Volume 13, Issue 1 - Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association
Volume 13, Issue 1 - Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association
Volume 13, Issue 1 - Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association
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<strong>13</strong> th Annual <strong>Onsite</strong> <strong>Wastewater</strong> Conference & Exhibition<br />
OOWA President’s Outgoing Message by Eric Gunnell, P.Eng., President, OOWA<br />
It has been my pleasure to have acted as your<br />
association president for the past two years. It has been<br />
exciting times, with tremendous interest in OOWA as a<br />
result of our initiatives and outreach activities.<br />
As the voice of the onsite sewage industry in <strong>Ontario</strong>,<br />
we are working close with the MMAH and MOE in a<br />
number of areas, as well as working with municipalities to<br />
help build their Part 8 sewage programs. We have voiced<br />
our strong opinions on the proposed code changes, that<br />
are anticipated to be included in the new OBC.<br />
Our membership has sky-rocketed to almost 600, and<br />
last year we had our most successful conference ever. In<br />
discussion today with a local CBO who is in the forefront of<br />
the septic re-inspection program as part of the Lake<br />
Simcoe Protection Plan, she noted that last year was her<br />
first conference and said it was truly fantastic.<br />
Our educational sessions have been a large success,<br />
including CVOR, BNQ, regional meetings, and the<br />
Welcome to conference. I truly hope that your<br />
experience is informative and beneficial and that<br />
you can take something back with you that will<br />
strengthen and enhance your business. Your Board of<br />
Directors has many irons in the fire and we will continue to<br />
work to strengthen our organization. I would like to thank all<br />
of the committees and volunteers for their unselfish<br />
commitment of time and resources. Our focus in 2012 will<br />
be to meet our Core Objectives, enhance our education and<br />
training program (RPP) and grow our membership through<br />
new programs and improved member benefits.<br />
OOWA members continue to strengthen and contour the<br />
industry through their role as important stewards of the<br />
environment. We play an important part in the ever-changing<br />
OBC Part 8 course. If you have not already done so, please<br />
visit our website to explore the benefits of our Registered<br />
Professional Program. Be sure to check out the new OOWA<br />
insurance program, which has increased coverage and<br />
lowered costs for many of our members.<br />
I want to thank all of our board members and<br />
volunteers who have given countless hours to the benefit<br />
of the association. Please get involved, as the continued<br />
success of OOWA depends on your involvement.<br />
I would like to welcome our incoming president,<br />
Don Krauss, and the new board of directors. I will continue<br />
to work on the OOWA board as past president, and as<br />
always, would welcome any comments or feedback you<br />
may have. I wish everyone well in their business ventures.<br />
Now, with greater recognition and advancement of onsite<br />
sewage systems as long term infrastructure, OOWA will<br />
continue to provide benefits for all members. Have a great<br />
conference and look forward to talking with you.<br />
OOWA Incoming President’s Message by Don Krauss<br />
Inside<br />
4 Conference Schedule<br />
6 Conference Speakers<br />
11 <strong>Onsite</strong> Solution Supports Rural<br />
Economic Development<br />
<strong>13</strong> New Technology for OWTS<br />
WATERCLEAN<br />
18 Braemar Valley Trailer Park<br />
20 OrencoSystems® Case Study<br />
22 Innovative Approaches<br />
for Surface Discharge of Treated<br />
Effluent from Decentralized<br />
<strong>Wastewater</strong> Treatment Systems<br />
<strong>Volume</strong> <strong>13</strong>/<strong>Issue</strong> 1<br />
Spring 2012 | Conference Edition<br />
24 A Lesson from Elementary School<br />
Solves a Business Problem<br />
25 How Does the Modernization of<br />
MOE Approvals Affect you?<br />
26 <strong>Onsite</strong> Water Reuse: New<br />
Opportunities and Standards<br />
<strong>Wastewater</strong> Treatment<br />
Technologies<br />
32 Program and Courses<br />
process of regulatory and market advancements. You are key<br />
players in positive change, drive improvements to products<br />
and services and play a part in rural land use planning. It is<br />
increasingly important to be a part of that change and our<br />
members know that. Membership is growing and together we<br />
represent all segments of the industry. I encourage (and<br />
challenge) all members to reach out to others and help grow<br />
our organization. Our industry depends on it.<br />
Please join me in welcoming our new Board of Directors.<br />
Take time to meet all of the Board during the conference and<br />
introduce yourself, discuss and network. I am looking forward<br />
to serving you as your President and meeting you during the<br />
conference and throughout the year.<br />
<strong>Onsite</strong><br />
<strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Onsite</strong> <strong>Wastewater</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> Newsletter<br />
To submit an article or<br />
place an advertisement<br />
contact Denis Orendt at<br />
denis.orendt@oowa.org<br />
The opinions expressed in this<br />
newsletter by contributing<br />
authors are not necessarily the<br />
opinions of OOWA’s Board of<br />
Directors or the <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
<strong>Ontario</strong><strong>Onsite</strong><br />
<strong>Wastewater</strong><strong>Association</strong><br />
Visit us at www.oowa.org<br />
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