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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

Aspects of design, structure, performance and operation of reed beds – eight years experience in north eastern New South Wales, Australia Centre for Ecotechnology, Southern Cross University Report
Research
Practical experience with reed beds (constructed wetlands) as a secondary effluent treatment option: why use them, practical experience and advice regarding design and performance and lessons learnt. 25-03-2005

Biowater – decentralised wastewater management for a small community in the Southern Moreton Bay Islands Redland Water and Waste Publication
Report
Research
Research conducted on a pilot-scale decentralised wastewater management system on Macleay Island that involves primary treatment at 20 residences, collection of the secondary effluent and re-use on a nearby golf course using sub-surface irrigation. 20-04-2005

Environment & health protection guidelines: onsite sewage management for single households - technical sheets New South Wales Department of Local Government Guidelines
Publication
Technical sheet series on the design, installation and management of onsite sewage management (based on both environmental and public health criteria). 25-03-2005

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

Lanfax Laboratories website Lanfax Laboratories Website
Lanfax Laboratories is an independent commercial and research organisation in soil, water and wastewater analysis. The website provides information about the onsite conference series and the services Lanfax offers. 11-03-2005

Martens and Associates website Martens and Associates Pty Ltd Website
This website provides access to several publications (completed in-house or in the public domain) that Martens and Associates makes available. 08-04-2005

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

National Small Flows Clearinghouse Website National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) Website
A US website containing a wealth of information about onsite and decentralised systems, including the performance of various technologies and the US state regulations. 27-04-2005

New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEI-WPCC) Publication
Website
The website of this US non-profit agency contains numerous links to priority research and training areas, publications and findings of workgroups within the field of onsite wastewater in the USA. 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

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 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

 

22-08-2006

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

Proceedings from first international conference on onsite wastewater treatment and recycling International Water Association Research
Wide-ranging conference papers reporting advances in technology, management , approaches to recycling, sustainability & associated legislative and policy frameworks. (Also called 6th Specialist Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems). 29-03-2005

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

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

Sizing effluent disposal fields: balancing water and nutrients Martens & Associates Pty Ltd This technical data sheet presents a simple method for balancing water and nutrients so that optimal field size for local environmental conditions can be determined. 25-03-2005

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

Technical Sheets from the Septic Safe Project Dept of Local Government NSW Publication
Website
In compliment to the guidelines produced by the Septic Safe Program (Environment & Health Protection GuidelinesOn-site Sewage Management for Single Households) this set of Technical Sheets were prepared to represent 'state of the art' information rela 27-04-2005

Victorian Environment Protection Agency website Victorian Environment Protection Agency Website
This website provides information primarily aimed at local government, but also useful for owners of septic systems, or plumbers. It focuses broadly on onsite waste water systems, greywater reuse and land capability assessment. 27-04-2005