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Texas Hosts No-Dig Show

The Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine is home to the No-Dig show, April 27-May 2. Four educational tracks representing more than 100 presentations and panel discussions will cover sewer, stormwater, and potable water solutions, theoretical models, gravity and pressure pipes, design/build and assessment concepts, case histories, and mainline and lateral trenchless rehabilitation.

Special pre- and post-conference seminars include new construction techniques and rehabilitation methods, good practices guidelines in horizontal directional drilling and new installation methods, damage investigation workshop, and the NASSCO Pipeline Assessment Certification Program and Manhole Assessment and Certification Program. For more information, visit www.nodigshow.com.

Training and Education

National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc.

NAWT has scheduled sessions in the following locations:

• June 5 – Inspector Recertification Training, Flagstaff, Ariz.: Call Kitt Farrell-Poe at 928/782-3836; kittfp@ag.arizona.edu

• Aug. 26-27 – Inspector Training and Certification, Tucson, Ariz.: Calll Kitt Farrell-Poe at 928/782-3836; kittfp@ag.arizona.edu

• Oct. 14 – 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 UWA’s 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 National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. Check Web site for locations.

• April 17-18 – Inspector Training and Certification

• April 24 – Soils

• 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 Association’s Training Center in Polk City unless stated otherwise.

• April 7-8 – Master III-Basic Florida Soils

• April 9-10 – Master I-System Design and Function

• April 10-11 – Master II-System Materials & Regulation Requirement

• April 22 – Smart Business Practices, Portable Restroom Industry

• April 23 – Septage and Grease in Florida

• 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:

• May 14 – Drip Irrigation Dispersal Systems, Ankeny

• June 19 – Basic Soils, TBD

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:

• April 8-9 – Onsite Wastewater Systems 101

• May 6-7 – Soils 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:

• April 3-4 – Installing Onsite Systems, Bemidji

• April 11 – Contractor Safety/Pipelayer Certification, Continuing Education, Little Falls

• April 14-15 – General-Continuing Education, White Bear Lake

• April 16-18 – Designing Onsite Systems, Detroit Lakes

• April 22-23 – Inspecting Onsite Systems, Waseca

• April 28-30 – Introduction to Onsite Systems, White Bear Lake

• 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 professional CEU courses:

• April 15 – Troubleshooting, Springfield

• April 15-16 – Advanced Installer, Cape Girardeau

• April 16 – Hydraulics, Springfield

• April 22 – Basics on Onsite Wastewater, Chillicothe

• April 23 – Basic Drip Irrigation Design and Installation, Chillicothe

• 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 Hampshire

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is offering the following at its Concord auditorium:

• April 8 – Installers, exam

• April 16 – Onsite Designers, review class

• April 22 – Onsite Designers, exam

Call NHDES Public Information Center at 603/271-2975

North Carolina

North Carolina Soils and On-Site Wastewater Training Academy is offering the following courses:

• May 5-8 – Spray Irrigation Systems Operator, Raleigh

• May 13-14 – Writing A Certified Nutrient Management Plan, Raleigh

• 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

Call Joni Tanner at 919/515-1678 or visit www.soil.ncsu.edu/training.

Rhode Island

The University of Rhode Island Onsite Wastewater Training Center offers these professional development workshops at its Kingston campus:

• April 17 – Bottomless Sand Filter Design and Installation

• April 30-May 1 – Conventional Onsite Wastewater System Inspection

• 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 on 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:

• April 16 – Pumpers

• April 23 – Design/Install Subsurface Drip Systems

• 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.

Calendar of Events

April 4-5

Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association Trade Show, Pelham. Call 888/737-2162 or visit www.aowb.alabama.gov.

April 7-10

National Onsite Wastewater Association Conference, Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tenn. Call 800/966-2942 or visit www.nowra.org.

April 15-17

North Carolina On-Site Wastewater Treatment Conference, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. Call Joni Tanner at 919/515-1678 or visit www.soil.ncsu.edu, then Training, Short Courses and Workshops.

April 27-May 2

North American Society for Trenchless Technology No-Dig Show, Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center. Grapevine, Texas. Visit www.nodigshow.com.

May 12-15

California Onsite Wastewater Association Conference and Exposition, DoubleTree Hotel, Sacramento, Calif. Call or visit 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.

Sept. 10-11

Septage/Grease Trap Waste Treatment Symposium, Holiday Inn Woodbine, Union, 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.



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