This page contains links and information relevant to sewerage system installation courses, it was originally developed for the old ES940 installer course written by Ian Ralston and given by Royal Roads University and WOWTC but is generally applicable to installation. For PDF files, right click and choose "save as".
New tank float setting worksheet, based on a tank diagram, one page. This is available in PDF format (note when printing to select "scale to printer margins") without units (to fill in your own preferred units before photocopying), and in units of feet/usgals, inches/usgals, meters/litres. Also available as just the tank graphic, for use once you have the "V" specific volume figure for a tank. Note the new reccomendation for reserve volume at 15% of Design Flow and Alarm Reserve Volume at 50% (minimum) of Daily Design Flow. For timed dosing use the just the tank graphic for timed dosing.
Spreadsheet program for float setting, in cm and L and in inches and IMP gallons developed by Kelly Karr. If you do not have MSOffice, use Open Office. Save the spreadsheet to your computer before using it (right click and choose "save as"). If you see any areas that need improvement, please let us know...
Blank level booking sheet
Useful web links
This page contains links to various websites containing information relevant to the ES940 course, or containing links to such information. Please note that their inclusion here does not suggest that the information has been checked for validity or for relevance to the BC environment, nor does it suggest any endorsement of companies or products mentioned. Most of these links open in a new window.
Some of the documents are as links to PDF files, these I suggest you right click and choose to "save as" somewhere on your computer to keep them for future reference. Other links open in a new window.
If you have a link that you think should be here, please e-mail me at webmaster@traxdev.com
Design links page, Drawing links page
Acrobat Reader (for reading and converting PDF files).
2007 Version 2 BC Standard Practice Manual and appendices at Ministry of Health web site, as PDF.
BC Standard Practice Manual at Ministry of Health website, as PDF.
US Environmental Protection Agency main site for Septic
Systems. This has a large number of useful publications, including the EPA
manual referenced in the ES930 course:
Onsite
Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual As PDF (note that this is the whole
manual -- a 20MB download). There is also the older EPA manual, which is still
of some interest, particularly as it is the one used by Washington State. The
publications page is here.
where you can download sections of the manual.
Washington State Department Of Health Wastewater
Management Publications
Referred to at many points in the ES930 course this site contains links to a
number of useful design guideline documents and technical reviews from the
Technical Review Committee .
The SSWMP Catalogue:
Our Complete Publications List from The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Small-Scale Waste Management Project which is where Tyler and Converse work.
There are various PDF
documents available on a sub page.
Alberta Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 1999
Handbook
This site contains useful guidelines for system design, with some very simplified
worksheets.
Nova Scotia CWRS
Web Site
This includes information on the Pask In Situ Permeameter (see below for Wyoming
site with online copy of Finnemore's paper), links to the Mounding and Nitrate
movement software and the Sloping Sand Filter.
National
Small Flows Clearinghouse
Has a large archive of publications.
Delaware
ground water discharges section
Another site with design guidelines, includes a section on sand lined trenches.
Center for Decentralized Wastewater Management (CDWM), Tennessee.
Wake County's Well, Wastewater and Development division with info on their pressure manifolds.
Publications of the Headquarters, United States Army Corps of Engineers -- all sorts of technical manuals...
Sewage Wiki page (and sewage treatment)--add your own information
Open office office suite, works well and serves to mimic and replace MS Office. Free.
Cute FTP serves for creating pdf prints of documents, useful for keeping electronic versions and sharing. Works as a printer service. Free.
Operation and maintenance plan as used by Betty Holskog, in Microsoft publisher template format. Right click on link and choose "save as" or similar.
On-Site Wastewater Information Sources and Links from CWRS
BC One Call 1-800-474-6886
Occupational Health & Safety Regulation
BC
Personalized
Regulation, to customize the Regulation for your situation
Search
Regulation
WCB-- Work Safe BC
WCB publications
by topic
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Manual
Information on occupational first aid requirements.
GeotechniCAL is where ground engineering meets education technology. (CAL stands for computer-assisted learning.), site with information on soil mechanics presented in help file format.
University of Missouri Soil Mechanics course materials--Click on link for CE215
Soil texture triangle hydraulic properties online calculator And download of calculator from USDA
Caterpillar Compaction Manual
Soil compaction website (based on same Multiquip manual as the course slide show)
Road compaction website project
Cave surveying site, has alot of useful information on simple surveying techniques
Cave surveying page on measurement error correction
Tape use including corrections (actually aimed at creating a bicycle calibration course..)
Virtual online levelling course module
Geomagnetism Magnetic declination calculator Very useful
Page on geomagnetism with explanations, USGS geomagnetism site
Compass use (orienteering) pages
Review and instructions for Cammenga US Army lensatic compass (PDF), hosted on the Cammenga site.
Historical surveying site by David Manthey, this link is to a page showing how wo make various chaining instruments. He also has instructions on making a Gunter's Chain and has re plublished a couple of historical survey texts.
MapTools site with instructions/tutorial on GPS use and UTM coordinate system
CDGPS Canadian differential GPS system, based around a $1500 diferential correction receiver and gives 1m accuracy all over Canada with hand held GPS units (0.3m with dual frquency GPS units) with no subscription cost, Novatel units also work with the worldwide subsrciption based ($800 a year) Omnistar system.
Point of beginning magazine articles, require registration to access them. Have varioius survey articles archived; e.g..
On checking
layout
Nice graphic showing how to approximate a right angle ("clapping
a ninety") and on using a right angle prism
Maths site, very good covers just about everything.
Some thoughts on solo surveying, by a forester.
Plane table information
Plastic Pipe Institute HDPE handbook
Uni-Bell technical literature , including handbook for PVC pipe (for large PVC pipe with socket and bell joints)
IPEX technical library (sign up required). Includes Philmac information
Zabel pumps and filters
Orenco, includes online document library
Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA), includes publications and links to member sites
Lasco make fittings and have extensive technical information (including the argument about teflon tape and plastic fittings), also have a handy water hammer calculator
An apprentices handbook for plastic pipes, as PDF.
Example of a non hardening soft set plumbing sealant, from Whitlam (TU-555).
Chemical Compatability with CPVC Pipe & Fittings.
See also the CWRS website above for the sloping sand filter.
Wisconsin Mound basic description
Wisconsin Mound Soil Absorption System: Siting,
Design and Construction Manual (Revised Jan. 2000)
This is a link to the SSWMP document by Converse as PDF .
The Washington State Mound Design guidelines (includes the mound design worksheet and diagrams as used in the course). A PDF document
Intelligent Valve Monitor for KRain series 6000 Hydrotek valves, being developed in PEI.
Lecture on tire selection PDF
Lecture on traction (wheeled vehicles) PDF
Moving the Earth, 5th Edition by Nichols--check at Amazon
Interesting paper on equipment repair cost factors PDF
CAD
Scheduling
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