Cooperative Extension Service

2000 Field Tours




Field Tour 1:
Expansive Clay Mineralogy
Greensboro, NC

Tour Leader: Alan Clapp, Orange County Health Dept.

Agenda

8:30-10:00 Laboratory methods for expansive clay determination
10:00-10:30 Break and Discussion
10:30-12:00 Field methods for expansive clay determination
12:00-1:15 Lunch and Discussion
1:15-2:45 Evaluate texture kits for texture and mineralogy (Group Activity)
2:45-3:00 Break and Discussion
3:00-4:30 Evaluate field samples for texture and mineralogy (Group Activity)
4:30-5:00 Discussion and evaluation of key points

Speakers:

Dr. Dean Hesterberg, Soil Science Dept. NCSU
Roger Leab, Soil Scientist, USDA-NRCS, Greensboro, NC
Donnie Newton, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, Guilford County Health Dept., Greensboro, NC
Heath Ward, Environmental Health Program Specialist, Guilford County Health Dept., Greensboro, NC
Kevin Neal, Soil Scientist, Forsyth County Health Dept., Winston-Salem, NC
Alan Clapp, Soil Scientist, Orange County Health Dept., Hillsborough, NC

Field Tour 2:

The Local Health Department System Review Program

Craven County Community College
New Bern, NC

Tour Leaders: Mark Murosky,
Ray Silverthorne, Courtney Wedemann, Craven Co. HD.

8:20-8:30 Welcome by Dr. Bob Uebler
8:30-9:00 Classroom discussion of the history of the Craven County System Review Program (Mark Murosky)
9:00-9:45 Classroom discussion of a System Review Program Inspection, Pressure Manifold System (Type 3b) (Courtney Wedemann)
9:45-10:00 Coffee Break
10:00-10:15 Caravan (in individual vehicles)to West Craven High School: 10,000gpd LPP System (type 5b)
10:15-12:00 Conduct an inspection of school's LPP System utilizing the Subsurface Review Sheets (Mark Murosky, Greg Hodges, Courtney Wedemann)
12:00-12:15 Caravan to Woodman of the World Youth Camp: 12,500gpd LPP System (type 5b)
12:15-1:15 Lunch (provided) at Youth Camp
1:15- 1:45 Overview of W.O.W Youth Camp LPP System (Mark Murosky, Courtney Wedemann)
1:45- 5:00 Inspection and troubleshooting of camp's LPP system utilizing the Subsurface Review Sheet. Post-inspection discussion.

LIST OF BASIC FIELD MATERIALS
NEEDED FOR A TYPICAL
SYSTEM REVIEW PROGRAM

Blank Inspection Sheets
Pens, pencils, calculator
Rubber gloves
Lid lifter and/or pry bar
Pipe wrench, Channel Locks
Screwdrivers
Translucent pressure head pipes
Male and female threaded couplings in 1-1/4" to 4: sizes(to couple translucent pipe to manifolds/laterals)
Nylon rope
Shovels
Hard rakes (or equiv. for lifting floats)
Probes
Augers
Valve "keys" (for valves in deep valve boxes)
Duct seal
Nylon Zip ties
Mirrors (for looking into tanks for leaks)
Stopwatch
Measuring tape
Fuses (1 to 2 amp)
Teflon Tape
Walkie-Talkies
Keys (to locked panel boxes or gated areas)
Isopropyl alcohol
Garden Hose

Field Tour 3:

Heavenly Mountain Tour

Boone, NC

Tour Leader: Scott Greene

8:30-9:00 Overview of site and description of soils
9:00-9:30 Health Dept. Overview of sub-surface systems
9:30-10:00 Permitting Process of Div. of Water Quality
10:00- 10:15 Break
10:15- 10:45 Operator Reports and Findings
10:45-11:15 Sample Results of Monitoring
11:15-11:45 Safety on Field Trip
11:45-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:00 Drive to Site
1:00-4:30 Field Trip of Wastewater System for Heavenly Mountain

Field Tour 4:

Working with the Community

Dare County Cooperative Extension Office, Manteo, NC
and
Town of Nags Head Municipal Office, Nags Head, NC

Tour Leader: Dr. Diana Rashash, NCSU-NCCE
Susan Ruiz-Evans, NCCE, Dare County

8:30-9:30 Overview of extension programs and materials available to general public
9:30-10:30 Why public involvement is important: Issues, problems, examples.
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:30 Getting the public involved
11:30-12:30 Lunch and Drive to "Septic Social" Demonstration
12:30-4:30 "Septic social" & "Flush Your Kid" Demonstration

Field Tour 5:

Inspection of OSWW Systems

Lake Wheeler Training Center

Raleigh, NC

Tour Leaders: Gene Young, NCDENR-OSWW
Jay Edwards, Guilford County Health Dept.

8:30-8:45 Introduction to site and inspection protocol
8:45-10:15 System Inspection 1
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:30 System Inspection 2
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:30 System Inspection 3
3:30-3:45 Break
3:45-5:00 Critique of inspection protocol

Field Tour 6:

Decentralized Wastewater Treatment: Capacity Development

McKimmon Center, NCSU

Raleigh, NC

Tour Leader: Dr. Mike Hoover, NCSU

Introduction

Many rural and small communities need a better wastewater treatment infrastructure, but cannot afford the high cost of sewer service. The decentralized approach is a viable option equivalent to traditional centralized treatment. Decentralized systems include on-site, cluster and small-community wastewater treatment systems. Decentralized systems:

1. Protect public health and the environment,
2. Are appropriate for low density communities,
3. Are appropriate for varying site conditions,
4. Are suitable for ecologically sensitive areas,
5. Provide significant cost savings compared to centralized systems while recharging local aquifers and providing water reuse opportunities.

(*U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 1997 Response to Congress)

Agenda

8:00am Registration

8:30am Welcome
Rural wastewater capacity development needs
Choices for communities: Wastewater management options for rural areas
Decentralized technology design for long-term viability
Technologies and costs for small communities

12:00pm Lunch
Engineering and design for small flows
Centralized management of decentralized systems
Forum Reaction Panel: Community leaders, engineers and resources

5:00pm Adjourn

Keynote Speakers

George Tchobanoglous, PhD, PE, University of California-Davis
Dr. George Tchobanoglous is an emeritus professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Davis. He received his B.S. in civil engineering from University of California at Berkeley, and his PhD in environmental engineering from Stanford University. His principal research interests are in the areas of wastewater treatment and reuse, wastewater filtration, UV disinfection, aquatic wastewater management systems, wastewater management of small and decentralized systems, and solid waste management. He has authored over 300 technical publications including 12 textbooks and two reference works. Dr. Tchobanoglous serves nationally and internationally as a consultant to both government agencies and private companies.

Terry Bounds, Orenco Systems, Inc.
Terry Bounds is co-founder and Executive Vice President of Orenco Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative on-site treatment and effluent collection systems. Terry received his BS degree in engineering from Oregon State University in 1974 and is licensed in environmental, manufacturing, and structural engineering. Terry has fourteen years of experience as a special studies engineer in Douglas County, Oregon and ten years as an instructor at Umpqua Community College. In addition to lead engineer and special projects at Orenco, Terry also serves as the chair of the Onsite Technical Review Committee for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Field Tour 7:

Computer Technology Session

Soil Science Dept., Williams Hall, NCSU

Raleigh, NC

Tour Leaders: Dr. David Crouse, NCSU
Dathy Morris, Gebruary Associates, Inc.

8:30-8:45 Introduction to Computer Lab(Dr. David Crouse)
8:45-10:45 Drainmod Demonstration(Dr. Robert Evens)
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 SIMS Program Demo(Bill Heigis, Stone Environmental Inc.)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 SIMS Program Demo(Bill Heigis, Stone Environmental Inc.)
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-4:15 GIS Demo(Dr. Larry King, NCSU)
4:15-5:00 Open Discussion of programs

Field Tour 8:

Pretreatment Systems

Parker-Lincoln Building, NCDENR-OSWW

Raleigh, NC

Tour Leader: Steven Berkowitz

8:30-9:00 Introduction and OSWW Rule Overview
9:00-10:00 System Presentations
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-12:00 System Presentations
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-5:00 Tour Systems at Wake Forest Wastewater Treatment Plant

Please address any questions to Dr. David Lindbo.

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