The foundation is laid and construction is underway for the City of Thompson’s new $36.5-million single centralized wastewater treatment facility, featuring a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) process to service a projected population of 15,000 people. The City of Thompson, 740 km north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was formally established with the discovery of nickel, following several …

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Onsite Wastewater Management May 7 – 11, 2018 Red River College Onsite Wastewater Management (Septic Field) Installers Course The Onsite Wastewater Management Course is a five-day program designed for septic field installers and contractors who wish to be certified with Manitoba Sustainable Development as Onsite Wastewater Management Systems Installers. The course consists of a manual, …

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Elections were held at the Annual General Meeting in Winnipeg on April 16, 2018.  OWSIM/MOWMA would like to welcome the new Board of Directors: Brent Good – President Pat Trudel – Vice-President Onale Thomas – Secretary/Treasurer Dave Bond – Government Liaison Chris Winthrop – Director OWSIM Administrator Rudy Hartfiel is the go-to person for member …

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The OWSIM and MOWMA hosted an onsite wastewater industry education day and Annual General Meeting on Monday, April 16, 2018 in Winnipeg, MB. Topics presented included: Regulatory Update from Manitoba Sustainability Building Mounds Utilizing Linear Loading Designing a Pressure Distribution System System Component Certification A big thank you to all those who came out and …

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