WCOWMA is holding Septic Awareness Week from September 19 – 23. FREE workshops are scheduled across all of the western provinces, and registration is now open! We\’d love for you to help spread the word. Invite clients, talk to your Regional District and health officials, invite friends or family to attend, and join us on social […]

WCOWMA and its provincial chapters are undergoing some long-overdue updates to our websites. The website build is coming along nicely and we will be moving from the ‘construction’ phase to the ‘editing’ phase in the next couple of weeks. Once the sites are fully reconstructed, they will be made live. We are very excited about

The Saskatoon office of the Saskatchewan Health Authority released a letter on June 10, 2022 regarding the Onsite Wastewater Disposal Guide, November 2018. The information in the letter is pertinent to all contractors who design and install onsite wastewater systems in Saskatchewan as they are all operating under the same provincial regulatory framework. Please ensure

The Saskatchewan Health Authority office in charge of the Saskatoon region will be sending out a letter to contractors working in that area about permitting and design requirements in the Saskatchewan Onsite Disposal Guide. Some of the things they want to stress are: Monitoring ports are mandatory. Review the guide for information on how many monitoring

Significant danger to wildlife is posed by open 4” vertical PVC or Big-O pipes, and open valve boxes. Open or uncapped vertical pipes spread on the landscape for many utilitarian purposes pose a very real hazard to wildlife, especially birds. Learn more.

Saskatchewan will be holding a virtual education day on April 14, 2022.  The Association Annual General Meeting will be held at the same time. Attendees will participate in presentations from industry stakeholders to prepare them for the upcoming installation season. Registration will open soon – Save the Date!

In your membership packages this year, you’ll receive all the same great benefits as last year, but less paper. This year we have created a collection of all the information that is usually printed and sent in your membership package and made it available to you on-line! You can access the information anytime you need

Did you know that there are plenty of opportunities to support your industry organization and promote your business? One such way is the Onsite Informer. The association is sourcing articles for publication in our WCOWMA printed magazine, which includes information, news and events from each Western province. Articles submitted may be on any topic relevant to our membership

On Friday, November 19, the SOWMA hosted our last Site & Soils Day for the season.  We were blessed with amazing weather for mid-November. This practical training day was great opportunity to get hands-on experience evaluating a site, as well as practicing hand texturing and sampling. Many installers who are signed up for January 2022\’s

The holiday season with its happy gatherings of family and friends may not seem like the perfect time to talk about proper use and maintenance of septic systems, but it is. Holiday preparations and get-togethers can mean hosting out-of-town guests who can overwhelm a system and may not be familiar with necessary septic system precautions.