In this edition, you’ll find the following content: An insider’s look into Clearford’s First Nations operations Site evaluation, loading determination, and treatment train components Funding sources for property owners to repair or replace onsite sewage systems Finding malfunctioning septic systems New guidance for source protection for non-municipal drinking water Employee recruitment, retention, and turnover Ontario […]
Category: Septic Systems
OOWA’s Summer 2022 Newsletter out now!
In this edition, you’ll find the following content: Partnering with community, building for better living Installers Corner, featuring Dan Friesen of ESI Group Meet the OOWA new staff member Passive technology helped two rural schools managing their wastewater OOWA’s annual scholarship and industry award announcements Six things to consider when acquiring a skid steer Managing […]
Introduction to Design
Are you looking to upgrade your skills, expand your list of provided services? Join us for a one day course builds on the 5 day Part 8 Ontario Building Code Installer/Inspector licensing course and helps participants develop skills with design calculations contained in the building code. Suggested Pre-Requisite: Five-Day Part 8 Licensing Course or equivalent […]
OOWA’s new Decentralized Wastewater Systems webpage
Check out newest addition to the website – the intricacies of decentralized onsite and communal wastewater systems explained! […]
Property Owners’ Responsibilities under the Ontario Building Code (OBC)
Rural property owners are also private wastewater management system operators. They don’t have the luxury of flushing and forgetting like their city cousins. This is because the solids that they do flush remain on their property (contained in their septic tank) and the resulting effluent is returned to the soil under their own septic leaching […]
New Intro to OOWA Video!
In an increasingly digital world, it’s important to be able to get your message out on the mediums that reach people where they are. This is why OOWA’s On-line Resources Committee created this brief video (below). We need to let the general public and non-member onsite wastewater professionals know what OOWA does and why the […]
Festive Septic Maintenance Reminder
Anne Egan, P.Eng., Onsite Wastewater Specialist with Burnside and OOWA past president, engineered this gingerbread diorama of a failed septic system and it is genius! A festive reminder to take care of your septic system over the holidays and during lockdown! Get septic guidance on our Homeowner Resources webpage. […]
Septic Sense Week Day 4
Septic Sense Week, Day 4: Protecting your home’s infrastructure and saving money on preventable repairs means having a degree of awareness about it. Get to know your septic system! Get help with the homework here: https://bit.ly/3krKOt0 . Be #onsiteproud! […]
Septic Sense Week, Day 3
Effluent filters are required on all septic tanks as per the Ontario Building Code. Get compliant & protect your leaching bed from solids that can clog the pipes and lead to sewage back ups. Check out our Homeowner Resources page for more septic info. […]
Septic Sense Week, Day 2
Ensuring that your septic system is operating properly is made simple & more affordable when it’s components are accessible to servicing professionals. Get more info on our Homeowners Resources page. […]
