Colorado Soil and Site Evaluation Course

Location: 501 Palmer Street,Delta, CO 81416 – Delta County Courthouse Room #234

This course is designed to meet the requirements of the Section 43.5.J.2.c of the newly adopted Regulation #43 for a Competent Technician.

We will use class room lecture and field work to learn observation skills for profile holes and using visual and tactile evaluations to identify the soil types and characteristics needed to site and design onsite wastewater treatment systems.  These methods are in accordance with the USDA methodology that has been used across the county.

• Identify soil types by hand texturing and observation
• Identify presence or absence of soil structure
• Identify grade of soil structure
• Recognize evidence of highest season water surface
• Identify layers and interfaces that will interfere with effluent movement
• Determine the most promising depth for infiltrative surface of OWTS and for percolation tests
• Understand basic principles of OWTS siting and design

Passing the course examination will demonstrate competency in the visual and tactile evaluation of soil.

Certificates of Competency will be provided to participants that pass this exam.

The instructors for this course will be:
Warren Brown, P.E.
Public Health Engineer
Tri County Health Department

Roy Laws, P.E.
Jefferson County Public Health
Environmental Health Services Division

• Class will be held Thursday, August 14 from 8am-5pm, and Friday August 15 from 8am-5pm
•  Bagels, doughnuts, coffee & tea in the morning and afternoon snacks will be provided.  Lunch will be on your own
• A tentative Soils Class is scheduled for Pueblo County for October 16-17. We will have more information as it becomes available.[gravityform id=”8″ name=”CPOW Soils Training”]

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