One year ago this month, ASTTBC and WCOWMA-BC signed a Memorandum of Agreement. This MOA continues to strengthen and enhance WCOWMA-BC’s relationship with ASTTBC. ASTTBC is the organization named in the SSR to manage the registration of Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioners within the Province.
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Dave Cherry is a ROWP currently operating out of the Nanaimo region. He has served on the WCOWMA-BC board for several years and serves as parliamentarian during the association\’s AGMs. The onsite wastewater industry is complex, especially when you consider all the regulations and regulators that exist within the industry. I don’t believe there is a single person in
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WCOWMA Onsite Wastewater Management Association Of British Columbia March 3 – 6, 2016 Kelowna, BC (Please note you can download a PDF of the information below here) 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
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COLE, Inc is now accepting proposals for seminars to be presented at the 2016 WWETT show in Indianapolis February 17-20, 2016. Those interested should send a completed seminar proposal form no later than August 1, 2015. You can complete the form at wwettshow.com/CFP. Accepted submissions will receive four (4) full registration passes to WWETT 2016.
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On October 28th of 2013 the BC Safety Authority gave ASTTBC its approval to create the EWP status for registered members that work in the electrical, electronic and bio medical engineering disciplines. This would enable those interested to qualify for a BCSA credential allowing them to perform a limited scope of work related to their
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Submitted by Dave Cherry, ROWP, WCOWMA-BC, Vice-President We are now ten years down the road from the launch of the new Sewerage System Regulation that changed everything for everyone in the onsite wastewater business. I don’t think anyone will deny that the new way of doing things made the onsite wastewater industry better for everyone
Sparking Controversy – Electrical Work and Onsite Wastewater Systems Read More »
The Regional District of Nanaimo is situated on the east coast of Vancouver Island and is home to more than 140,000 people. Of these, about 30,000 rely on onsite systems for treatment of their wastewater. While the RDN does not regulate onsite systems, it does promote onsite system awareness though its SepticSmart program. Each year
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The 2016 WCOWMA-BC Convention and Trade Show will be held March 3 – 6, 2016 at the Delta Grand Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia.
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Homes contain a huge number of consumer products for every possible purpose. We have cleaners for toilets, sinks, floors, windows, furniture, and carpet. We have microfiber cloths, antibacterial wipes, and paper towels for wiping surfaces. This is not to mention laundry soaps, fabric softeners, dryer sheets, and the many other products that we use on
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Bryer Manwell M.Sc. P.Eng., is a hydrogeological engineer who is concerned about the health and environmental effects of operating on-site wastewater systems. She is the newest director on the WCOWMA-BC Board, having joined in February 2015. “When I see the deleterious effects of septic system operation from space (see the lake algal bloom in the
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