WCOWMA-BC is please to introduce a new benefit to our members! ServiceCore is a Colorado-based company that provides software built exclusively for septic, portables and grease companies. Their software can help you save time and maximize your profit so you can spend more time with family and friends. The software has assisted business owners nationwide […]

EPIC provides engineering and technical training courses in cities across Canada. They have a vast course catalogue which caters to all disciplines, including the following courses: Flood Control, Land Drainage and Stormwater Management October 30-31, 2017 Understanding Environmental Regulations December 6-8, 2017 Click here to view a full listing of all of their courses

A key component of having a healthy and effective onsite industry is ensuring that homeowners have access to the information they need to make sound decisions regarding their onsite wastewater systems. The WCOWMA-BC provides that information to the general public, acting as a resource and providing referrals to our member professionals. We even have a

Anyone that works in the liquid waste industry can tell you it isn’t the easiest way to make a living. Hug A Pumper is a free initiative to recognize the people in this industry and to show them that their work is appreciated. It costs nothing to nominate your favorite pumper, and you can nominate

British Columbia municipalities are making some headway in reducing their sewer and water infrastructure deficit through asset management programs and federal and provincial grants, but it is a far cry from the needed billions of dollars needed to play catch-up. The deficit figure depends upon who is counting. In 2015, the B.C. Water & Waste

It’s only 6 months to the next WCOWMA-BC AGM! With the Annual General Meeting comes the potential for a new Board of Directors, and as the current Board Members can attest – new blood is a good thing. Every year around the AGM the current Board and the administration finds our members hesitant to take

Contamination that caused the last-minute cancellation of Sunday July 30’s Gorge Swim Fest appears to have resulted from the “deliberate dumping of septic tank sewage into a stormwater drain south of Esquimalt Gorge Park,” says the Township of Esquimalt. “In my time, coming up eight years, this is the first time something of this nature has

If you have customers that want to pay with a major credit card, and you do not have the capability of accepting credit card payments, then let us process that payment for you. Credit card forms are included in your membership package, or by contacting our office. Simply complete the form, send it into our

The GARP guideline is not intended as a guide to the siting of new onsite sewage systems.  The applicable rules and guidelines for the siting of new onsite sewage systems are the Sewerage System Regulation, the Standard Practice Manual, and the APEGBC Professional Practice Guidelines – Onsite Sewerage Systems.  Instead the information was brought forward