The WCOWMA–BC hosted a Site & Soils Evaluation Field Day in Courtenay, BC on October 4, 2018. This practical training day was a great opportunity to get hands-on experience evaluating a site, as well as practicing hand texturing and sampling. Installers who recently completed the Onsite Wastewater Practitioner Training Program were able to take their […]
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Earlier this year we shared a survey with you to gather information on ROWPs experiences with the administration of their qualifications. Some people have already responded, and preliminary results of the survey are available for viewing. The survey is brief, and only takes a few minutes of your time, but your feedback is important. Our job
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DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (September 11, 2018) – Twice a year, SJE Rhombus holds training sessions that let their customers get to know their products better. This year’s second training ran from September 11-12 at the company’s headquarters in Detroit Lakes, Minn. The training involved many sessions, ranging from presentations to hands-on workshops like panel assembly.
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The association recently held another Maintenance Provider Workshop in Nelson from the 19th to the 21st of September. This three-day workshop focused on the maintenance, inspection and repair of onsite wastewater systems. Students spent a half-day in the classroom followed by two and a half days in the field. Students will be able to use
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The WCOWMA Onsite Wastewater Management Association of BC (WCOWMA-BC) welcomes abstracts for papers to be presented at the Annual Convention and Trade Show. The convention will take place in Nanaimo on March 14 – 16, 2019. The theme for the convention is: Building Relationships: with industry, with regulatory authorities, with people. Presenters are invited to
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Did you know that are plenty of opportunities to support your industry organization and promote your business? We have options for a variety of price points. Contact our office today to sponsor a training event, exhibit at our upcoming tradeshow, or advertise in this newsletter, our upcoming printed magazine, or our convention magazine. For more
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“Do you feel it would be beneficial for British Columbia to have a single organization rather than two?” This is one more in a series of questions being posted in our forum, and we welcome our members to chime in on any of these questions or post their own. The forum is a great place
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This complimentary magazine is full of articles and information relevant to people working in the wastewater industry. It’s been a little while since an issue was published, but the Fall 2018 issue will be sent to the printers soon. If you’ve moved recently, now is the time to let us know so you don’t miss
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Stella Bowles was 11 years old when she first donned her rubber boots to test for water contamination in the LaHave River, which runs beside her home on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Learn about how this determined 11-year-old with water samples and a Facebook page halted the illegal flow of raw sewage
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A proposed development on St. Mary Lake Road will not be tying into Kimberley’s municipal sewage system, but rather using an on-site wastewater system for each individual parcel. The proposed lots will be serviced with City water, but sewer service will be provided via on-site septic tanks and effluent fields. The waste water system will
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