How to join SWANS-SIG:
Water New Zealand members: contact the SIG's liaison, Cherish Low.
Non-members: visit our membership page. Tick the 'Small Wastewater And Natural Systems' box under ‘Special Interest Groups’ when completing the Membership Application form.
Non-members: visit our membership page. Tick the 'Small Wastewater And Natural Systems' box under ‘Special Interest Groups’ when completing the Membership Application form.
Newsletters
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Small Wastewater And Natural Systems (SWANS)
Welcome to the homepage for Water New Zealand's Small Wastewater And Natural Systems Special Interest Group (SWANS-SIG)
Background
SWANS-SIG has been set up to represent the interests of Water New Zealand members involved in research, practice and administration in the small wastewater flows area. It encompasses interest in all aspects of on-site domestic wastewater systems through to small community wastewater servicing, and includes the use of natural systems such as waste stabilisation ponds, constructed wetlands and land treatment processes in managing small wastewater flows within the environment.The aims and objectives of SWANS-SIG include:
- to provide a forum for interaction and discussion between participants in the small wastewater and natural systems industry
- to facilitate the exchange of information between members and related organisations and agencies
- to assist development of and provide support for training programs for participants in the small wastewater and natural systems industry
- to organise seminars, workshops and other meetings to support the objectives of the group; and to promote education and public understanding of small wastewater and natural systems issues.
Management Committee
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On-Site Effluent Treatment National Testing Programme (OSET NTP)
This SWAN-SIG initiative was started in 2008 with the introduction of a national testing programme for assessment of the performance of domestic on-site wastewater treatment plants. The project is well underway, with the upgraded facility commencing its first national testing run with Trial 4 (November 2008 to July 2009). Trials 4 to 6 from November 2008 to July 2011 have seen nine systems tested. Currently Trial 7 (October 2012 to July 2013) is under way with two units being tested.See the OSET NTP page for more information...
On-Site NewZ
“On-Site NewZ” is a newsletter and information service for the on-site domestic wastewater industry in New Zealand. It began as a quarterly newsletter in 1996 to provide update information on design practice and new technologies as a support service to users of TP 58, the Auckland Regional Council’s 1994 design manual for “On-site Wastewater Disposal from Households and Institutions”. As well as producing four issues of the newsletter each year, On-Site NewZ has provided from time to time a range of ‘special reports’ dealing with summaries of conference proceedings/discussions, and coverage of latest information on technical issues related to on-site wastewater servicing.As of January 2012 On-Site NewZ has converted to a blog. The blog site will publish regular news and information updates and store PDF copies of On-Site NewZ as published over the last 16 years.
Follow the On-Site NewZ blog here.
On-Site NewZ Information Services also maintains a “Directory of Manufacturers/Suppliers of On-site Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plants”. This Directory lists those companies supplying residential domestic wastewater treatment units in the NZ market, and indicates which systems have undergone performance testing at the Rotorua based OSET NTP.
Download the directory On-Site NewZ is affiliated with SWANS-SIG through support of SWANS-SIG’s on-site wastewater activities. Contact person is Ian Gunn, On-Site NewZ Editor.
SWANS-SIG On-site Wastewater Publications
SWANS-SIG has produced two booklets for use by homeonwers and occupiers of dwellings in unsewered areas to better understand issues around providing and maintaining an effective on-site wastewater service.The booklets may be downloaded below for use by members of the public, or re-printed and distributed by councils for information of property developers and rural ratepayers.
On-site Wastewater Systems - Information Booklet for Homeowners: Selecting a System For Your Property On-site Wastewater Systems - Maintenance Guidelines for Homeowners: Protecting Your Health,Your Environment, Your Investment
SWANS-SIG Web Forum
The Water NZ Web Forum is accessed from the Water NZ home page at www.waternz.org.nz. SWANS is one of seven streams on the Forum and currently (May 2012) has some 12 topics under discussion.Follow the SWANS Forum.
