Calendar of Events
Aug. 8-9
Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association Annual Meeting, Unicoi State Park and Lodge, Helen. Call 770/817-4692 or visit www.onsitewastewater.org.
Aug. 22-23
Wisconsin Liquid Waste Carriers Association Summer Convention, Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton. Call 608/255-2770 or visit www.wlwca.com.
Sept. 10-11
Septage/Grease Trap Waste Treatment Symposium, Holiday Inn at Six Flags, Eureka, Mo. Call 800/236-6298 or visit www.nawt.org.
Oct. 12-14
Virginia Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Conference and Trade Show, Blacksburg. Call Trapper Davis at 804/966-9190 or visit www.vowra.org.
Oct. 14-15
Delaware Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Conference and Exhibition, Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center, Dover. Call Ken Walsh at 302/381-6516 or visit www.dowra.org.
Oct. 23-26
Ontario Association of Sewage Industry Services Conference and Exposition, Best Western Confer-ence Centre, Orillia. Call Don Kelloway at 877/202-0082 or visit www.oasisontario.on.ca.
Nov. 5-9
Portable Sanitation Association International Convention & Trade Show, Hilton Hotel Ocean Beach and Ocean Center Exhibit Hall, Daytona Beach, Fla. Call 800/822-3020 or visit www.psai.org.
Nov. 12-13
North East Residuals & Biosolids Conference & Exhibit, Nashua, N.H. Call Ned Beecher at 603/323-7654 or visit www.newea.org.
Dec. 4-5
Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association Conference, Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green. Call 270/715-0043 or visit www.kentuckyonsite.org.
Dec. 8-10
NOWRA Installer Academy, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. Call 800/ 966-2942 or visit www.nowra.org.
Jan. 8-10
Michigan Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Conference & Exhibits, Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, East Lansing. Call Chanin Frank at 989/773-6985, ext. 258, or visit www.mowra.org.
Jan. 13-15
Iowa Onsite Waste Water Association Conference, Polk County Convention Center, Des Moines. Call 515/225-1051 or visit www.iowwa.com.
Jan. 13-15
Michigan Onsite Wastewater Conference, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing. Many sessions count for required CEU hours. Call Mark Scott at 989/275-5011 or e-mail mscott@i2k.com.
Jan. 19-21
Missouri Smallflows Organization Conference & Exhibition, Holiday Inn Select, Columbia. Call 417/ 739-4100 or visit www.mosmall flows.org.
Jan 30-31
Wisconsin Liquid Waste Carriers Association and Wisconsin Onsite Water Recycling Association Joint Convention, Marriott West Hotel, Madison. Call 608/255-2770 or visit www.wowra.com.
April 6-9
NOWRA Technical Exhibition and Conference, Midwest Airlines Convention Center, Milwaukee. Call 800/966-2942 or visit www.nowra.org.
Training & Education
Soil Manual Online
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce Soil & Site Evaluation Handbook is online at http://commerce.wi.gov/SBdocs/SB-Powts ManualSoilSite0508.pdf. The manual is a study guide and reference for certified soil testers.
Soils Course
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce’s Safety and Buildings Division will hold “Describing Soil Profiles & Recording Site Data” with classroom instruction and field visits of pretreatment and treatment systems, evaluation and maintenance systems on the following dates:
• Sept. 18 – Ag Research Station, Spooner
• Oct. 10 – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Marinette
Call Leroy Jansky at 715/726-2544.
National Association of Wastewater Transporters
NAWT has scheduled sessions in the following locations:
• Aug. 6-7 – Operation and Maintenance Training, central California. Call 707/579-4882 or visit www.cowa.org.
• Aug. 26-27 – Inspector Training and Certification, Tucson, Ariz. Call Kitt Farrell- Poe at 928/782-3836 or e-mail kittfp@ag.arizona.edu.
• Sept. 9 – Vacuum Truck Technician Training, Holiday Inn at Six Flags, Eureka, Mo. Call NAWT at 800/236-6298 or visit www.nawt.org.
• Sept. 18-19 – Operation and Maintenance Training, southern California. Call 707/579-4882 or visit www.cowa.org.
• Oct. 14 – NAWT Inspector Recertification Training, Casa Grande, Ariz. Call Kitt Farrell- Poe at 928/782-3836 or e-mail kittfp@ag.arizona.edu.
• Oct. 23-24 – Inspector Training and Certification, central California. Call 707/579-4882 or visit www.cowa.org.
• Nov. 5-6 – Operation and Maintenance Training, northern California.
Call 707/579-4882 or visit www. cowa.org.
Alabama
Licensing classes are the joint effort of the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association (AOWA) and University of West Alabama (UWA). The following courses are at UWA’s Livingston campus unless stated otherwise:
• Aug. 7-8 – Continuing Education, Huntsville
• Sept. 3-5 – Advanced Installer Level 1 Licensing
• Oct. 2-3 – Continuing Education, Gadsden
• Oct. 16-17 – Pumpers Licensing
• Oct. 29-30 – Continuing Education, Mobile
Call Allen Tartt at 205/652-3803 or visit www.aowatc.uwa.edu.
California
Certification courses are sponsored by the California Onsite Wastewater Association and National Association of Wastewater Transporters. Check Web site for locations:
• Aug. 6-7 – Operation and Maintenance Part 2
• Sept. 18-19 – Operation and Maintenance Part 1
• Oct. 8 – Soils
• Oct. 23-24 – Inspector Training and Certification
Call Cliff Trammel at 707/579-4882 or visit www.cowa.org.
Florida
The following courses are at the Florida Onsite Wastewater Association’s Training Center in Polk City unless stated otherwise:
• Aug. 7 – Enhanced Nutrient Reduction, Hialeah
• Aug. 18-19 – Master III-Basic Florida Soils
• Aug. 20-21 – Master I-System Design and Function
• Aug. 21-22 – Master II-System Materials and Regulatory Requirements
• Aug. 25 – Aerobic Treatment Units, Part I
• Aug. 26 – Aerobic Treatment Units, Part II
• Aug. 27 – Artificial Media Treatment Technologies
• Aug. 28 – Natural Media Treatment Technologies
• Aug. 29 – What’s New at the Training Center?
Contact FOWA at 407/937-2228 or visit www.fowaonsite.com.
Iowa
The Iowa Onsite Wastewater Training Center at Ankeny has the following courses:
• Aug. 21 – At-Grade and Mounts
• Oct. 16 – Media Filters with Installation Demo
• Nov. 20 – Program Management with Rules
Call Annette Adams at 800/362-2127, ext. 6464, or e-mail Dennis Hayworth at dahayworth@dmacc.edu.
Michigan
The Michigan Onsite Waste-water Training and Education Center at MSU Tollgate Center in Novi is offering these courses:
• Aug. 12-13 – Existing Systems Evaluator Training
• Aug. 20 – Pumped Systems Evaluator Training
• Sept. 24-25 – Onsite Wastewater Systems Maintenance
• Oct. 8-9 – Existing Systems Evaluator Training
Call Barb DeLong at 517/355-4720 or visit www.egr.msu.edu/age, then Outreach.
Missouri
The Department of Health and Senior Services is offering the following training professional CEU courses:
• Aug. 19-20 – Troubleshooting and Hydraulics, Clinton
• Aug. 26-27 – Drip Irrigation and Pumps/Panels & Electricity, Springfield
• Sept. 9-10 – Troubleshooting and Hydraulics, Cape Girardeau
• Oct. 7-8 – Troubleshooting and Hydraulics, West Plains
• Oct. 21-22 – Lagoons and Drainfields/Curtain Drains, Camdenton
• Oct. 28-29 – Lagoons and Drainfields/Curtain Drains, Moberly
• Nov. 4-5 – Troubleshooting and Hydraulics, Joplin
• Nov. 17-18 – Drip and Pumps/Panels/Electrical, Liberty
Call Terri at 417/739-4100 or visit www.mosmallflows.org.
Nebraska
The Cooperative Extension at the University of Nebraska is offering these certified courses for CEUs at the following locations:
• Aug. 7 – Soils, Lincoln
• Aug. 21 – Pumper, Lincoln
• Sept. 19 – Basics 102, Holdrege
• Sept. 24 – Extension Pumps & Controls, Scottsbluff
• Sept. 25 – Extension Dosed Systems, Scottsbluff
• Sept. 30 – Basics 102, TBD
• Oct. 15 – Extension Pumps & Controls, Norfolk
• Oct. 16 – Extension Dosed Systems, Norfolk
• Nov. 19 – Extensions Pumps & Controls, Grand Island
Call the Nebraska On-site Waste Water Association at 402/476-0162 or the university at 402/472-9614.
North Carolina
North Carolina Soils and On-Site Wastewater Training Academy is offering the following courses at Raleigh unless stated otherwise:
• Sept. 10-12 – Subsurface Wastewater Operator, Bolivia
• Oct. 1 – Land Application
• Oct. 22 – Dewatering Facility Tour
• Nov. 5-7 – Subsurface Wastewater Operator, Plymouth
• Nov. 18-19 – Onsite Wastewater System Inspector, Plymouth
• Nov. 19 – Land Application
Call 919/515-7154 or visit www.soil.ncsu.edu/training.
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Septage Management Association offers a Basic Onlot Wastewater Treatment System Inspection Certification course on:
• Sept. 17-18 – Williamsport
• Sept. 24-25 – Butler
Call 717/763-7762 or visit www.psma.net.
Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island’s Onsite Wastewater Training Center offers these professional development workshops at its Kingston campus:
• Aug. 7 – Surveying Basics for the Onsite Wastewater Contractor
• Sept. 4 – Conventional Onsite Wastewater Treatment Basics for Installers
• Sept. 10 – Innovative and Alternative Technology Overview
• Sept. 17-18 – Conventional Septic System Inspection
• Oct. 2 – Bottomless Sand Filter Design and Installation
• Oct. 16 – Innovative and Alternative Systems Field Tour
• Nov. 6 – Designer Examination Prep
• Nov. 20 – AutoCALCS: Automated BSF Sizing, Pump Calculations and Support Materials
Call Mark Stolt at 401/874-2915 or visit www.uri.edu/ce/wq.
Virginia
The following courses by the Virginia Center for Onsite Wastewater Training (VCOWT) and Southside Virginia Community College are in Blackstone unless stated otherwise:
• Aug. 5-6 – National O&M Training (VOWRA)
• Aug. 12-13 – Designing with Easy/Fast CAD (VCOWT)
• Sept. 18-19 – Pumps and Controls (VCOWT)
• Oct. 12-15 – A to Z of Onsite Wastewater, Blacksburg (VOWRA)
• Oct. 12-15 – Soils, Blacksburg (VOWRA)
• Oct. 14-15 – Construction Inspection (VCOWT)
• Oct. 23-24 – Understanding Water Movement in Soils (VCOWT)
• Oct. 28-29 – Construction Inspection (VCOWT)
• Nov. 19-20 – Effluent Dispersal Systems (VCOWT)
For VCOWT classes, contact Debbie Campbell at 434/736-2011 or visit www.southside.edu/programs/wastetreat. For VOWRA courses, contact Trapper Davis at 804/966-9190 or visit www.vowra.org.
