | Case Study Research |
Investigates the relationship between contamination of receiving environments and lot density of onsite systems. | 25-03-2005 |
| Wastewater treatment in a small village: options for upgrading | SwedEnviro Consulting Group | Publication |
Practical considerations and technological alternatives for upgrading community-scale wastewater systems. | 05-04-2005 |