Training, Shortcourses, and Workshops
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1. Animal Waste System Operators
Training programs by experts with NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, NC Division of Water Quality, and industry professionals provide comprehensive field-based instruction on current and innovative animal waste management. All courses are approved by the NC Division of Water Quality’s Technical Assistance and Certification Unit for continuing education.
2. Annual Onsite Water Conference
The North Carolina Annual On-Site Wastewater Treatment Conference will be held April 29 to May 1, 2009. This will be the 25th event - the first annual conference was held in 1986. One major focus of the 2009 Conference is a retrospective review of the last 25 years - seeing how our profession has changed in that time. We will also look forward to the next 25 years - setting a course for where we need to be going. Another important aspect is the expansion of the conference to include small-scale wells and water supply along with wastewater treatment and dispersal.
3. Designing Wastewater Irrigation Systems
Spray and drip irrigation offer an environmentally safe and cost effective method for final use of wastewater. Spray and drip irrigation are also
affordable solutions for wastewater producers, who face stiff environmental regulations regarding discharge into surface waters. Whether you specialize in residential, municipal, industrial, or animal wastewater, this course will help you design more efficient and longer lasting spray and drip irrigation systems for your customers.
4. Erosion, Sediment and Turbidity Control
Builders are required to control erosion and keep sediment on their site during the construction process. This workshop provides the latest information on systems to achieve this goal. What are the options for ground covers for erosion control? Are there alternatives to the standard "piles of rock" for sediment control around a construction site? If you have problems with turbidity in your discharges, such as complaints or lawsuits, what treatment options are out there? We provide answers to these and many other questions. At these workshops we discuss and demonstrate the cost and effectiveness of a wide variety of options for designers, construction managers, grading contractors, and regulators. It is possible to discharge reasonably clean storm water from a construction site!
5. Geographic Information Academy
The adoption of geospatial technologies requires adequately trained environmental professionals and natural resource managers, who can collect, display, and analyze spatial data. Knowledge of the global positioning system (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing are essential to be successful. The Geographic Information Academy, which is offered in our GIS lab, is a series of short courses that will enhance your overall geospatial literacy. Participants are encouraged to bring their own USB Memory Drives to download any of our datasets.
6. Nutrient Management Training
Writing a certified nutrient management plan requires attendance at three training sessions: the 3-Day Nutrient Management Training, the RUSLE/PLAT Workshop, and the software training conducted by NCDENR Division of Soil and Water. Click the title link to see the next scheduled training events.
7. Soils and On-Site Wastewater Training Academy
Click the title to view a full calendar. This is a broad training series comprised of both introductory and advanced workshops on soils, on-site wastewater, technological applications, system installation, and operation and maintenance. Whether you are new on the job or a seasoned professional, there is sure to be a workshop here that will suit your needs. In developing each workshop, the faculty focus primarily on information or techniques that you can take back to work and use immediately.
8. Subsurface Wastewater System Operator Training School
This school is offered 4 times in 2009: Raleigh, Fletcher, Bolivia, and Plymouth. The school was developed to teach individuals how to provide quality service to owners of advanced on-site systems.
9. USDA-CSREES National Water Conference
The USDA-Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) Water Quality Program brings university scientists, instructors, and extension educators into more effective and efficient partnerships with Federal interagency priority programs while addressing water quality issues in U.S. agriculture. This program also provides the flexibility necessary for CSREES to bring the resources of researchers, instructors, and extension educators into national initiatives and programmatic partnerships that target evolving water quality needs.
10. Wastewater Treatment and Residual (Biosolids) Systems
Training focuses on full-scale, operational irrigation and land application systems that will assist operators with permit compliance and environmental protection. Participants will learn to compare design calculations to actual measured application rates, prepare equipment to deliver prescribed rates, perform agronomic assessments, and troubleshoot equipment operations. Operator continuing education programs and certification schools are all accredited by the NC Division of Water Quality’s Technical Assistance and Certification Unit.