On Vancouver Island, The Government And Onsite Professionals Are Subsidizing Some System Upgrades

On an island in western Canada, the government and an onsite trade group have teamed to offer rebates to support septic service and system upgrades.

Jan 05, 2015 | by Jim Kneiszel, Editor |

British Columbia Homeowner Septic System Pumping/Maintenance Western Canada Onsite Wastewater Management Association (WCOWMA)

If you’re a pumper on Vancouver Island in Canada’s British Columbia, you have reason to feel good these days about public awareness of the importance of septic system maintenance. That’s because a new onsite system maintenance rebate program had more takers than it could handle before the first check is issued.The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) – working in partnership with the Western Canada Onsite Wastewater Management Association (WCOWMA) – announced it would award $18,500 in rebates for septic maintenance under the district’s SepticSmart program. The interest from homeowners was overwhelming.“I had a feeling this would be a successful program,

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