CPCPDR3023 - Install on-site domestic wastewater treatment plants and disposal systems

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* installing an approved domestic wastewater treatment plant
* installing an on-site disposal system with connection to the outlet of the treatment plant, including an irrigation system or a transpiration or absorption trench with a minimum length of 3.0 metres.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* effluent treatment and disposal
* types of domestic treatment plants
* types of onsite effluent disposal systems
* treated-water irrigation systems in accordance to relevant job plans and specifications, codes, Australian Standards, manufacturer’s specifications and jurisdictional requirements
* approval requirements for onsite treatment plants
* system operations and characteristics of sewage treatment
* how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
* tools, materials and equipment used to install an on-site domestic wastewater treatment plant and disposal system
* work health and safety (WHS) requirements for installing an on-site domestic wastewater treatment plant and disposal system.