Field Option #6
Installation Techniques and Final
Inspection of Innovative Technologies
Field Coordinators: Eric Ireland, Jay Edwards and Scott
Greene
This tour will start at the Guilford County On-Site Training
Center located at the Cooperative Extension Service Center in the
cnetral Piedmont part of the state in Greensboro. Gravel-less
systems, such as the polystyrene aggregate and effluent chamber
systems will be demonstrated by industry representatives at the
Training Center. Drip irrigation will also be demonstrated using
an aboveground working display. A contractor will demonstrate
the installation of gravel-less trenches at a nearby city owned
rental property while local Health Department personnel will
demonstrate appropriate inspection techniques. Water
conservation fixtures will also be demonstrated. The field tour
will include a visit to a functioning drip irrigation
installation.
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration
Guilford County Co-operative Extension Office 3309 Burlingotn Rd. Greensboro |
| 8:45 a.m. | Alternative
Trench Systems: A Review of What Manufacturers are Approved,
Their Permitting Requirements and Final Inspection
Details Scott Greene, On-Site Wastewater Section, DENR |
| 9:15 a.m. | The Chamber
System Benefits Terry Blalock, Infiltrator, Inc. |
| 9:45 a.m. | The Polystyrene
Aggregate System Benefits Harry Hyatt, EEE-ZZZ Lay |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Drip Irrigation
Systems: Site Visit to a Working Drip Irrigation
System Larry Smith, Guilford County Health Dept. |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch will be provided |
| 1:00 p.m. | City of
Greensboro Toilet/Tank Water Conservation Project Mike Baron, Water Conservation Office, City of Greensboro |
| 1:45 p.m. | Effluent Filter
Application and Installation Theo Terry, Zabel Industries |
| 2:30 p.m. | Installation
of On-Site system Utilizing Alternative Trenches. The
workshop participants will participate in the installation of a
septic system. The location is in the Jaycee Park near the
intersection of 220 North and Pisgah Church Rd. Faculty and Participants |
| 4:30 p.m. | Handout Certificates and Adjourn |
Please address any questions to Dr. David Lindbo, Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist.
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Last Updated on June 4, 1999.