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| wastewater focus in fremantle - 2 conferences 1 place
| updated Thursday, July 8, 2004 9:45

6th Specialist Conference on Small Water & Wastewater Systems
Fremantle WA 11-13 Feb 2004
sponsored by the International Water Association & Australian Water Association

1st International Conference on Onsite Wastewater Treatment & Recycling
Fremantle WA 11-13 Feb 2004
sponsored by the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), USA, National Onsite Systems Interest Group (NOSSIG), Australia & Onsite NewZ, New Zealand

Also supported by:
» AUSAID
» Australian National Commission on UNESCO
» Water Corp, WA

The conference will be inaugurated by Minister for the Environment
» The Hon Dr Judy Edwards MB BS MLA

Small Water and Wastewater treatment plants with a daily average flow of up to 100m3/day are used for treating water and wastewater for small communities, industrial installations, factories, and from establishments such as tourist hotels, institutions and military camps. Design and operation of small plants need specific attention due to wide variations in flow and other specific requirements. Such plants also should be capable of operation with minimum maintenance and supervision owing to their isolation from service and other support facilities.

The conference will focus on design, operation, maintenance and management of small treatment units. Innovations in the field, case studies on safe and reliable systems, removal of nutrients, water reuse, and methods for unattended operation will be discussed at the conference. Water supply and the treatment of wastewater for single houses or housing complexes will also be discussed.

The conference will bring together scientists, engineers and professionals from government departments, private institutions, consultants, research, education and training institutions. We expect 400 or more delegates from about 50 countries to attend the conference.

The Conference topics will include the following subjects dealing with small water and wastewater treatment systems:

• Planning and management
• Septage and sludge treatment
• Chemical precipitation
• Biofilm systems
• Nutrient removal systems
• Infiltration and soil filters
• Stabilisation ponds
• Wetland systems
• Operation and maintenance
• Treatment systems for single and group dwellings
• Economic and sustainability aspects
• Microbiology of water and wastewater
• Decentralised wastewater management
• Soils and Land application systems
• Alternate types of toilets
• Management of onsite services
• Training programs
• Design consideration
• Nutrient Reduction Systems
• Standards and Regulations

• Deadline for Discount Registration 28 Nov 2003
• Submission of final manuscript 6 Dec 2003
• Conference 11-13 Feb 2004

Early-bird Registration for the conference is A$850.00 for members of sponsoring organisations and A$900.00 for non-members. Students registration is A$450. Registrations may be paid by credit card or bank draft/cheque made payable to “IWA Conference – Murdoch University”. The registration fee includes the cost of the conference papers, attendance to the conference, barbecue, lunches, morning and afternoon refreshments and conference dinner. Please use the conference registration form

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Registration

• Sponsor Member A$850.00 (incl. GST)
• Non Member A$900.00 (incl. GST)
• Student Concession A$450.00 (incl. GST)
• Accompanying Person A$350.00 (incl. GST)
• Technical Tour A$50.00 (incl. GST)
• Day registration A$350.00 (incl.GST)

The conference will offer delegates the opportunity of visiting sites of interest related to localised water and wastewater treatment and reuse systems. The following technical tours are available:

Technical Tour A:
(Wednesday, 11th February, 1.30-5.30 pm, $A50)
This tour will visit the Environmental Technology Centre at Murdoch University and the Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre in the nearby suburb of Melville, where a range of innovative onsite water and wastewater systems are in operation.

Technical Tour B:
(Thursday, 12th February, 1.30-5.30 pm, $A50)
This tour will visit a number of sites around the Perth Metropolitan area where innovative onsite water and wastewater systems are in operation.

A post conference social tour will also be available
Social Tour C:
(Saturday, 14th February, 9am-5pm, $A100.00)
This tour will go to Rottnest Island 11km off the coast from Fremantle to visit the water and wastewater facilities on the island as well as to enjoy the environment of this beautiful car-free place. Cost of tour will include ferry return ticket and lunch. Delegates are encouraged to take some spending money also for their own expenses as well as a hat and drinking water bottle and bathers if you like to swim. Ferries can be taken from Perth at 8.30am or Fremantle 9.00am

The tours will only be run if there is a minimum of 10 people and there will be a maximum of 40 bookings accepted.

SBR3
Interested delegates may wish to attend the 3rd IWA Specialised Conference on Sequencing Batch Reactor Technology to be held in Queensland (22-26 Feb, 2004)
For more information visit: www.awmc.uq.edu.au/sbr3

Exhibition
In conjunction with the Conference, an exhibition of the latest environmental technologies, equipment and services will be held at the venue. Already confirmed are:

Ecomax W. Australia
Netafim Australia Pty Ltd International W.Australia
Chadson Granular Filters W. Australia
Cleanflow Technologies W. Australia
ITT Flygt NSW, Australia
Ultraviolet Technology of Australasia, South Australia
Biomax Pty Ltd W. Australia
Biolytix Queensland, Australia
Smartflow W. Australia
Zabel Environmental Technology, USA
Ten Cate Nicolon Australia Pty Ltd W. Australia
Triangle Filtration, Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia
Amiad W. Australia
Environmental Solutions International (ESI)
Galvin Concrete W. Australia
Waste Technologies Australia, NSW Australia
ICT International
Bio Mocrobics Inc USA
George Fisher Pty Ltd NSW, Australia

Place, Date and Duration
The Conference will be held at the Esplanade Hotel in the historic Port of Fremantle. Fremantle is home to the new National Maritime Museum, numerous pubs and eateries and the famous cappuccino strip. The Conference will run from February 11 to 12 inclusive with Technical Tours on February 13.

Accommodation
International standard accommodation is available in Fremantle within easy commuting distance from the Conference Venue. A set of recommended hotels with information about special rates is included in the 'new' conference brochure [see links at top of page and in the 'more info' section below]. Conference lunches and the conference dinner will be held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle.

» download registration form [word] with accommodation booking info
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Language
English will be the official language of the Conference and no translation service will be available.

Publication
Papers will be reviewed & judged on the basis of relevance, originality & technical content, selected papers will be published in an internationally refereed IWA publication.

Climate
During February the average temperature in Perth is 18oC (min) & 38oC (max), 13 hours sunshine per day and pleasant low humidity. Sun protection is essential in Perth during summer when very high UV readings can be expected. Fremantle and Perth are famous for their clean beaches which are patrolled by Life Savers ensuring safety.

» conference programme
» conference papers/posters
» conference organising committees

» download registration form [word]
» download the NEW brochure [pdf]
» visit the Freo & WA tourism website
» visit the IWA website
» visit the AWA website
» visit the NOWRA website
» contact the conference convenor: Dr Kuruvilla Mathew
» contact the conference organiser: Congress West, Ms Sharon Boynes
» learn more about The Hon Dr Judy Edwards MB BS MLA

» visit AUSAID
» visit Australian National Commission on UNESCO
» visit Water Corporation, Western Australia

| keynote speaker details

Goen HO Professor, School of Environmental Science Murdoch University Chair of Environmental Technology Centre Professor Goen Ho is Chair of the Environmental Technology Centre at Murdoch University. He is actively involved in the International Water Association, being Chair of the Specialist Group in Small Water and Wastewater Systems, member of the Association's Strategic Council, and Asia Pacific Regional Group (IWA ASPIRE). Professor Ho's primary research interests are technologies for sustainability: technologies in water, permaculture, renewable energy and sustainable building/construction with emphasis on integration of these to achieve sustainable development.
Roland SCHERTENLEIB Director: Department of Water & Sanitation in Developing Countries (SANDEC) Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology Professional background in civil, sanitary and environmental engineering with over 25 years of working experience with the private sector and research institutions. He is holding graduate and post graduate degrees from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and from Stanford University (USA). He is a member of the directorate of the Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG) in Duebendorf (Switzerland) and has been .the head of the its department "Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries" (SANDEC). SANDEC (formerly IRCWD) is a research and teaching institution focusing on problems of water supply, sanitation and solid waste management in Africa, Asia and Latin America. SANDEC also acts as WHO Collaborating Centre in the fields of water supply, sanitation and solid waste management. The particular areas of expertise of Roland Schertenleib are in municipal liquid and solid waste management in economically less developed countries.. Most recently, his has been mainly engaged in the development of new concepts and strategies for Environmental Sanitation in urban and peri-urban areas based on decentralised approaches. He has also been actively involved in several working groups and task forces of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), most recently as chairman of its Working Group on Environmental Sanitation which developed the Household-Centered Environmental Sanitation Approach (HCES) and formulated the Bellagio Principles for Sustainable Environmental Sanitation. On behalf of the WSSCC he is presently coordinating a loose partnership of several international institutions on the development of new concepts and approaches in Environmental Sanitation and is engaged in several research projects on decentralised wastewater management. Numerous assignments involved consultancies for the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), UNDP, the World Bank, WHO and others.
Peter A. WILDERER Professor at the Technical University of Munich, Germany Director of the institute of Water Quality Control and Waste Management Director of the Institute on Advanced Studies on Sustainability (funded by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.) Professor Wilderer also serves as honorary professor at the Advanced Wastewater Management Center of the University of Queensland, Australia. In 2003, he received the Stockholm Water Prize. With respect to basic research he is mainly interested in effects specific reactor conditions have on the composition of microbial communities and the resulting structure and metabolic activity of activated sludges and biofilms. He has made major contributions to the development of the sequencing batch reactor, in particular to the sequencing batch biofilm reactor technology. Professor Wilderer has authored and co-authored over 300 scientific publications. He serves as editor of the journal Water Research, and acts as editor-in-chief of the Journal Water Science & Technology.
Ian GUNN Honorary Research FellowDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering The University of Auckland New Zealand Ian has over 45 years professional and academic experience in environmental engineering, specialising for most of this time in wastewater engineering, and in particular, on-site wastewater systems. He is currently a full-time consultant with Auckland UniServices Ltd, the consulting arm of The University of Auckland, providing peer review services to the wastewater industry. Ian has been involved through his university, consulting and advisory work in the development of best practice for on-site systems design and management since the 1970s. He chaired the development of the 1982 NZ Standard for septic tank and disposal systems, wrote the 1989 and 1994 editions of the NZ design manual for on-site systems published by the Auckland Regional Council, and participated in the development of the new Joint Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1547:2000, “On-site wastewater management”. Since 1996 he has produced a four-times-a-year Newsletter “On-Site NewZ” with subscribers throughout NZ and overseas.
Peter BEAVERS Senior Engineer, Department of Natural Resources & Mines, Brisbane Queensland Peter graduated as a Civil Engineer from the Queensland Institute of Technology in 1978 and immediately became involved in the water industry. For the next seven years he was involved with the design and commissioning of several municipal water and wastewater treatment plants while working for Ullman Nolan Pty Ltd. In 1985 he joined the Qld Department of Local Government where his knowledge and expertise was used in evaluating proposals for State Government Subsidy, planning studies for small municipal water and wastewater treatment plants and preparing planning and design guidelines for water supply and sewerage schemes. In 1989 he completed a Master of Engineering Science in Waste Management from the University of New South Wales. His initial involvement with on-site sewerage facilities began in 1990. During the past 13 years he has served on Standards Australia Committees and other national committees for on-site sewerage, been responsible for the introduction of an on-site sewerage code in Queensland and been project leader for several research projects. He is a part time lecturer at the Yeronga Institute of T.A.F.E. in on-site domestic wastewater management and also lectures at the University of Queensland in water and sewerage infrastructure planning.
Ted L. Loudon Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department, Michigan State University Past President of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) Ted is Professor and Extension Engineer in the Agricultural Engineering Department at Michigan State University (USA). He is involved in research, practitioner training and university instruction related to onsite and decentralized wastewater treatment. Ted serves as Director of the Michigan Onsite Wastewater Training and Education Center where he is responsible for developing and conducting regular in-service training programs for engineers, regulatory personnel and installation contractors. He has been responsible for projects designed to evaluate and improve performance of recirculating sand filters in cold climates, and performance of various soil dispersal alternatives for both septic and highly treated effluents. Ted is a past President of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) and serves on several national groups in the US including the National Decentralized Water Resources Capacity Development Project Steering Committee which is responsible for overseeing projects investing over $5 million of USEPA funds designated for addressing high priority decentralized wastewater issues. As NOWRA president he presided over the development of the NOWRA Model Framework for Unsewered Wastewater Infrastructure and commissioned the development of the NOWRA Model Performance Code. Ted is a frequent speaker at national, state and regional onsite and decentralized wastewater conferences across the USA.