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Evidence Guide: NWP548B - Develop and review wastewater treatment management plan

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NWP548B - Develop and review wastewater treatment management plan

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

Plan and prepare for wastewater treatment.

  1. Identify and interpret wastewater treatment plant management requirements including legislative and enterprise policies.
  2. Access, review and interpret historic information relevant to the treatment of wastewater.
  3. Identify and interpret issues that impact on the treatment of wastewater.
  4. Identify and interpret stakeholder and customer requirements that impact on the discharge environment.
  5. Identify and interpret wastewater catchment impacts.
Identify and interpret wastewater treatment plant management requirements including legislative and enterprise policies.

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Access, review and interpret historic information relevant to the treatment of wastewater.

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Identify and interpret issues that impact on the treatment of wastewater.

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Identify and interpret stakeholder and customer requirements that impact on the discharge environment.

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Identify and interpret wastewater catchment impacts.

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Develop a wastewater treatment management plan.

  1. Identify and interpret wastewater quality and quantity requirements according to legislative and enterprise requirements.
  2. Identify and assess environmental factors that impact on the treatment of wastewater.
  3. Identify and assess testing and monitoring processes and incorporate into the plan's development.
  4. Monitor information that impacts on the planning process according to enterprise procedures.
  5. Identify, quantify and define available resources.
  6. Prepare and present the wastewater treatment management plan.
Identify and interpret wastewater quality and quantity requirements according to legislative and enterprise requirements.

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Identify and assess environmental factors that impact on the treatment of wastewater.

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Identify and assess testing and monitoring processes and incorporate into the plan's development.

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Monitor information that impacts on the planning process according to enterprise procedures.

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Identify, quantify and define available resources.

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Prepare and present the wastewater treatment management plan.

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Review and refine wastewater treatment management plan.

  1. Identify deviations from the management plan.
  2. Identify and evaluate system changes to meet the requirements of the treatment management plan.
  3. Identify and evaluate changes to the management plan required due to legislative, organisational, community and stakeholder requirements.
  4. Report and recommend changes to the management plan according to legislative and organisational requirements.
  5. Incorporate accepted recommendations into the updated and modified wastewater treatment management plan.
  6. Implement changes to the management plan.
Identify deviations from the management plan.

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Identify and evaluate system changes to meet the requirements of the treatment management plan.

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Identify and evaluate changes to the management plan required due to legislative, organisational, community and stakeholder requirements.

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Report and recommend changes to the management plan according to legislative and organisational requirements.

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Incorporate accepted recommendations into the updated and modified wastewater treatment management plan.

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Implement changes to the management plan.

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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 develop and monitor policies and plans for the treatment of wastewater 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 wastewater treatment management plan

consulting widely and effectively

developing effective wastewater treatment management plans that address the water organisation's objectives and requirements

using data from monitoring arrangements to track the performance of the wastewater treatment 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.

Required Skills and Knowledge

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

customer expectations and requirements

enterprise financial systems and key performance indicators

environmental legislation

occupational health and safety legislation

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.

Legislative requirements may include:

relevant federal legislation

relevant state or territory legislation

relevant local government by-laws

Australian Standards

Customer may include:

individual consumers

regulators

suppliers

government

community or specific enterprises

industry

Environmental factors that impact on the treatment process may include:

flora

fauna

organic and inorganic chemicals

sediment impacts in discharge environment

nutrients

oils and greases

pesticides

trade waste

community activities and attitudes

natural events (e.g. floods, fires)

industry activities and attitudes

micro-organisms

odour dispersion

Testing may include but not be limited by:

physical analysis of wastewater:

pH

conductivity

suspended solids

chemical analysis of wastewater:

chlorine

nutrients

chemical oxygen demand

heavy metals

microbiological analyses:

coliforms

plate counts

algae identification and counts

physical measures:

power

chemicals

wastewater flows

sludge volumes

mechanical testing:

vibration

noise

temperature

Monitoring may include:

process control monitoring

mechanical and electrical maintenance schedules

mechanical and electrical equipment condition

licensing requirements

legislative requirements

chemical, physical, biological and microbiological quality