Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):         11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:             12:45 – 4:00 pm

 

 

Development of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Regulations

   Historical background and evolution
   Problems with conventional onsite systems 
   Technology and operation of conventional wastewater treatment systems
   Federal regulation of systems
   Key contaminant removal                                             
   Recent scientific and technical advances  

Evaluating Sites and Setting Treatment Goals and Conventional System Design

   Factors for selecting and sizing systems
   Design considerations 
   Site and soil evaluation
   System boundaries and loadings
   Initial system design  

Alternative and Sustainable Treatment Technologies

   Aerobic treatment units
   Media filters
   Constructed wetlands
   Drip dispersal                       

Management Programs for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems

   Monitoring of systems
   Developing maintenance plans
   Inspection and troubleshooting procedures                                         
   Repair options

Credits

Professional Engineers   
   6.0 PDHs

Architects   
   6.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours   
   6.0 AIA HSW Learning Unit

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.0 continuing education hours to architects in most states, including Pennsylvania engineers. Educators and courses for Pennsylvania engineers are not subject to pre-approval in Pennsylvania.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.0 Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).  Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved architect continuing education sponsor in New York.  HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval  No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event.  Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Dr. Sara Heger

Dr. Sara Heger is an engineer, researcher and instructor in the Onsite Sewage Treatment Program in the Water Resources Center and is an adjunct assistant professor in the Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota. For over 20 years, she has been conducting research and providing education and technical assistance to homeowners, small communities, onsite professionals, and local units of government regarding onsite wastewater treatment. Dr. Heger has presented in over 30 states and provinces regarding the design, installation and management of septic systems and related research. She is president of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association and is the Education chair of the Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association. Dr. Heger serves on the NSF International Committee on Wastewater Treatment Systems. She is also the chair of the Minnesota State Advisory Committee on Decentralized Systems. Dr. Heger has a BS degree in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering and an MS degree and a PhD degree in Water Resource Science.