The next available training session dates are: Days 1-3 – November 1 – 3, 2016 – Saskatoon, SK Days 4-7 – November 15 – 18, 2016 – Saskatoon, SK Registration for this training program is now open.  For more information, please go online to https://sowma.ca/training/ or contact the SOWMA office at 1-855-872-2650.

Despite severe storm warnings, the clouds parted on June 22 and allowed the mound installation in Lloydminster to take place without a hitch. The association led training in mound installation on a site provided by Robert Aultman of Bob’s Backhoe service. A site and soils field day had been held on the same site in

Mound Installation Demo Mound Installation Field Days provide instruction for those interested in learning more about designing and installing mounds. Registrants participating in this training session will focus on the following outcomes: 1. Understand the basic principles of how mounds work – treatment in sand layer and dispersal horizontally. Apply soil evaluation information. Understand ground

NAWT/NOWRA 2016 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference October 26-29, 2016 Reno, NV CIPHI Saskatoon Annual Convention November 8 – 9, 2016 Saskatoon, SK WWETT Expo Education Day Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show Indiana Convention Center – Indianapolis, Indiana February 22 – 25, 2017 2017 SARM Annual Convention March 13, 2017 to March 16, 2017

The Saskatchewan Onsite Wastewater Management Association hosts site and soils evaluation field training days throughout the province during the installation season. These practical training days are a great opportunity to get hands-on experience evaluating a site, as well as practicing hand texturing and sampling. Those who have recently completed the Onsite Wastewater Practitioner Training Program

A Site and Soil Evaluation Field Training Day was held in Lloydminster on May 14. During the course of the day, attendees were provided with training on how to perform a detailed site evaluation in preparation of designing the system for a residence in a new subdivision. Thank you to Robert Aultman for providing the

A new Standard of Practice (SOP) has been adopted in the Province of Alberta. Persons that currently have an Alberta Private Sewage Certificate of Competency (PS ticket) must successfully complete an Update Training Course on the Alberta Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 2015. The update training must be successfully completed by March 31, 2017.

The SOWMA is hosting a Site & Soils Evaluation Field Day in Lloydminster, SK on May 14, 2016. This practical training day is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience evaluating a site, as well as practicing hand texturing and sampling. Installers who have recently completed the Onsite Wastewater Practitioner Training Program will be able