OOWA’s Communications Committee is proud to release the summer edition of Onsite, OOWA’s association newsletter and the only publication in Ontario that covers the onsite and decentralized industry.
Download your digital copy of Onsite.(PDF).
OOWA has given its support to the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group’s (MESUG) Wastewater Industry Statement on Flushable/Non-flushable Products. The wide-spread and growing use of what are labeled by producers as ‘flushable’ products is creating a significant financial and maintenance burden on municipal wastewater treatments systems. Read more →
Onsite, OOWA’s print newsletter, is the only publication that addresses the onsite and decentralized industry in Ontario. Our 2017 Conference Edition is now available -just in time for our biggest Expo to date! Read more →
OOWA’s Media Relations Committee is proud to issue your Fall/Winter Edition of Onsite. Onsite is OOWA’s print newsletter that is produced three times a year. In it, you will find regulatory updates, information on industry trends and new technologies, case studies, profiles of our members and important association news.
The Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association is excited to announce that we will be returning to Niagara Falls for our annual gathering, this time hosted at the Scotiabank Convention Centre from Saturday, March 25th to Monday March 27th. Our annual conference and trade show is now the OOWA 2017 Convention and Expo. Read more →
OOWA’s Media Relations Committee is proud to release the summer edition of Onsite.
Highlights in this edition include:
Name of Business:
Goulet Septic Pumping & Design
Owners:
Rene & Brenda Goulet
Services:
Pumping, haulage, design, evaluation and repairing of septic systems.
Service Area:
Green Valley, Alexandria, Cornwall, and Hawksbury in Eastern Ontario.
Number of Years in Operation:
25 years.
What got you started in the onsite wastewater industry?
After quitting the dairy farm in 1982, I got into excavation by buying a used backhoe, small dozer and a gravel truck. We did excavation work like removing stone fences, ditching and selling mixed topsoil. We started getting requests to install septic systems and as I was not licensed at the time, I would install it with a licensed plumber. I got my license to install septic systems in 1987. Read more →
Name of Business: Premier Tech Aqua
Services: Environmental Technologies Group
Number of years in industry: 24 years
What got you started in the onsite wastewater industry?
Back in the early 90’s, I pursued a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering in wastewater treatment process at the École Polytechnique de Montréal. My thesis subject focused on modeling the hydrodynamic properties of a peat filter-based media bed. This research project was funded, among others, by “Tourbière Premier”, which is known today as Premier Tech Aqua.
OOWA’s Onsite Technical Committee (OTC) is proud to release two guidance documents providing peer-reviewed best practices for the proper installation of pump chambers and sand filter beds.
Sand Filter Bed Design and Installation (PDF)
Pump Chamber Guidance Document (PDF).
OOWA’s OTC is looking for individuals to contribute in the development of the next two guidance documents dealing with septic system inspection best practices and shallow buried trenches. Please contact us if you are interested in contributing:
1-855-905-6695 ext. 101
outreach@oowa.org
In support of our 2016 Annual Conference and Trade Show, this edition serves as your guide to the onsite event of the year!
Highlights in this Edition
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