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Onsite Industry Professionals Honored

The Delaware statewide Operator of the Year Awards included three from the state's onsite industry. Ken Walsh, owner of Multi Koastal Service in Ocean View, was named the 2011 On-Site Professional of the Year. He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry, and has served on the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control advisory board and the Delaware Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association board of directors.

Charles White and Robert Bower received Lifetime Achievement Awards. White, owner of C. White and Sons in Seaford, has more than 50 years in the business. The company also won the Customer Service Award from the Town of Seaford. Bower, owner of Midway Services in Lincoln, expanded the business in 1988 from septic system designs only to a full-service company.

Members Kim Yanaitus and Henry McKinney manned the association's booth at the University of Delaware's Ag Day. They provided onsite demonstrations, handed out literature, and answered questions from thousands of visitors.

Alabama

The Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association and University of West Alabama are hosting a continuing education class Dec. 6-7 at UWA Livingston campus. The first day is for installers and the second day is for pumpers and portable restroom operators. Call the training center at 205/652-3803 or visit www.aowatc.uwa.edu.

Connecticut

The Connecticut Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association is holding its Installer School Jan. 17, 24 and 31 and Feb. 7, 14 and 21 with a snow date of Feb. 28. Students enrolled in the Installer School are automatically enrolled in the Pumper/Cleaner School on Feb. 21 with a snow date of Feb. 28. The courses, which prepare attendees for the state licensing exam, are at Wesleyan University, Middletown. Call Janice Cavanaugh at 860/267-1057 or visit www.cowra-online.org.

Maryland

The Maryland Onsite Wastewater Professionals Association will hold its annual meeting and conference on Nov. 5 at the Governor Calvert House in downtown Annapolis. Contact Tim Shotzberger at timshotzberger@yahoo.com or David Duree at dureedt@gmail.com or 443/398-6185.

North Carolina

North Carolina State University has the following courses:

• Dec. 3-4 – 18-Hour Introductory Installer Training, Jacksonville

• Dec. 5 – Pump System Field Course; Advanced Monitoring and Troubleshooting, Jacksonville

• Dec. 6 – Navigating Decentralized Reuse Rules and Technologies, Raleigh

• Dec. 7 – Inspector Field Practicum, Raleigh

• Dec. 12-13 – Advanced Troubleshooting of Onsite System Malfunctions, Winston-Salem

• Jan. 17 – Introductory Drip Design for Wastewater Systems, Raleigh

• Jan. 29 – Onsite System Technologies, Bolivia

• Jan. 30 – Advanced Treatment for Improved Field Performance, Bolivia, Raleigh

• Jan. 31 – Wastewater in the Environment, Bolivia

Call Joni Tanner at 919/513-1678 or visit www.soil.ncsu.edu/training.

Rhode Island

The New England Onsite Wastewater Training Center at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston has these courses:

• Dec. 6 – Nitrogen in the Environment and Onsite Systems

• Dec. 13 – Designing Nitrogen Removal Technologies

Call 401/874-5950 or visit www.uri.edu/ce/wq. For soil courses, call Mark Stolt at 401/874-2915 or email mstolt@uri.edu.

Washington

The Washington On-Site Sewage Association and Washington State Department of Health, in cooperation with Washington State University, are offering these certification courses:

• Dec. 5 – CAD Design for Onsite Systems, Centralia

• Dec. 12 – Monitoring and Maintenance, Puyallup

• Dec. 27 – First Aid/CPR, Puyallup

Call WOSSA at 253/770-6594 or visit www.wossa.org.



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