Installation of Low Pressure Pipe Systems (LPP) in West Virginia Education Class at Canaan Valley Institute Research and Education Center in Davis; West Virgina

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Installation of Low Pressure Pipe Systems (LPP) in West Virginia

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Dates:               November 18, 2009
                         (register by November 9, 2009)
Location:          CVI’s Research & Education Center, Davis, West Virginia
Length:             1 day
CEUs:                pending
Instructors :    CVI and guest lecturers
Student Cost:   $75; includes instruction, CEUs, materials, books, lunches, and snacks
Exhibitor:          $150; includes exhibit space, workshop tuition, CEUs, materials, books, lunch and snacks

Prerequisite: None

Who Should Attend: Class II septic tank installers, Class I septic tank installers aspiring to become Class II installers, sanitarians, engineers, service providers for alternative sewer systems, watershed groups, sewage industry materials suppliers and septic tank precasters, health department administrators, soil scientists, and utilities staff interested in alternative wastewater technologies

Course Description:
The practice of installing and servicing on-site sewage systems in West Virginia is becoming more challenging and complex all the time. Developed lots are commonly known to have poor soils, steep slopes, high water tables and/or other limiting factors that negatively affect the ability for systems to work properly.

Low pressure pipe (LPP) systems provide a viable alternative to the conventional septic tank soil absorption system. Surface discharge systems such as Home Aeration Units are continually being ever more scrutinized for installation by regulators as a solution to on-site problems. Alternative systems that employ the subsurface discharge concept are looked upon much more favorably as possible ways to eliminate sewage system failures and overcome the limitations listed above.

Participants will:

Understand the proper way of designing and installing LPP systems including reviewing site and soil limitations and the proper situations in which the LPP is the most viable solution
Become familiar with the rules and regulations of the WV Bureau for Public Health; and, the permit process used by the county health departments
Utilizing a proper maintenance schedule after the installation is complete to ensure the LPP works at its optimum level

AGENDA (subject to change)

8:30 – 9:00 am	Coffee and Registration
9:00 - 9:15 am	Welcome and Introductions	Paula Worden, Canaan Valley Institute
9:15 -9:45 am	Low Pressure Pipe (LPP) Systems: A Quick Overview	Mark Whittaker, Canaan Valley Institute
9:45 – 10:00 am	Break
10:00 – 11:00 am	Pumps and Siphons	Rick Hertges, West Virginia Bureau of Public Health
11:00 - 12:00 pm	Soils and Site Consideration	Rick Hertges
12:00 – 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm	LPP Design Considerations	Mark Whittaker
2:00 – 2:30 pm	Permitting	Rick Hertges
2:30 – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 – 3:45 pm	Site Preparation and Construction	Rick Hertges
3:45 – 4:00 pm	Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm	Operation and Maintenance of the LPP	Mark Whittaker
5:00 – 5:15 pm	Conclusion, Questions, Course Evaluations

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