BCWWA Decentralized Wastewater Management Committee (DWMC)
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Technical Guidelines (PDF file, 1MB)- Septic Tank Usage
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Committee Chair:
Mike Seymour
The Focus Corporation Ltd.
57 Cadillac Avenue
Victoria, BC
V8Z 1T3
Canada
Tel: 250.474.1151
Fax: 250.474.7751
Committee Secretary:
tba
| Alex Dumitrescu | alexd.cvf@telus.net |
| Bob Warman | bwarman@crd.bc.ca |
| Colwyn Sunderland | csunderland@crd.bc.ca |
| Curt Kerns | ckv@shaw.ca |
| Dale Wetter | dwetter@victoria1.gov.bc.ca |
| Erwin Dyck | erwin.dyck@caphealth.org |
| Frank Hay | frank@peti.ca |
| George Giles | gileseng@shaw.ca |
| Glen Brown | Glen.T.Brown@gov.bc.ca |
| Graeme Faris | gfaris@rdcs.bc.ca |
| Greg Baytalan | greg.baytalan@interiorhealth.ca |
| Jack Bryden | Jack.Bryden@gems3.gov.bc.ca |
| Jane Guo | guoj@inac.gc.ca |
| Jean Francois Ferry | Jean-Francois.Ferry@ec.gc.ca |
| Jim Marlon-Lambert | jimml@gulfislands.com |
| Jody Hansen | Jody.Hansen@gems4.gov.bc.ca |
| John Rowse | john.rowse@bcossa.com |
| Karel Gallande | kgalland@ecofluid.com |
| Ken Shaw | Ken.Shaw@fraserhealth.ca |
| Liam Edwards | Liam.Edwards@gov.bc.ca |
| Michael Payne | PayneEngineering@Shaw.ca |
| Paul Rosen | prosen@urban-systems.com |
| Peter Ward | peter@wardengineering.bc.ca |
| Phil Wong | phil.wong@ec.gc.ca |
| Rob Tamaki | rtamaki@shaw.ca |
| Ron Parker | osieagle@shaw.ca |
| Rupert Wutschnik | rsw@npswastewater.com |
| Troy Vassos | tvassos@novatec.ca |
| Ward Ashley | washley@shaw.ca |
Committee Objectives
- Provide a basis, in guidelines and standards, for an improved industry standard of practice.
- Provide a basis, through regular meetings and planned events, for communication and technology transfer.
- Support the development of facilities, course materials and certification criteria for training and certification of inspectors, designers, installers and operators.
- Educate the public, including users of wastewater systems and elected and appointed representatives of the public who act for the public to obtain and operate facilities within the scope.
- Improve regulation of the industry through improved recognition of current technology.
- Develop technology appropriate for British Columbia and The Yukon.
- Provide an operating clearinghouse for information within the scope of subject matter.
Meetings
Last Thursday of each month excluding August and December.
Upcoming Activities
TBA
Septic Tank Usage
Ongoing Care & Maintenance:
Pure water is important to the quality of life we enjoy in Canada. How we manage wastewater once we've used it is crucial to the health of our families and our communities.
In rural areas, individual sewage disposal (or septic) systems use natural treatment and filtration to clean wastewater before it is dispersed underground.
When septic systems work properly, they are efficient, inexpensive to maintain and environmentally friendly; when they fail, they cause odours, water pollution and major expense.
By properly maintaining sewage dispersal systems, homeowners play a significant role in protecting our health and natural resources.
Click on the following links for clips from the Septic System Maintenance Pure & Simple Video. Each clip should load in an external pop up window.
- septic1.wmv (8.47 MB)
- septic2.wmv (7.76 MB)
- septic3.wmv (5.56 MB)
- septic4.wmv (9.36 MB)
- septic5.wmv (6.58 MB)
- septic6.wmv (6.81 MB)
