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.

On Wednesday, October 6th, SOWMA had the privilege of attending an Enviro-Septic Installation Day hosted by The Saulteaux First Nations along with Anderson Pump House and FRP Manufacturing. The Installation Demonstration was a great opportunity to get hands on experience with the Enviro-Septic Systems.

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The Government of Canada, some provincial/territorial governments and distribution partners are providing free rapid COVID-19 tests to organizations. These tests are to be used for regular workplace screening of employees. Businesses and not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply. Please see their website for more information.

WCOWMA and it\’s provincial chapters hosted seven Septic Sense workshops during the week of September 20 – 24, 2021 in an effort to educate homeowners. Numerous companies and associations assisted us in promoting this event. Seven webinar presentations were provided by the association: WCOWMA-BC – two presentations AOWMA – three presentations SOWMA – one presentation

Many Standards of Practice require the use of the common soils identifier nomenclature from either the Canadian System of Soil Classification or the US System of Soil Classification.  These two systems are pretty similar for the most part.  Both systems point to the Munsell Colour Chart to determine soil colour. So, why is properly determining

A properly working system is important, but do you ever have a little fun with it? We\’re calling on our readers to submit their most creative installation component! The winner, as judged by WCOWMA administration, will be given $100.00 gift card to Mark\’s. The winner will also have their work featured in the Winter edition

The provincial associations are currently working on policy surrounding member and Board of Director Codes of Conduct. Each member receives a copy of the association Code of Conduct in their membership package yearly, which they should read, sign, and keep on file.  A copy of the signed Code of Conduct should be returned to the