Maine Subsurface Wastewater Unit
Subsurface Wastewater Unit Site Evaluator Training and Contact Hours
On this page:
Oakson, Inc. Training Announced
02/10/12 Oakson Inc. will be presenting training on the Perc-Rite drip disposal system and the RainKeeper rainwater capture system. Download the registration brochure.
MASE Annual Meeting Announced
02/09/12 The Maine Assocation of Site Evalutors has announced their annual meeting. The meeting will be held March 6 at the Ramada Conference Center in Lewiston. Download the flyer for more information.
JETCC Training Announced
01/26/12 The Joint Environmental Training Coordinating Committee has announed its winter/spring 2012 training schedule.
A JETCC certificate of participation will be issued to those who attend and complete a workshop. Six and one-half Training Contact Hours will be awarded for full-day sessions and three and one-half for half-day sessions. This will apply to re-certification for LPIs and CEOs as well as towards the Maine DHHS and DEP Voluntary Certification Program for Septic System Installers & Contractors. Download the brochure.
Beginning with the 2007-2009 licensing period, each Site Evaluator licensee shall earn a minimum of twelve (12) professional development contact hours within each license period in order to obtain license renewal.
A professional development contact hour (50 minutes or more) is part of a formal program designed to increase a participant’s knowledge of the site evaluation process including, but not limited to, soils identification, field data collection and analysis, rule interpretation and application, system design, manual or computer aided drafting techniques, system construction techniques, system inspection techniques, and programs relating to the legal and ethical practice of the profession of Site Evaluation.
To assist Site Evaluators, the Division has assembled a list of programs and seminars that are known to us, below. The Division will also consider other training opportunites on a case-by-case basis as they are presented to us.
2011 Training PowerPoints
The following PowerPoint presentations may be downloaded. Please note that these do not include presentations by other participants in the training sessions, with the exception of the Department of Agriculture, nor do they count for personal development hour credits.
Division of Environmental Health
Department of Agriculture
Subsurface Wastewater Training Center
The Maine Rural Water Association and the Maine Association of Site Evaluators have joined forces to create a new Subsurface Wastewater Training Center. Come join us for in-the-field inspections and learning opportunities. Read more about the site. You may register on line at www.mainerwa.org.
2010 Training PowerPoints
The Subsurface Wastewater Program's 2010 PowerPoint training presentations are now available for downloading, below. Please note that these do not include presentations by other participants in the training sessions, nor do they count for personal development hour credits.
A Microsoft PowerPoint Reader for Windows is available for those who do not have PowerPoint. Apple users will need to save the PowerPoint files, and then import them into a Mac program such as AppleWorks, Keynote, or Office for Mac. The Program is not aware of any Linux readers for PowerPoint.
These PowerPoint files are also available on one CD, for $10.00. Please contact Wendy Austin for more information.
- Basic On-site Wastewater System Installation
- Ethical and Technical Issues for the Site Evaluator
- Subsurface Wastewater System Inspection
Advanced Wastewater Topics
The Subsurface Wastewater Program's 2009 PowerPoint training presentations are now available for downloading. They will be posted here after the final seminar is held in their associated topics. Please note that these do not include presentations by other participants in the training sessions.
A Microsoft PowerPoint Reader for Windows is available for those who do not have PowerPoint. Apple users will need to save the PowerPoint files, and then import them into a Mac program such as AppleWorks, Keynote, or Office for Mac. The Program is not aware of any Linux readers for PowerPoint.
These PowerPoint files are also available on one CD, for $10.00. Please contact Wendy Austin for more information.
Basic Installer Training
- Basic Installer Training (2008 presentation was used.)
Site Evaluator Issues
The Site Evaluator Issues and Engineered Sytems presnetations are avaialable on a CD, in Windows MOV format for $10.00. Please contact Wendy Austin for more information.
- Professional Ethics for Site Evaluators
- Ethics answer key
- Determining Fill Amounts & Extensions, Easements, & Groundwater Monitoring
- Engineered and Multi-User Systems
Voluntary Inspector Training
2009 Field Exam Review
The PowerPoint file for the review of the Subsurface Wastewater Program's 2009 Site Evaluator Field Examination is available for downloading.
A Microsoft PowerPoint Reader for Windows is available for those who do not have PowerPoint. Apple users will need to save the PowerPoint file, and then import it into a Mac program such as AppleWorks, Keynote, or Office for Mac. We are not aware of any Linux readers for PowerPoint.
2008 Field Exam Review
The PowerPoint file for the review of the Subsurface Wastewater Program's 2008 Site Evaluator Field Examination is available for downloading.
2008 Training PowerPoints
- Basic Installer Training
- Commercial & High Strength
- Local Plumbing Inspector Issues
- Septic System Maintenance
- Voluntary Inspectors
