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Show Us Your Crew!

Share a picture of you and your crew in safety gear for your chance to appear in the Onsite Informer. Feel free to tell us a little bit about you and your company. What’s something people might not know? Why did you start the business? How long has the business been in your family? What

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Septic Awareness Week 2023

September 18 to 22, 2023 is Septic Awareness Week, and the Western Canada Onsite Wastewater Management Association urges you to consider both what goes down the drain, and how you maintain your septic system.  The purpose of this initiative is to promote proper operation and maintenance of onsite wastewater systems. Properly designed and maintained wastewater

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Public Education

Operation & Maintenance of Onsite Wastewater Systems is the Key to Industry Sustainability Whenever we hear about onsite wastewater systems failing, the solution always seems to be to bring in a centralized wastewater collection system. The reality however, is that it is not financially feasible in many instances to provide centralized sewers in rural areas.

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Unusually High Usage of Septic Systems is Cause for a Maintenance Assessment

The past few months of working from home, home schooling children, self-isolation and self-quarantine have put unusual strain on septic systems all across Western Canada.  Pumpers have been reporting more frequent emergency calls and contractors are reporting more demand for repair and maintenance. Many systems, particularly older ones, were not designed to manage the current

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The Controversy Over the Use of Tire Chip Media (Rubber Tire Shreds)

Opinion The Association in Saskatchewan regularly gets complaints from installers about rubber tire shreds used as aggregate in sand mounds. These complaints stem from contractors being contacted to repair or replace these systems, often within only a few years of the system’s life. Installers report that in systems where the rubber shreds or tire chips

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