Field Workshops

We provide field workshops in various locations within BC. Topics include site and soil assessment, inspections and maintenance, pipe camera workshops, and orientations to technologies in common use.

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Maintenance and Inspection Practicum. We currently offer a maintenance and inspection practicum opportunity. Jim provides one-on-one support for your assessment of a sewerage system at his residence in Nanoose Bay, BC. A pipe camera is provided. This is intended for one or two participants per session. You can anticipate spending at least four hours on site, followed by your creation of formal reports and drawings with desktop review by Jim. You pick the date, subject to Jim's availability.

Fees: $350 plus GST.

Site and Soil Assessment Field Workshop
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Location: Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island
Instructors: Jim Andersen, ASct, ROWP, and Ian Ralston, P.L.Eng.
Fee: $350 + GST

This workshop offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at an exceptional site with diverse soil conditions, topography, landform positions, and drainage patterns.

Instructor-Led Training Activities:

1. Site Assessment
   • Conduct a site walk-through to identify constraints, challenges, and opportunities across varying site conditions.
2. Soils Classification
   • Log test pit observations, working with a variety of test pits representing different soil types and depths.
3. Permeability Testing
   • Perform permeability testing using conventional percolation tests, permeameters, and ring infiltrometers.
4. Preliminary Design Concepts
   • Develop suitable design concepts for various areas of the site, including locations with favorable conditions and those with shallow water tables or challenging soils.

Optional Comprehensive Design Exercise:
Participants are invited to create a complete design for the site. The Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) recognizes this design as eligible for submission as one of the three required work examples for Planner applications.

Pre-Workshop Online Training Session:
To reinforce soil-based treatment principles and soil classification skills, participants will be invited to an optional online training session prior to the field day at no additional cost.