Published May 2008
Association News, Training and Education, and Calendar of Events
(page 124)
This all-in-one resource will point you to the information you need.
Association News
Association Changes Name
At its annual convention, the Wisconsin Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association voted to change its name to the Wisconsin Onsite Water Recycling Association. The change reflects opportunities members will have to expand their businesses by offering stormwater management system installation to municipalities.
Four scholarship recipients were announced. Grayson Bulter won the $2,000 Robert Lindner Memorial Scholarship. He intends to major in engineering mechanics or engineering physics this fall. Brittany Rynes, who plans to study nursing, won the $1,500 Gretchen McQuestion Scholarship. Melanie Meier received $1,500 toward her business major, and Terran Thompson received $1,000 to study surgical nursing and anesthesiology.
Recycled Glass in Onsite Systems
Representatives from the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center briefed attendees at the Pennsylvania Association of Sewage Enforcement Officers conference about its efforts to reduce barriers to the use of manufactured recycled glass sand in onsite systems. The Department of Environmental Protection approved the product in 2003.
About 25,000 onsite systems are installed annually in Pennsylvania. According to the organization, if half are elevated mounds requiring 80 to 150 tons of material each, the result is a green-builders demand of 1 to 2 million tons, which manufactured recycled glass sand could fill. Call the RMC at 717/948-6660 or visit www.parmc.org.
Training & Education
Alternative Treatment Class and Tour
The New York Onsite Wastewater Treatment Training Network Inc. is offering a special certified course, Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment Technologies, May 28-29, at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Included are a factory tour of Roth Global Plastics and a full day visiting the Skaneateles Lake Demonstration Project. Attendees will learn about the design, construction, and maintenance procedures for:
Fusion series treatment systems
Aerocell foam cubes
Packed bed/suspended growth systems
Textile/peat filter/bottomless sand filters
Drip irrigation systems
Shallow pressure-dosed trenches
Microbial inoculators/generator
Call 800/963-3544 or visit www.wastewater.delhi.edu.
National Association of Wastewater Transporters
NAWT has scheduled sessions in the following locations:
June 5 Inspector Training and Certification, Flagstaff, Ariz. Call Kitt Farrell-Poe at 928/782-3836; kittfp@ag.arizona.edu.
July 17-18 Operation and Maintenance Training, northern California. Call 707/579-4882; www.cowa.org.
Aug. 6-7 Operation and Maintenance Training, central California. Call 707/579-4882; www.cowa.org.
Aug. 26-27 Inspector Training and Certification, Tucson, Ariz. Call Kitt Farrell-Poe at 928/782-3836; kittfp@ag.arizona.edu.
Alabama
Licensing classes are the joint effort of the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association and University of West Alabama. Courses are at UWAs Livingston campus unless stated otherwise:
May 1-2 Pumpers
May 7-9 Advanced Installer Level 2
June 11-13 Basic Installer
June 26-27 Continuing Education, Dothan
Call Allen Tartt at 205/652-3803 or visit www.aowatc.uwa.edu.
California
Certification courses are sponsored by the California Onsite Wastewater Association and NAWT. Check the COWA Web site for locations.
June 12 Soils
July 17-18 Operation and Maintenance, Part 1
Call Cliff Trammel at 707/579-4882 or visit www.cowa.org.
Florida
Courses are at the Florida Onsite Wastewater Associations Training Center in Polk City unless stated otherwise.
May 6 Smart Business Practices
Portable Restroom Industry
May 20-21 O & M Service Provider Program I, II, III, Miami
June 10 Management of Decentralized Systems, Jacksonville
June 11 Management of Decentralized Systems, Daytona Beach
June 16-17 Master III-Basic Florida Soils
June 18-19 Master I-System Design and Function
June 19-20 Master II-System Materials and Regulation Requirement
Contact FOWA at 407/830-4381 or www.fowaonsite.com.
Iowa
The Iowa Onsite Wastewater Training Center has the following courses:
June 19 Basic Soils, location to be announced
Aug. 21 At-Grade and Mounts, Ankeny
Call Annette Adams at 800/362-2127, ext. 6464 or e-mail Dennis Hayworth at dahayworth@dmacc.edu.
Michigan
The Michigan Onsite Wastewater Training and Education Center at MSU Tollgate Center in Novi is offering these courses:
May 6-7 Soils Training
Aug. 12-13 Existing Systems Evaluator Training
Contact Barb DeLong at 517/355-4720 or visit www.egr.msu.edu/age, then Extension & Outreach.
Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Extension has these hands-on workshops:
May 1-2 Installing, White Bear Lake
May 5-7 Pumping and Maintaining, Mankato
May 5-9 Pumper/Maintaining and Service Provider Combo, Mankato
May 6-9 Service Provider, Mankato
May 29-30 Soils, Brainerd
June 2-4 Designing Onsite Systems, Mankato
June 5-6 Soils, Mankato
June 10-11 Soils, Sartell
June 12-13 Inspecting Onsite Systems, Waseco
June 20 Soils-Continuing Education, Sartell
June 26 Soils-Continuing Education, North Branch
Call 800/322-8642 (612/625-9797) or visit www.extension.umn.edu
Missouri
The Department of Health and Senior Services is offering the following training professional CEU courses:
May 6 Troubleshooting, Grandview
May 7 Hydraulics, Grandview
May 20-21 Operation and Maintenance, Camdenton
May 27 Troubleshooting, Maryville
May 28 Hydraulics, Maryville
June 17-18 Operation and Maintenance, Hannibal
June 24-25 Operation and Maintenance, St. Louis
Call 573/526-6095 or visit www.dhss.mo.gov/Onsite.
New York
The New York Onsite Wastewater Treatment Training Network Inc. is offering certified courses at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse:
May 7 Inspection of Existing Residential Wastewater Treatment Systems
May 28-29 Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Call at 800/963-3544 or visit www.wastewater.delhi.edu.
North Carolina
North Carolina Soils and On-Site Wastewater Training Academy is offering the following courses:
May 6 Principles of Gravity System Design, Boone
May 7 On-Site Systems Layouts, Boone
May 13 Principles of Gravity System Design, Elizabeth City
May 14 On-Site Systems Layouts, Elizabeth City
May 15 Pump System Design, Elizabeth City
May 20 Introduction to Decentralized Wastewater, Fletcher
May 21-22 Onsite Wastewater System Inspector, Fletcher
June 10-12 Subsurface Wastewater Operator Training, Fletcher
June 25 Soil Survey in the 21st Century, Raleigh
June 26 Installation of Pump Systems, New Bern
June 27 Installation of Advanced Systems, New Bern
Call Joni Tanner at 919/515-1678 or visit www.soil.ncsu.edu/training.
Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Islands Onsite Wastewater Training Center offers these professional development workshops at its Kingston campus:
May 8 Innovative and Alternative Technology Overview
May 14 Hands-On Component Installation
May 29 Innovative and Alternative Systems Field Tour
June 4-5 Innovative and Alternative Systems Operation and Maintenance
June 18 Soils Basics for the Onsite Wastewater Contractor (contact Mark Stolt)
June 25 Bottomless Sand Filter Design and Installation
Call Holly Meehan at 401/874-5950 or Mark Stolt, when directed, at 401/874-2915 or visit www.uri.edu/ce/wq.
Texas
The Texas Onsite Wastewater Association is offering a Basic Maintenance Provider course, May 8-9, in the Beaumont area. Call 888/398-7188 or visit www.txowa.org.
Washington State
The Washington On-Site Sewage Association and Washington State Department of Health in cooperation with Washington State University are offering these certification courses at the training center in Puyallup unless stated otherwise:
May 6-7 Combined Basics of Onsite Sewage
May 14-15 Installation Basics, Part 2
May 20 Mounds/Sand Filters
May 22 Maintenance Basics, Bremerton
Call John Thomas at 253/770-6594 or visit www.wossa.org.
Events Calendar
May 12-15
California Onsite Wastewater Association Conference and Exposition, DoubleTree Hotel, Sacramento, Calif. Call 707/579-4882 or visit www.cowa.org.
June 29-July 2
American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers International Meeting, Providence, R.I. Call Sharon McKnight at 269/428-6333 or visit www.asabe.org.
Aug. 22-23
Wisconsin Liquid Waste Carriers Association Summer Convention, Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton. Call 608/255-2770 or visit www.wlwca.com.
Sept. 10-11
National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. Septage/Grease Trap Waste Treatment Symposium, Holiday Inn at Six Flags, Eureka, Mo. Call 800/236-6298 or visit www.nawt.org.
Oct. 14-15
Delaware Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Conference and Exhibition, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover. Call 302/739-9331 or visit www.dowra.org.
Oct. 23-26
Ontario Association of Sewage Industry Services Conference and Exposition, Best Western Conference Centre, Orillia. Call Don Kelloway at 877/202-0082 or visit www.oasisontario.on.ca.
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.
Jan. 30-31, 2009
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.
