Over the past several months, WCOWMA-BC has been in stakeholder sessions with ASTTBC on a number of key issues regarding industry training and practitioner registration. These stakeholder meetings allow the association to bring member interests to the ASTTBC table. WCOWMA-BC has been asking for a series of improvements in areas of concern that contractors have […]

The Fraser Basin Council has issued an invitation to a Shoreline Care Workshop to any ROWPs working in the Shuswap and Mara regions.  The attached document details the focus of the workshop along with the locations and dates for these events.  There will be two workshops held, both presenting the same information to allow participants

WCOWMA-BC will host its third annual convention and trade show at the Coast Capri in Kelowna on March 2 & 3, 2012.  Delegates to this event will participate in educational and technical sessions throughout this two day event.  Suppliers and Manufacturers to the industry will be on hand to display the newest technologies in the

WCOWMA-BC 3rd Annual Conference   2012 Call for Papers   Kelowna, BC March 2 – 3, 2012    The Western Canada Onsite Waster Management Association of BC (WCOWMA-BC) welcomes abstracts for papers to be presented at the WCOWMA-BC Annual Conference in Kelowna, British Columbia on March 2 – 3, 2012.  The WCOWMA-BC annual conference serves the onsite professionals in

The CRD recently hosted its annual meeting with onsite wastewater stakeholders in their region.  The CRD’s goal at the meeting was to disseminate information on the CRD Onsite Management Program and to collect feedback from ROWPs, Professionals and Septic Tank Cleaning Providers on that program.  The CRD Onsite Management Program is the only one of

Thanks to partial sponsorship from one of WCOWMA-BC’s corporate members, Jet Inc., a couple of sessions of Site & Soils Evaluation training will be available in BC at a reduced rate in October. Please click here for more information.

The Ministry of Health has published a Health Hazard Communication Guideline to provide information on the roles of the Health Authorities, APEGBC and ASTTBC under the Sewerage System Regulation.  Copies of the document can be downloaded and viewed or printed on the Ministry of Health website at http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/protect/lup_whatsnew.html

A representative from WCOWMA-BC will participate as part of a panel discussion on Sustainable Wastewater Management as part of the Building Sustainable Communities Conference hosted by The Fresh Outlook Foundation. The conference takes place in Kelowna from February 27 to March 1, with the wastewater program being presented on February 28, 2012. WCOWMA-BC promotes environmentally