Application
This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required for managers in water organisations with responsibility for the management of the potable water management system.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1Plan and prepare for management of the potable water system. | 1.1 Determine and interpret water quantity and quality requirements, including pressure and flow rates. 1.2 Access and interpret historic system information. 1.3 Identify and access legislative, organisational and environmental requirements and system constraints that impact on the delivery of potable water. |
2Develop a potable water system management plan. | 2.1 Identify and interpret potable water system management requirements. 2.2 Identify and validate customer requirements for water volumes and quality. 2.3 Consult stakeholders, or their representatives and obtain input for the management plan. 2.4 Develop and record a plan for managing a potable water distribution system. |
3Review and refine the system management plan. | 3.1 Monitor outcomes of the operations and maintenance evaluations and incorporate into the system's management review. 3.2 Review objectives of the management and implementation plans. 3.3 Make recommendations for changes to plan objectives and operational and maintenance procedures. 3.4 Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders. |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required skills: communicate effectively plan effectively prepare reports interpret and apply legislation and policies coordinate measuring and testing activities use mathematical and scientific techniques to interpret test results conduct investigations assess environmental impacts use data to inform planning processes coordinate operations and maintenance activities |
Required knowledge: relevant legislation relevant enterprise policies range of appropriate measuring and testing procedures investigation procedures risk management principles customer expectations and requirements operations and maintenance policies and procedures occupational health and safety and environmental legislation, Acts and procedures |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The candidate should demonstrate the ability to develop and review of the potable water distribution system management plan including: gathering, interpreting and synthesising information (including historical system data, current legislation and standards, stakeholder views and monitoring results) to underpin the sound development of the potable water system management plan consulting widely and effectively developing effective potable water system management plans that address the water organisation's objectives and requirements using data from monitoring arrangements to track the performance of the potable water system management plan and inform the review of the plan preparing reports and recommendations for changes to the objectives of the management plan and its implementation |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Access to the workplace and resources including: documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation relevant codes, standards, and government regulations Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities. Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Validity and sufficiency of evidence requires that: competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice a decision of competence should only be made when the assessor has complete confidence in the person's competence over time and in various contexts all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary evidence where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (RCC/RPL), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time assessment can be through simulated project-based activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. Questioning will be undertaken in a manner appropriate to the skill levels of the operator, any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and reflecting the requirements of the competency and the work being performed. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. | |
Historic system information may include: | metering records previous studies, including previous risk assessments impact of weather relevant hydrological information previous system performance previous flow rates and operational procedures |
Legislative requirements may include: | relevant federal legislation relevant state or territory legislation relevant local government by-laws Australian Standards |
Environmental requirements may include: | risk assessment noise odours and taste chemicals treatment flush water disposal |
Stakeholders may include: | customers government industries other water authorities power utilities employees customer representative committees |
Outcomes are monitored using a range of indicators that may include: | pressure flow input and output quality testing procedures frequency sampling locations budgets physical achievement targets operational procedures number of complaints burst mains leakages World Health Organisation standards National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) standards response time customer satisfaction |
Sectors
Not applicable.
Competency Field
Water systems.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
Not applicable.