Association News
NATION-Installer Academy in December
The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Installer Academy is Dec. 8-10 at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. Attendees can earn continuing education units in the new practitioner education and training program, business management sessions, and manufacturer product-training workshops. The event also includes the National Environmental Health Association Installer Credential examination, National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. vacuum truck technician training and a Roe-D-Hoe contest. Industry experts will present programs titled:
• New Consortium Installer and Advanced Training
• General Construction Material Management and Piping
• Soils and Site Evaluation
• Watertight Septics – Holding and Dose Tanks
• Design and Installation Problems – Encounters and Solved
• ATUs, Below and Above-Grade Systems
• Creative Design Solutions for Tough Sites
• Sales for Small Businesses
• Selecting a Legal Structure
• Financial Management
• Business Management Practices
• Starting an O & M Business
Call 800/966-2942 or visit www.nowra.org.
NATION-Soils Exhibit at Smithsonian Institution
A new exhibit on soils is at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Through dioramas, cross-sections, multimedia programs, and hands-on activities, Dig It! The Secrets of Soil, examines the physical and biological characteristics of soils, the processes that transform rocks to soils, the uses and benefits of soils. The 5,000-square-foot exhibit travels to various cities starting in spring 2010.
CALIFORNIA-Change of Leadership
Cliff Trammel has retired as director of the California Onsite Wastewater Association, and MaryAnne Bobrow of Bobrow and Associates has assumed management of the organization. Contact her at 916/722-8168 or e-mail maryanne@bobrowassociates.com.
INDIANA-Lakes Community Promotes Onsite Maintenance
An article in the Indiana Onsite Wastewater Professional Association newsletter states that a group of concerned property owners in the Cordry Sweetwater Conservancy District formed the Septic System Evaluation Committee to promote onsite maintenance.
Many owners had added onto their cabins or built larger homes on the small lots without upgrading the onsite systems. The committee’s goal is to provide residents with a five-year maintenance schedule. The Brown County Health Department and the state Department of Health Sanitary Engineering Department are supporting the program. For information, call Joe Quackenbush at 317/933-2893.
MISSOURI-Dinner With Pump-out
The Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance, A & A Septic Pumping Service in Linn Creek, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are offering free dinners and a septic system maintenance seminar to homeowners. The demonstration teaches residents how to care for systems and recognize early warning signs of failure. Attendees who register for a pump-out receive a rebate through a DNR grant. Call Donna Swall at the watershed alliance, 573/374-8360, or go to www.soslowa.org.
WISCONSIN-Warning Labels Available
The Wisconsin Precast Concrete Association has warning labels to replace those missing from septic tank covers. They cost $1.05 per label plus shipping. Call 608/256-7701 to order.
Training & Education
Alabama
Licensing classes are the joint effort of the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association and University of West Alabama. Courses are at UWA’s Livingston campus:
• Nov. 12-14 – Basic Installer
• Dec. 4-5 – Continuing Education
• Dec. 10-12 – Advanced Installer Level 2
Call Allen Tartt at 205/652-3803 or visit www.aowatc.uwa.edu.
California
The California Onsite Wastewater Association and NAWT are offering Operation and Maintenance Part 2 on Nov. 12-13 at Mill Valley. Call MaryAnne Bobrow at 916/722-8168 or e-mail maryanne@bobrowassociates.com.
Iowa
The Iowa Onsite Wastewater Training Center at Ankeny is offering Program Management with Rules on Nov. 20. Call Annette Adams at 800/362-2127, ext: 6464 or e-mail Dennis Hayworth at dahayworth@dmacc.edu.
Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Extension has these hands-on workshops:
• Nov. 18-19 – Installer Continuing Education, St. Cloud
• Nov. 19 – Pipelayer Certification, St. Cloud
• Dec. 2-3 – General Continuing Education, Brainerd
• Dec. 12 – Troubleshooting, Owatonna
• Dec. 17-18 – General Continuing Education, Mankato
Call Nick Haig at 800/322-8642 (612/625-9797) or visit http://septic.umn.edu.
Missouri
The Missouri Smallflows Organization is offering these CEU courses:
• Nov. 4-5 – Troubleshooting and Hydraulics, Joplin
• Nov. 17-18 – Drip and Pumps/Panels/Electrical, Liberty
• Dec. 2-3 – Lagoons and Drainfields/Curtain Drains, Springfield
• Dec. 9-10 – Operation and Maintenance, Warrenton
• Dec. 16-17 – Lagoons and Drainfields/Curtain Drains, Ironton
Call Terri at 417/739-4100 or visit www.mosmallflows.org.
Nebraska
The Cooperative Extension at the University of Nebraska is offering the following certified courses for CEUs:
• Nov. 19 – Extensions Pumps & Controls, Grand Island
• Nov. 20 – Extension Dosed Systems, Grand Island
• Dec. 10 – Extension Pumps & Controls, Mead
Call the Nebraska Onsite Waste Water Association at 402/476-0162 or the university at 402/472-9614.
North Carolina
North Carolina Soils and On-Site Wastewater Training Academy has the following courses at Raleigh unless stated otherwise:
• Nov. 5-7 – Subsurface Wastewater Operator, Plymouth
• Nov. 12 – Soil Texture, Monroe
• Nov. 12 – On-Site Systems Layouts, Boone
• Nov. 13 – Pump System Design, Boone
• Nov. 13 – Redoximorphic Features, Soil Wetness, and Water Table Relationships, Monroe
• Nov. 14 – Pumps and Controls, Monroe
• Nov. 18-19 – Onsite Wastewater System Inspector, Plymouth
• Nov. 20 – Inspector Field Practicum, Plymouth
• Dec. 1 – Flow Equalization and Timed Dosing
• Dec. 2 – Pump System Design
• Dec. 2 – Low Pressure Pipe System Design
• Dec. 9-10 – Drip Dispersal Design for N.C. Proprietary Systems
• Dec. 11 – Large Drip Dispersal System Designs
• Dec. 12 – Soils of the Outer Banks, Manteo
• Dec. 17 – Remote Systems, Greensboro
• Dec. 18 – Basic System Troubleshooting, Greensboro
• Jan. 8 – Principles of Gravity System Design
• Jan. 9 – On-Site Systems Layouts
Call Joni Tanner at 919/513-1678 or visit www.soil.ncsu.edu/training.
North Carolina
The North Carolina Septic Tank Association has a Grade Level I, II, III, IV, Inspector, Subsurface, and RS accredited class on Nov. 13-14 at Hickory. Call Connie Stephens at 336/416-6394 or visit www.ncsta.net.
Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island’s Onsite Wastewater Training Center offers these professional development workshops at its Kingston campus:
• Nov. 6 – Designer Examination Prep
• Nov. 20 – AutoCALCS – Automated BSF Sizing, Pump Calculations and Support Materials
• Dec. 4 – Regulatory Setbacks and Buffers
• Dec. 18 – Nitrogen Dynamics in the Environment and Onsite Wastewater Systems
Call Holly Meehan at 401/874-5950 or Mark Stolt, when directed, at 401/874-2915 or visit www.uri.edu/ce/wq.
Virginia
The following courses by the Virginia Center for Onsite Wastewater Training and Southside Virginia Community College are in Blackstone:
• Nov. 19-20 – Effluent Dispersal Systems
• Dec. 10-11 – Wastewater 101
For VCOWT classes, contact Debbie Campbell at 434/736-2011 or visit www.southside.edu/programs/wastetreat. For Virginia Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association courses, contact Trapper Davis at 804/966-9190 or visit www.vowra.org.
Calendar
Nov. 5-9
Portable Sanitation Association International Convention & Trade Show, Hilton Hotel Ocean Beach and Ocean Center Exhibit Hall, Daytona Beach, Fla. Call 800/822-3020 or visit www.psai.org.
Nov. 12-13
North East Residuals & Biosolids Conference & Exhibit, Nashua, N.H. Call Ned Beecher at 603/323-7654 or visit www.newea.org.
Dec. 4-5
Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association Conference, Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green. Call 270/715-0043 or visit www.kentuckyonsite.org.
Dec. 8-9
National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Installer Academy, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas. Call 800/966-2942 or visit www.nowra.org.
Jan. 8-10, 2009
Michigan Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Conference and Exhibit, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing. Call Chanin Frank at 989/773-6985, ext: 258 or visit www.mowra.org.
Jan. 13-15
Iowa Onsite Waste Water Association Conference, Polk County Convention Center, Des Moines. Call 515/225-1051 or visit www.iowwa.com.
Jan. 13-15
Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association Conference and Trade Show, Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Columbus. Call 866/843-4429 or visit www.ohioonsite.org.
Jan. 19-21
Missouri Smallflows Organization Conference and Exhibition, Holiday Inn Select, Columbia. Call 417/739-4100 or visit www.mosmallflows.org.
Jan. 22-24
Alberta Onsite Wastewater Management Association Conference, Deerfoot Inn and Casino, Calgary. Call 780/489-7471 or visit www.aowma.com.
Jan. 23-24
Washington Onsite Sewage Association Conference, Vancouver. Call John Thomas at 253/297-2837 or visit www.wossa.org.
Jan. 26-28
North Carolina Septic Tank Association Conference and Exposition, Hickory Metro Convention Center, Hickory. Call Connie Stephens 336/416-6394 or visit www.ncsta.net.
Jan. 30-31
Wisconsin Liquid Waste Carriers Association and Wisconsin Onsite Water Recycling Association Joint Convention, Marriott West Hotel, Madison. Call 608/255-2770 or visit www.wowra.com.
Feb. 11-12
Nebraska Onsite Waste Water Association Conference. Call Lee Orton at 402/476-0162 or visit www.nowwa.org.
Feb. 14-15
Utah On-Site Wastewater Association Conference, Expo Center, West Valley City. Call Carmell Burns at 435/797-3174 or visit http://uwrl.usu.edu/partnerships/training/uowa.html.
Feb. 25-28
Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. Call 800/257-7222 or visit www.pumpershow.com.
March 1-4
Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association Conference and Exhibition, Sheraton Conference Centre, Richmond Hill. Call Denis Orendt at 905/372-2722 or visit www.oowa.org.
March 8-10
Pennsylvania Association of Sewage Enforcement Officers Conference, Grantville. Call 717/761-8648 or visit www.pa-seo.org.
March 18-19
Tennessee Onsite Wastewater Association Continuing Education Workshop and Annual Meeting, UAW Union Hall, Spring Hill. E-mail Scott Fellwock at scott.fellwock@nashville.gov or visit http://onsite.tennessee.edu/TOWA.htm.
April 6-9
NOWRA Technical Exhibition and Conference, Midwest Airlines Convention Center, Milwaukee, Wis. Call 800/966-2942 or visit www.nowra.org.
