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Demonstrate knowledge of tertiary processes in wastewater treatment
Level
3
Credits
7
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the purpose and
process options of tertiary wastewater treatment; and describe tests and
performance measures of tertiary wastewater treatment processes.
Subfield
Water Industry
Domain
Wastewater Treatment
Status
Registered
Status date
19 September 2008
Date version published
19 September 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0179
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
Definition
Wastewater includes stormwater and sewage systems.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the purpose of tertiary wastewater treatment.
Performance criteria
1.1
Tertiary treatment is described in terms of the methods to improve final effluent
quality in wastewater before discharge to the environment.
Range
methods – chemical, physical, indicator organism reduction.
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1.2
Tertiary treatment is described in terms of the constituents of effluent process
outputs.
Range
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Suspended Solids (SS),
indicator organisms, nutrients.
Element 2
Describe the process options for tertiary wastewater treatment.
Performance criteria
2.1
The process options for tertiary treatment are described in terms of the inputs,
outputs and mode of operation.
Range
2.2
may include but is not limited to – tertiary ponds, wetlands, sand
filtration, ultra-violet (UV) disinfection;
evidence is required for at least two process options.
Tertiary treatment is described in terms of the advantages and disadvantages of
each option.
Range
evidence is required for at least two advantages and two
disadvantages.
Element 3
Describe tests and performance measures of tertiary wastewater treatment processes.
Performance criteria
3.1
The process tests are described for each tertiary treatment option.
Range
3.2
may include but is not limited to – tertiary ponds, wetlands, sand
filtration, ultra violet (UV) disinfection;
evidence is required for at least two.
The performance measures of process effectiveness are described in terms of
efficiency and downstream effects.
Range
BOD, SS, indicator organisms, nutrients.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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