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 The Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment, often referred to as "The Onsite Consortium", is a group of Educational Institutions cooperating on decentralized wastewater training and research efforts. The Consortium also includes people from educational institutions, citizens groups, regulatory agencies and private industry. As funding for centralized wastewater collection and treatment has diminished there has been a dramatic shift in interest among professionals and the public towards decentralized wastewater technologies which can be environmentally compatible and cost-effective. The Consortium is working to provide curriculum that will expose university engineering and science-students to decentralized wastewater treatment options and to provide educational opportunities for citizens, decision-makers, regulators and consultants. An international effort is being coordinated to focus and encourage research and education about decentralized wastewater treatment and to:
The Final Report on the Glossary Project is nearly complete and the Glossary is posted HERE.Let us know what you think and thanks for visiting. Click HERE just to tell us that you paid a visit... OR Click HERE to tell us what you think about the project. Thanks for your feedback! CIDWT Train-the-Trainer Workshops To see the current list of events, click on the link to the Calendar in the left column. CIDWT Memorandum of Understanding The number of participants and the awareness of College and University administrators continues to increase. If your institution is interested in participating in the Consortium an MOU is available by clicking HERE. For more information, interested parties can either contact Kitt Farrell-Poe kittfp@ag.arizona.edu or Justin Mechell jkmechell@ag.tamu.edu. Since the inception of the Consortium there has been greater communication in the world concerning Decentralized Wastewater Treatment. The current Consortium Executive Board membership includes: Kitt Farrell-Poe (Chair) University of Arizona Bruce Lesikar - (Past Chair) Texas A&M University John Buchanan - (Chair Elect) University of Tennessee Bruce Fox - (Training Center/Program/ Assn Representative) Allstate Septic Systems LLP George Loomis- (Practitioner/Training Center Chair) University of Rhode Island Randy Miles (University Curriculum Committee Chair) Texas A&M University David Lindbo - (Research Committee Chair) North Carolina State University David Gustafson - (At Large Delegate) University of Minesota EPA Memorandum of Understanding with CIDWT The purpose of the MOU is to formalize the on-going cooperative relationship between the EPA and the Signatory Organizations in order to effectively address issues pertaining to decentralized wastewater treatment systems. The MOU is intended to facilitate cooperation, collaboration, consultation, coordination, and effective communication between the EPA and the Signatory Organizations. For more details on the EPA MOU or the MOU partners, please Click Here. The National Decentralized Water Resources Capacity Development Project (NDWRCDP), a cooperative effort funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) which supports research and development, is requesting research proposals. For more information Click Here.  The Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment (CIDWT) announces the Pilot Testing Events for the Installer Training Program: March 17-18: Richmond, VA, December 8-9: Las Vegas, NV, March 2009: Kansas City, KS Click HERE for a brochure for these events.
University and Practitioner Curriculum materials are available! Click Here for information on how to obtain Curriculum materials on CD or DVD.Onsite Consortium shirt order form - click on the link below http://ag.arizona.edu/waterquality/Forms/ConsortiumShirtForm/Index.htm The development of this web site was supported by the
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