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Onsite Wastewater Systems in Resort Villages and Organized Hamlets

On October 17, SOWMA provided a presentation on best practices for the operation and maintenance of onsite wastewater systems in resort villages and organized hamlets for the Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan (PARCS). PARCS represents Resort Villages, Cottage Owners Associations, Organized Hamlets and Rural and Urban Municipalities. The organization was founded in 1983 […]

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SOWMA has an online store where you can purchase homeowner manuals, Munsell’s charts, Standard of Practice Manuals, soil kits and other industry tools and resource material. More information is available on our website:  www.sowma.ca  

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Discharge from High Efficiency Furnaces, Water Softeners and Iron Filters into Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems

Questions often arise regarding water use utilities that discharge clean water into onsite sewage treatment systems.  In response to this issue, the University of Minnesota has published a paper outlining potential problems and solutions: The Problems with High Efficiency Furnaces, Water Softeners and Iron Filters Discharging into Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems High Efficiency Furnaces High

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Request for Articles

The association is sourcing articles for publication in our WCOWMA family of newsletters.  Newsletters are published monthly and include information, news and events from each Western province. Articles submitted may be on any topic relevant to our membership and stakeholder group, such as those related to wastewater, septage and the onsite wastewater industry. Article length should

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Canadian Institute Of Public Health Inspectors – Saskatchewan Chapter Annual Convention And Trade Show

SOWMA will be hosting a booth at the annual CIPHI Conference, which is being held in Regina on September 29 and 30th. This will be the third year in a row that the association has participated in this event. SOWMA will be providing a presentation on the various types of systems and technologies available for

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Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan – PARCS

The Provincial Association of Resort Communities of Saskatchewan has contacted SOWMA and requested that we provide a presentation on the proper operation and maintenance of holding tanks and onsite wastewater systems in lakeshore communities at their annual convention. The convention is being held on October 16 & 17 in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan Health has also been

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SOWMA – A Leader in Onsite Wastewater Management Education

SOWMA is becoming recognized as a go-to leader in providing onsite wastewater education to the industry, the regulatory community and the general public. Over the next couple of months, representatives from SOWMA will be providing presentations on onsite wastewater technologies at the Regina CIPHI conference and at the PARCs convention in Saskatoon.  Presentations to these

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