SFIAQU512 — Plan and design water supply and disposal systems

1 Determine design requirements

• 1.1Establish water budget based on identifying water sources that ensure water is available in sufficient quantities at all times
• 1.2Determine water and soil quality to ensure appropriate environment is provided for stock
• 1.3Design water transfer, recharge, reuse and treatment systems to conserve natural resources and match requirements for stock
• 1.4Position culture or holding structures and systems to make the best use of water resources
• 1.5Match water requirements with workplace production forecasts, expansion plans and seasonal variation
• 1.6Ensure collection and storage processes do not degrade the water quality for the workplace or the environment
• 1.7Document design calculations and decisions according to workplace requirements, ensuring construction specifications define the work required to provide suitable water for workplace
• 1.8Identify environmentally sensitive areas and land degradation issues according to legislative requirements
• 1.9Determine allowable effluent standards from relevant authority
• 1.10Determine technology that will enable the diagnosis of changes in environmental conditions

2 Define pumping and power systems

• 2.1Select pumps to deliver water efficiently from the water source or storage according to expert information or advice
• 2.2Ensure pump motor combinations are efficient, reliable, functional, serviceable and flexible for the intended application
• 2.3Optimise relationship between capital and operational costs and compare energy sources
• 2.4Select accessories and performance indicators, and integrate into functional systems that can be monitored and maintained
• 2.5Document design calculations and decisions
• 2.6Define work required in construction specifications to make suitable pumping and power systems available to workplace
• 2.7Check power supply design specification with power authorities
• 2.8Identify and minimise risks associated with power configurations, personal safety, water pressures and loads through system design and appropriate operating procedures

3 Design a distribution system

• 3.1Commission detailed topographic survey or an accurate map showing extent, pond tank layout, physical constraints and contours with suitable interval
• 3.2Develop excavation and earth moving plan, identifying internal or outside personnel, labour and machinery
• 3.3Determine water budgets according to evaporation and seepage characteristics and water usage practices
• 3.4Evaluate distribution systems and design according to system efficiencies, biosecurity and maintenance
• 3.5Size pipes, valves and fittings according to design system specifications
• 3.6Calculate achievable flows, water levels and pressures for the pumps
• 3.7Include mechanisms for controlling and adjusting pressure, and isolation valves to direct water to areas with different water flow schedules
• 3.8Design channel systems and attendant structures according to system requirements and calculation of channel flow velocities
• 3.9Compare soil types for erodibility to select suitable fill for construction
• 3.10Define construction plans and specifications to achieve the desired standards of uniformity and efficiency of water application

4 Design a drainage, storage and treatment system

• 4.1Investigate regional geology and geography to predict sustainability of pond construction and water storage
• 4.2Use site investigations to determine depth of clay, depth of ground water, soil and water salinity and structural or chemical impediments and calculations
• 4.3Use costings to determine the most cost-effective storage system
• 4.4Develop designs in conjunction with contractors and authorities
• 4.5Design drains and structures capable of carrying planned water volumes and flow intensities
• 4.6Incorporate waste-water treatment structures according to design specifications

5 Determine capital expense budget

• 5.1Document design calculations and decisions, and communicate relevant information clearly through plans, specifications and manuals
• 5.2Organise a competent designer to check design output against workplace objectives
• 5.3Determine material requirements and document from plans and specifications
• 5.4Estimate labour requirements based upon documented work schedule with reasonable allowance for variances in work schedules
• 5.5Attribute costing to each component based upon quoted information from suppliers or sound analysis of individual elements

6 Establish management procedures

• 6.1Confirm operating expense budget is applied to the completed water supply and disposal system
• 6.2Develop contingency plans in the event of reduced water quality or quantity
• 6.3Develop procedures for handling notifications from authorities pertaining to water supply and disposal
• 6.4Involve the business in an integrated regional approach to water monitoring, quality and quantity supply issues and future planning
• 6.5Research mechanisation or automation of process or activity, including the use of specialised contract services, and introduce as required
• 6.6Establish record-keeping procedures for managing water supply and disposal system that meet administrative, workplace and regulatory requirements

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