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Evidence Guide: NWP415B - Coordinate and monitor surface water systems

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NWP415B - Coordinate and monitor surface water systems

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Confirm SWMP performance measures.

  1. Identify water flow requirements in surface water sources.
  2. Identify water quality and quantity requirements, including release rates.
  3. Identify environmental factors that may impact on water flows and quality.
  4. Identify performance measures for the resource and operations.
  5. Access historic information and consult stakeholders as required.
Identify water flow requirements in surface water sources.

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Identify water quality and quantity requirements, including release rates.

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Identify environmental factors that may impact on water flows and quality.

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Identify performance measures for the resource and operations.

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Access historic information and consult stakeholders as required.

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Monitor the performance of assets.

  1. Carry out monitoring and testing programs.
  2. Correctly select, fit and use personal protective equipment.
  3. Monitor assets to ensure performance meets specifications in the SWMP.
  4. Schedule maintenance programs to meet current and potential problems.
Carry out monitoring and testing programs.

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Correctly select, fit and use personal protective equipment.

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Monitor assets to ensure performance meets specifications in the SWMP.

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Schedule maintenance programs to meet current and potential problems.

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Monitor and coordinate processes.

  1. Test and monitor water usage and quality according to the SWMP.
  2. Coordinate processes to meet SWMP requirements and targets.
  3. Take action to optimise system performance.
Test and monitor water usage and quality according to the SWMP.

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Coordinate processes to meet SWMP requirements and targets.

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Take action to optimise system performance.

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Report the outcomes of testing and monitoring.

  1. Analyse, record and report coordination and monitoring data according to organisational procedures and statutory requirements.
  2. Identify and report current or potential problems.
Analyse, record and report coordination and monitoring data according to organisational procedures and statutory requirements.

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Identify and report current or potential problems.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 coordinate and monitor the operation of surface water systems including:

identifying water flow, quality and quantity requirements and any environmental factors that may affect these

identifying surface water system performance measures from the SWMP

accessing historic information

consulting stakeholders

conducting or supervising asset monitoring and testing programs

scheduling asset maintenance programs

conducting or supervising testing and monitoring of water usage and water quality

coordinating processes to meet targets and optimise system performance

analysing data, completing records and producing reports

identifying and reporting current and potential problems.

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.

Required Skills and Knowledge

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required skills:

interpret and apply legislation and policies

coordinate measuring and testing activities

consult with customers and stakeholders

conduct site inspections

lead work teams

assess personal and team performance

perform system calculations

conduct investigations

identify problems

assess environmental impact

use personal protective equipment.

Required knowledge:

relevant legislation

relevant enterprise policies

measuring and testing procedures

investigation procedures

surface water system

customer expectations and requirements

climatic and weather characteristics and impacts

hydraulic analysis.

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.

Water flow requirements may include:

usage and environment allocations

licenses

legislation

enterprise policies.

Surface water sources may include:

dams

reservoirs

weirs

rivers

lakes

creeks and streams

wetlands

off stream storage

catchment areas

storage tanks.

Environmental factors may include:

environmental flow requirements

catchment usage and management

weather and climate

rainfall run-off

chemicals

salinity

nutrients

reservoir operations

natural events.

Performance measures may include:

setting targets and objectives for quantity

quality

stakeholders

future use.

Historic information may include:

hydrological information

previous monitoring studies

geological data

hydro-geological data

land use studies

environmental management studies

anecdotal information from land owners.

Stakeholders may include:

water consumers

government

water authorities

environmental departments

general public

interest groups

industry

extractive industry.

Monitoring and testing programs may include:

resource yields

resource status

flow rates

testing procedures

testing medium

testing frequency

sampling locations

testing variables

land use changes.