The International Standards Organization (ISO) has struck a working group to develop a standard for flushable wipes. The standard would provide testing protocols for manufacturers to follow in order to be able to market their products with a ‘safe to flush’ approval from the ISO. The standard will test for distintegration capabilities, organic or non-organic …
The International Standards Organization (ISO) has struck a working group to develop a standard for flushable wipes. The standard would provide testing protocols for manufacturers to follow in order to be able to market their products with a ‘safe to flush’ approval from the ISO. The standard will test for distintegration capabilities, organic or non-organic …
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The Summer 2023 Onsite Informer Magazine has been sent out! This issue’s articles include: If you didn’t receive a physical copy, you can download a digital copy.
Every year, wildfires have the potential to impact properties throughout Western Canada. As residents return to their property after a wildfire, they may have questions regarding their onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) and water wells. This article provides general guidance for these items. Onsite wastewater treatment systems Since most components of an OWTS are underground, there is …
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Ready to take your computer knowledge to the next level? PowerConcepts is Western Canada’s premier software training company. Frank Byl started the company in the basement of his Kelowna home in 1998. The business kept going and growing, and has even delivered workshops at several WCOWMA-BC Convention & Trade Shows. For a limited time, PowerConcepts is offering …
You may not have noticed it yet, but we have launched our new website. Similar to the old website, each provincial site can be accessed either through the main WCOWMA site or directly through the provincial URL. The site has a clean modern look, is more user friendly and has allowed us to better market …
Congratulations to Emerson Zuck in his upcoming retirement. Emerson has been with Aquifer for 20 years. He will be greatly missed by the wastewater industry, but we hope he has a wonderful time on the golf course.
The SOWMA is hosting a series of Education Days through the spring. Please come on out and join us! The Saskatchewan Onsite Wastewater Management Association is offering a series of IN-PERSON onsite wastewater education days throughout the province during the month of March. Attendance to this event will be free of charge to the onsite wastewater …
Employee retention is hugely important to your company, and if you don’t know that, it’s probably costing you. Your employees are key to your business. If they go, you need to train new ones. If they aren’t happy, they likely aren’t working as hard. All of that is going to cut into your bottom line …
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