COWRA Septic Installers School 2008 2008 Revised Technical Standards Will be included Topics included are Septic Tanks: design, structure, function; Watersheds and drainage profiles, Soils: physical characteristics, profiles and types, identification; Site Conditions: deep hole and percolation testing, plumbing and pipe configuration; Distribution Systems; Leaching fields; trenches, dry wells, galleries; Curtain Drains; Biomat; Septic Failures; Transit work and surveys; Septic Design: MLSS, plans and sketches, forms, etc. The school will cover all sections of 19-13-B103 and 19-13-B100a of the CT Public Health Code, Technical Standards and the Design Manual for subsurface sewage disposal systems. Example questions of the type encountered on the installer’s exam will be covered. Practical exercises will be assigned for class work and field encountered problems will be discussed. Materials Materials you will receive: updated CT Public Health Code 19-13-B103 & Technical Standards for Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (SSDS), Design Manual for SSDS, a Study Guide & other handouts. Cost: $150.00 tuition fee for COWRA Members & their Employees. Non-Members tuition fee of $300.00. The 2008 Study Guide is not included in the tuition fee; it is an additional $55.00 Examination Dates: March 07, 2008 June 27, 2008 September 05, 2008 December 05, 2008 Application Deadlines: January 25, 2008 May 02, 2008 August 01, 2008 October 31, 2008 Get your COWRA Septic Installers School application HERE. .doc .pdf Get your COWRA Septic Installers Letter of Examination Dates HERE .pdf Subsurface Sewage Installers School to be held at Wesleyan University in Middletown CT Wesleyan University Directions Wesleyan University Campus Map The dates are as follows 5 Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. January 16, 23, 30, 2008 February 6, 13, 2008 A Snow make up date will be Wednesday February 20, 2008 The dead line to get you application in is January 4, 2007 with leniency to extend if needed. Please note payment must be submitted with your application. The cost of the study guide is extra at $55.00

COWRA Cleaner School 2008 2008 Revised Technical Standards will be included Topics included are Septic Tanks, design, structure, function; Watersheds and drainage profiles. Outlet filters, Port-o-lets, etc. The school will cover specifically sections of the CT Public Health Code 19-13-B103 General Provisions (pages 5 and 6 in the code) and 19-13-B100a. as well as the Technical Standards Section V. on Septic Tanks (pages 28-32 in the code) Chapter 9 on Septic Tanks and Grease Traps from the Design Manual. There will be example questions of the type encountered on the State Cleaner/Pumper’s exam offered by DPH.  Practical exercises will be assigned for class work and field encountered problems will be discussed. The vast majority of the questions on the cleaner exam come from the parts of the code, the technical standards and the Design Manual. Materials Materials you will receive: updated CT Public Health Code 19-13-B103 & Technical Standards for Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (SSDS), Design Manual for SSDS, a Study Guide & other handouts. Cost: $45.00 for COWRA members & $95.00 for non-members (Employees of COWRA member companies may pay at a member's fee.) A fee of $30.00 for the Study Guide for Pumper’s is not included in the tuition fee. Get your COWRA Cleaner School application HERE. .doc .pdf See the COWRA NEWS page for a link to bring you up to date on the 2008 Technical Standards Seminar's going on in Connecticut. 2007 Revised Technical Standards Please Note: Class will be scheduled upon the enrollment of 3 or more students.  Students interested in attending a Septic Cleaner School should fill out the form below and mail or email this application to COWRA. Do not sent payment with this application. Payment will be due when the class is scheduled.

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