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| Title | Organisation | Type | Headline | Date Uploaded |
| 2004 ASAE Onsite Conference X in Sacramento, 21-24 March 2004. | American Society of Agricultural Engineers | Report Website |
One of the two major US conferences that take place on domestic wastewater, including both latest onsite management approaches and technical research. | 22-04-2005 |
| 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 |
| Application guidelines to install / alter a septic tank system | Greater Bendigo City Council | Guidelines |
Application guidelines for plumbers and owners about how to install and alter septic systems | 29-04-2005 |
| Centralised Management: The Key to Successful On-site and Decentralised Sewerage Service | Research |
Centralised Management: the Key to Successful On-site and Decentralised Sewerage Service | 24-07-2006 | |
| 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 |
| Design guidelines for onsite sewage management for single households | Byron Shire Council | Guidelines |
Best practice guidelines from Byron Shire interpretation of relevant state and federal guidelines. Offers detailed guidance to plan selection, design, installation, operation &maintenance of onsite sewage management systems for single households. | 30-03-2005 |
| Domestic Waste Water Management Plan | Manningham City Council | Report |
This plan identifies strategies to manage waste water in line with council policy and planning and in relation to specific local areas. | 27-04-2005 |
| Draft Handbook for Management of Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems | US EPA | Publication |
This Management Handbook for onsite and cluster (decentralized) wastewater treatment systems is designed to assist state and local officials, service providers, and other interested parties with improving existing and new decentralized system performan |
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 SepticSafe program 1998 to June 2002 | ARTD Management Consultants | Report |
The achievements and lessons learnt from NSW's ‘SepticSafe’ program which aims to help councils monitor and manage onsite wastewater systems effectively. | 03-04-2005 |
| Evaluation of three low-cost options for improving septic tank performance | Lismore City Council | Report |
A study to evaluate three low-cost options for their potential to improve septic tank operation. Options were water efficiency upgrades, low phosphorus laundry detergents, septic tank pumpouts and all three treatments. | 21-03-2005 |
| 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 |
| Guidelines on the safe use of urine and faeces in ecological sanitation systems | EcoSanRes | Publication |
Practical guidelines on how to safely handle and manage urine and faeces from the toilet through to reuse in agriculture. | 04-04-2005 |
| Identifying water contamination using Minitroll, a submersible data logger | South Gippsland Shire Council | Case Study |
The Minitroll was used to digitally collect data such as water temperature and pressure to assist in identifying and managing potential contamination to stormwater from septic systems. | 18-04-2005 |
| Improving the performance of onsite sewage management systems within the Blue Mountains water supply catchment areas | Blue Mountains City Council | Publication |
In the interests of public health and a sensitive receiving environment, a NSW council has documented its methods and results on the inspection, assessment and management of failing onsite wastewater systems in its area. | 25-03-2005 |
| Information Pack for Septic System Owners | Greater Bendigo City Council | Case Study |
Leaflet and written materials for owners of septic systems outlining how to apply for a system, operation of septic systems, installation issues, irrigation guidelines, and land capability assessments. | 18-04-2005 |
| Issues paper Waste Water management, Wye River and Separation Creek | 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 |
| Managing Septic Tanks in the Bay of Plenty, NZ - Environment Bay of Plenty's Septic Tank Maintenance Programme | Environment Bay of Plenty, Whakatane | Publication |
This paper reports on the environmental benefits of Environment Bay of Plenty’s (the Regional Council) septic tank maintenance programme, including explanation of the strategic framework for the program, the training and inspection that took place a | 28-04-2005 |
| Mornington Peninsula Shire’s use of Proclaim software for data management | Mornington Peninsula Shire Council | Case Study |
This case study of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s use of Proclaim software shows how information about septic systems can be integrated into council planning and processes. | 27-04-2005 |
| 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 |
| Nillumbik Domestic Wastewater Management Plan | Nillumbik Shire Council | Report |
The Nillumbik Domestic Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP) aims to minimise the impact of domestic wastewater on human health and the local environment | 20-03-2006 |
| 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 |
| On-site ‘01 Advancing On-site Wastewater Systems: design and maintenance | Lanfax Laboratories | This conference was the second biannual Australian onsite conference. It focused on design of systems based on the new AS/NZS 1547:2000 guidelines, and effective maintenance procedures. | 19-04-2005 | |
| Onsite '03: Future Directions for Onsite Systems: Best management Practice | Lanfax Laboratories | Research |
This conference was the third biannual Australian conferences for researchers and professionals including regulators and manufacturers and focuses on best practice management. | 19-04-2005 |
| 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 Information Management System Handbook | Department of Local Government | Publication |
A handbook prepared as part of the Septic Safe project. It is designed to assist councils with the development and maintenance of an information management system for on-site sewage facilities. | 19-04-2005 |
| 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 |
| Onsite wastewater futures: a New Zealand perspective | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland, New Zealand | Report |
Management and technological developments of onsite wastewater systems in USA, Australia and New Zealand: past, present and future. | 25-03-2005 |
| Onsite Wastewater Management in Waitakere City, NZ | Case Study |
In the October 2000 issues of ON-SITE NewZ, details of the innovative management protocols adopted by Waitakere City were presented. | 28-04-2005 | |
| Pathogen movement and survival in catchments, groundwaters and raw water storages - management implications | Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment Catchments and Storages Research Program | Report |
These fact sheets present the findings of a major international research program on the fate of pathogens in our catchments, source waters and reservoirs, including relevant areas such as onsite system performance in removing such organisms, and the impli | 19-04-2005 |
| Performance evaluation of septic tanks in the Gold Coast region | Gold Coast City Council | Demonstration Report Research |
Investigation & evaluation of septic tank treatment performance & householder maintenance practices in the Gold Coast region. Findings prompted call for awareness & monitoring program. | 27-03-2005 |
| Performance Evaluation of Septic Tanks in the Gold Coast Region | Gold Coast City Council Research Unit | Case Study Report |
This case study report documents findings and recommendations from a performance evaluation of a series of septic system site tests in the Gold Coast region. | 27-04-2005 |
| Population Health SA- Wastewater management website | Dept of Health, Government of SA | Website |
This comprehensive website brings together information (eg legal framework, maintenance tips, application forms etc) for South Australia in relation to onsite systems and alternative systems. It has relevance to both an environmental health audience and | 27-04-2005 |
| Queensland onsite wastewater treatment symposium: a practitioner's forum, 2002 | Institute for Sustainable Living, Queensland University of Technology | Publication |
The inaugural symposium, designed to provide a forum for Queensland-based practitioners in onsite treatment to exchange best practices for planning, design and management of onsite wastewater. | 31-03-2005 |
| Queensland onsite wastewater treatment symposium: a practitioner's forum, 2004 | Institute for Sustainable Living, Queensland University of Technology | Publication |
The 2nd symposium (following that held in 2002) was designed to provide a Queensland based forum for practitioners in onsite treatment to exchange best practices for planning, design and management of onsite wastewater. | 31-03-2005 |
| Regional information management approach | Murrindindi Shire Council | Model Management Tool |
Murrindindi Shire Council has set up a common information database with its relevant Water Authority using a system called STEMS (Septic Tank Environmental Management System). | 29-03-2005 |
| Septic Safe Environmental and Health Guidelines | Department of Local Government, NSW | Guidelines |
These guidelines cover regulations, on-site sewage management strategies, operational strategies, site evaluation procedures, technological options for treatment and land applications systems, and selection of a management system. | 20-04-2005 |
| Smart Septics Community Education Kit | Municipal Association of Victoria / Clearwater | Kit |
The Smart Septics Community Education Kit assists councils to develop a community education program for domestic wastewater management. | 01-12-2005 |
| 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 |
| Study for Small Town Effluent Disposal Alternatives Study, Stage 1 | Golden Plains Shire Council | Report |
This report documents case studies of the exploration of different effluent disposal alternatives for twenty small town in rural Victoria. | 27-04-2005 |
| Task 1 of audit of non-sewered areas in South-East Queensland | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland Government | Audit |
This report covers the first of five tasks in the project. The task was to review knowledge of and management practices with onsite wastewater in South-East Queensland local governments. | 30-03-2005 |
| Task 2 of audit of non-sewered areas in South-East Queensland | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland Government | Audit Research |
Describes the findings of task 2 of this large project, which reviewed and critiqued a range of Australian and international risk assessment approaches for onsite wastewater disposal. | 30-03-2005 |
| The Performance of On-Site Wastewater Disposal Systems in the Kingborough Municipality | Kingsborough Municipality, Tasmania | Audit |
A study of the performance and status of septic tanks in the Kingborough municipality in Tasmania, used internally to evaluate the effectiveness of Council's approval and permit procedure for on-site wastewater management systems and inform decisions abou | 29-04-2005 |
| US EPA onsite wastewater treatment systems manual | US EPA | Kit Model Management Tool Publication |
This manual provides up-to-date information on onsite wastewater treatment system siting, design, installation, maintenance and replacement. | 26-03-2005 |
| US EPA research and demonstration projects website | US EPA | Website |
The website provides access to many research and demonstration projects of decentralised wastewater funded by the US EPA. They demonstrate technologies, management programs, education and training programs and other activities. | 29-03-2005 |
| Voluntary national guidelines for management of onsite and clustered (decentralized) wastewater treatment systems | US EPA | Guidelines |
A set of practices recommended to raise the level of performance of onsite and decentralised wastewater systems by imlementing improved management programs. | 26-03-2005 |
| Waste management project | Murrindindi Shire Council | Model Management Tool |
An innovative waste management project that takes a regional approach to managing the desludging of 300,000 septic systems. | 29-03-2005 |
| Whittlesea Shire Council Geographic Information System (GIS) | Whittlesea Shire Council | Case Study |
Geographic information system software is used to map the location of new septic systems and used as a management tool to monitor systems for de-sludging 3 years after installation. | 27-04-2005 |