Did you hear about the elephant rescued from a septic tank in China? Or the senior in Indiana who fell into her septic tank and was rescued by the fire department? Did you know that people dying from cleaning sewers and septic systems in India was 61% higher in 2019 than 2018? Or that in […]

Residents of Alabama’s Lowndes County, have been coping with basic sewage problems for decades. A good deal of the properties are too rural to be hooked up to city sewers, and therefore rely on septic systems, but these systems have to be built on the region\’s clay-rich soil. The estimated costs for installing a system capable of

ROWP – SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY AN UNDISCLOSED SOURCE On or around June 2, 2020,  you may have received an e-mail from cale@discoveryresearch.ca  claiming to be conducting a survey for the “future of your industry”.  The e-mail contains a link to a survey that ROWPs were asked to complete.  This survey was not authorized by ASTTBC, nor

The World Health Organization has released an interim guidance document on water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management for the COVID-19 virus.

The provincial associations, like everyone else, are learning to adapt to the new way of doing business.  We have been on a steep learning curve with the development of webinars, virtual platforms, and safety plans, to better service our members. WCOWMA-BC recently completed a Virtual Training Maintenance Provider program with attendees from BC, Alberta and

The Association hosted a webinar on Workplace Safety on April 27, 2020 led by Ernest Cremers, Cremers Safety Ltd.  Forty people  participated in the webinar that discussed health and safety protocols when working in the wastewater industry. Participants will be receiving the documents that were presented in the webinar including a Safety Cheat Sheet, demonstrating

The association is sourcing articles for publication in our WCOWMA family of newsletters, and our printed magazine. Newsletters are  published monthly, and magazines are published twice per year. Both include information, news and events from each Western province. Articles submitted may be on any topic relevant to our membership and stakeholder group, such as those

The Association office has been getting feedback from our contractor community that access to hand sanitizer, medical grade gloves and N95 masks is becoming more and more difficult. Social distancing is also lending some challenges when needing to refuel and keep equipment running. Below is a list of companies that provide the safety equipment needed