This Center is not the same as the National Small Flows Clearinghouse, but is related and located at the same place. The appendices for this training course contain overhead masters, system assessment instruments, information on wastewater technologies, plus additional resources. The Trainer's Manual and the Participant Guide are 426 pages in length. This training presentation is the electronic version of the transparency masters used in training deliveries to summarize important points and issues of assessing wastewater options. The Onsite Wastewater System Operation and Maintenance package contains a trainer's manual, a trainer's resource pack, and an operator's manual.
Target audience is operators and maintainers of onsite wastewater treatment systems.
The trainer's manual provides information about program design and offers three program delivery options. The operator's manual provides technical information needed by trainers and operators. Topics covered include onsite systems, operator responsibilities and duties, principles of onsite systems, system components, operation and maintenance, and mathematics. The trainer's resource pack contains 139 transparency masters and nearly 400 color slides. Working Effectively in Small Communities on Environmental Projects Designed to help consulting engineers evaluate appropriate environmental technologies and management systems for small communities, this package provides an overview of the political, economic, and environmental challenges facing small communities.