An Onsite Wastewater Summit sponsored by three major onsite associations will be held in conjunction with National Environmental Health Association’s 75th Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition in Columbus, Ohio, June 18-20.
This specialty conference is sponsored by NEHA, the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), and the State Onsite Regulators Alliance (SORA). For the first time, decentralized industry professionals – site evaluators, designers, installers, local and state regulators, manufacturers, service providers and others – will be able to meet in one place to exchange ideas, compare treatment technologies, and discuss topics such as regulatory practices, installation practices, system maintenance and management, and current research.
The Summit offers a forum to educate, train and inform people who have an interest or career in distributed, rural, small-community onsite wastewater treatment. It will also help participants build a professional network of colleagues and discover new and practical solutions to wastewater treatment issues. In addition to the educational presentations, the events being planned include:
* A field trip tour of local onsite treatment systems being built in the Columbus area, followed by a networking evening at a local establishment.
* A roundtable open discussion of a current hot topics.
* A focused track on funding programs that will explore what the industry can do to identify and obtain a share of federal funding for decentralized wastewater infrastructure.
* A contractor’s track offering educational sessions where professionals will review design and installation issues and discuss solutions.
* A Skills Competition.
* A Wastewater Alley exhibit on onsite treatment products.
For more information about the Summit agenda and conference registration, visit www.nowra.org.
