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Rural Living: Management of Onsite Wastewater in Rural Communities 15th Annual Trade Show & Convention Ramada Conference Centre, Edmonton February 21—23, 2013
Rural Living: Management of Onsite
Wastewater in Rural
Communities
15th Annual Trade Show & Convention Ramada Conference Centre, Edmonton
February 21—23, 2013
Welcome to the 15th annual Convention and Trade Show February 21 – 23, 2013, Edmonton, AB.
Following last year’s format, the convention will kick off with a full day of presentations on Thursday, February 21.
AOWMA is pleased to present a Septic Summit, comprised of a series of presentations addressing the regulatory
framework for onsite wastewater in the Province.
The convention education program will continue with presentations throughout the course of the three day program.
Who Should Come to the Show?
Septic Summit:
The Septic Summit will bring together policy makers and regulators from municipal districts and counties around the
province to discuss regional bylaws impacting the onsite wastewater industry, compliance and enforcement issues,
permitting and inspection. Topics for discussion include:
Homeowner Permits
Mandatory use of Certified Installers
Compliance Issues
Enforcement
Inspection Practices
Education and Research:
Schedule to include:
The Impact of Onsite Wastewater on Ground and Surface Water
Doug Joy, University of Guelph
Securing the Future – Environment, Technology and Economy
Patrick Lucey, Aquatex Scientific
At-Grades – The Argument for Removing the Barriers
Angus Chu, University of Calgary
Comforts of Home – Adapting to Severe Conditions in Remote Camps
Ted Kulongoski, OSI
Problem Soils in Your Backyard
Kent Watson, Thompson Rivers University
More sessions To Be Announced...
Technical Training:
Operation and Maintenance of Advanced Treatment Units
Certified Installer Training for Pumps and Controls
Program for Pumpers and Maintenance Providers
As onsite systems become more technologically advanced, maintenance becomes more difficult for service providers.
The AOWMA has put together a series of technical sessions on the maintenance of advanced treatment systems,
packaged treatment plants and tertiary treatment systems. As well, presentations will be provided on land-spreading,
the regulatory framework for the pumping community, and upcoming training opportunities for pumpers.
Designers Installers
Pumpers Engineers
Inspectors Government Regulators
Land Use Planners Municipal Planners
Suppliers Manufacturers
Distributors
Expanded Trade Show:
The 2013 Trade Show opens on Friday, February 22 and closes in the early afternoon on Saturday, February 23. Extending the
trade show to include Saturday morning will allow better access to the public and those who cannot get away from work during the
week to attend the show. Tour the booths, talk to the suppliers, attend the technical sessions and join us for Pub Night with the
exhibitors!
Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in technical sessions at various times throughout the day during the trade show.
Alongside this program are educational streams directed at the pumping community, workshops for the rural real estate
community and educational and research presentations geared for the contractor and engineering community.
Pub Nights in the Locker Room:
One of the biggest values of any convention is the opportunity to network with other industry stakeholders. This year, delegates will
have extra opportunities to do that networking in a relaxed and fun atmosphere at our Pub Nights in the Locker Room. The Locker
Room Sports Bar is being made exclusively available to the AOWMA for the duration of the Trade Show and Convention.
On Friday night, through the generous sponsorship of a number of industry suppliers, the AOWMA will host an International Beer
Festival and Pool Tournament. Sample beers and food from around the world, Join your fellow delegates and exhibitors for an
evening of networking and relaxation.
On Saturday evening, join us again for our Convention Social Evening of food, refreshments, and entertainment. The AOWMA is
pleased to welcome Henry ‘Gizmo’ Williams, formerly of the Edmonton Eskimos as our guest speaker at this event.
From Poverty to Success on and off the Field. Surviving Life's Many Challenges
The football comes down out of the sky to the little man who waits, alone and vulnerable while a tidal
wave of angry humanity flows toward him. In the world of games men play for pay, there may be no
position that requires more courage than that of football's punt returner. And nobody on either side of
the 49th parallel has ever done it better than Henry (The Gizmo) Williams. But if you equate what he
does for a living with pressure, then you don't know where Gizmo Williams has been or, even more
terrifying, where he is going.
Pressure is waking up in the morning and in those first few moments after your eyes flutter open, taking
stock, listening to your body. Any tingling? Any numbness? Vision clear? Not dizzy? "To this point I have
no symptoms, none." See, Williams comes from a family that has been virtually wiped out by multiple
sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system. It took his mother first, back in 1969, then started in
on the kids. Since then it has claimed seven of his 10 brothers and sisters. One brother was shot to death in Memphis, the
Williams family's hometown. Another sister died of a drug overdose in California. "Nobody in my family has lived beyond the age of
35." There is not an ounce of self-pity or `Why me?' in his voice as he recounts this tragic saga. "People ask me if I worry about it,"
he said. "I never worry about something I can't control. I believe in God. I was scared for my kids (Marcus and Henry, Jr.), but
they've both tested negative for the muscle disease. "It's still wiping out people in my family. Henry was six that Christmas of 1969
when his mom died. A year later, again at Christmas, his father was killed in a house fire. An older brother, Edgar, kept the family
together after the parents were gone, earning Henry's everlasting admiration. "People ask me about heroes and they're thinking
I'm going to say Tony Dorsett or Herschel Walker. My brother Edgar was my hero." But M.S. claimed Edgar in due time and the kids
went on to live with a favored aunt who stepped in to keep what was left of the Williams family together and out of the welfare
system. "When you're a kid, you don't realize you're poor," marveled Williams. "You've got some food and a place to sleep, you
don't really think about the rest. Now I go back there and see other kids in such poor conditions and I have a hard time with it. "I
just wish the people in my family could have been around to realize my dream which was to live in a house where everybody had
their own room, their own space. Sometimes I walk around my own house and just thinking about that brings tears to my eyes."
Football was Henry's way out. It was in his first year as a professional, back in 1983 with the Memphis Showboats, that a lineman
named Reggie White -- yes, that Reggie White -- sized Henry Williams up, watched him play a little and dubbed him `Gizmo.' "When
somebody that big wants to give me a name, hey, he can call me anything he likes," said Williams. The name stuck. Given all he
has been through and all he might face one day, Gizmo Williams could be forgiven if he was cynical and sullen. He is none of that.
Exactly the opposite.
Williams has returned 1,002 punts for 11,134 yards and 26 touchdowns and 333 kickoffs for 7,291-yards and two TDs. Both are
CFL records. The five-foot-eight, 185-pound dynamo has also returned 58 missed field goals for 1,612 yards and three touch-
downs. Williams has amassed 23,787 all-purpose yards, second only to Mike (Pinball) Clemons' 25,438 in CFL history. Williams
played on two Grey Cup-championship teams in Edmonton (1987-'93) and was a five-time league all-star. Renowned as one of pro
football's most electrifying players, Edmonton Eskimos kick returner Henry “The Gizmo” Williams is the most prolific kick returner
in CFL history. However, it is his exceptional character, in addition to his outstanding athletic ability, which have made him the
remarkable fan favorite he is throughout Canada. 24 times in his 10 years in the CFL, he has gathered in a punt, faced that wall of
humanity and somehow found the door that leads to the end zone. It's a gift. An art, really. Performed by a man with the broadest
shoulders I can imagine.
Post-Convention Educational Workshop—Sunday, February 24, 2013
Problem Soils in Your Backyard and How to Spot Them:
From Classifications to Descriptions to Wastewater Implications
From the literature and conversations with professionals the understanding of soil is the critical component in onsite wastewater
management. The trend is that many believe knowing less rather than more about soils is sufficient for their work. This workshop
presents the opposite view. An Onsite Wastewater Practitioner or an Engineer planning onsite systems needs to know as much
about soils and the relationships between the classification of soils, soil forming factors, soil development processes, the
description of soils in the field and their interconnected relationships and their implications in wastewater management as
possible. Knowing what you don’t know is the corner stone to avoiding costly problems and/or legal setbacks.
How soils develop, factors of soil formation and processes are introduced to set the stage for soil classification. A brief over-view
of the World Reference Base, US Soil Taxonomy and the Canadian System of Soil Classification will be presented. The ten
Canadian soil orders will be covered with specific attention to limiting horizons and their relationship to wastewater management.
Classifications systems developed as soils were described in the field. “When mapping soils, we can record individual properties
at each observation point. We soon discover, however, that sets of properties co-vary, and that we can recognize classes of
soils.” (http://www.itc.nl/~rossiter/research/rsrch_ss_class.html). From soil descriptions elements such as horizon designations,
depths, textures, structure, colours, consistence, to name a few, is collected. Some of these variables are critical in planning
onsite systems. These variables will be described in detail and where possible related back to orders, formation and processes.
Participant exercises will be included to enhance the presented concepts and assist in determining loading rates using the SOP
tables.
Water movement in soils is a critical factor in system design. Some jurisdictions use percolation tests and texture alone in an
attempt to determine a hydraulic loading rate. Others use percolation tests, texture, structure and consistence. Other jurisdictions
do not use percolation or permeameter testing at all since from literature reviews it is the least accurate variable in the equation
regarding loading rates. The research Kent has gathered regarding the pro and cons of percolation and permeameter testing will
be presented. It is then anticipated that an open discussion will take place in the afternoon portion of the workshop.
At the end of the workshop it is anticipated that one will see that a more in depth understanding of soil, rather than less, will
prompt one to learn more, specifically to understand the big picture in their own area regarding the soils they work with daily.
The more one knows the easier the task of describing soils becomes and the more confidence one would have in their work.
Knowledge is power: limit your liability.
The cost for the Sunday, February 24, 2013 Workshop on Problem Soils is not included in the Delegate Fee. Fees are as follows:
Convention Delegates: ……….$100.00 + GST
Non-Delegates:………………...$250.00 + GST
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Delegate packages are all inclusive - participants can take part in the trade show, all
sessions on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Snacks, breakfasts, lunches, and a ticket
to the Saturday Evening Social are also included.
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Some workshops at the 2013 Convention require pre-registration. Please
select the sessions that you would like to attend.
Certified Pumps Installer Workshop—included in Delegate Fee.
Problem Soils in Your Backyard
Delegates planning to attend Convention for a single day or
half-day, please check the time you plan to attend.
Thursday, February 21, 2013: All-Day AM PM
Saturday, February 23, 2013: All-Day AM PM
Cancellation Policy Cancellations received before January 18, 2013 will be subject to a 15%
administration fee. After January 18, 2013, no fee refunds will be made,
however, delegates may transfer their registration into another party’s name
prior to February 21, 2013 if they are unable to attend.
Problem Soils Workshop Fees:
The Problem Soils Workshop on Sunday, February 24, 2013 is not included in
the convention fee. Those wishing to attend this workshop, should use the
following fee listing.
Convention Delegates…………………………………………………$100.00 + tax
Non-Delegates ………………………………………………………….$250.00 + tax
Company: _________________________________________________
Name:____________________________________________________
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City: _____________________________________________________
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Convention Fees:
Convention fees include all Trade Show & Convention sessions.
Corporate Member Delegates Earlibird* ………………………………$425.00
after January 23, 2013……………………………………………….$495.00
Business Associate/Spouse Earlibird* ………………………………..$395.00
after January 23, 2013 ……………………………………………….$425.00
Non-Member Delegate Earlibird* ……………………………………….$525.00
after January 23, 2013 ……………………………………………….$595.00
One-Day Only Members ……………………………………………………$250.00
One-Day Only Non-Members ……………………………………………..$350.00
Half-Day Only Members (per 1/2 day)………………………………….$125.00
Half-Day Only Non-Member (per 1/2 day) ……………………………$150.00
Extra Saturday Night Social Ticket ………………………………………..$60.00
* 5% GST will be added to all Convention Fees
Delegate: ________________________________________ $__________
Additional Delegate(s):______________________________ $__________
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Problem Soils Workshop : ____________________________ $__________
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Extra Saturday Night Social Ticket(s): ___________________ $__________
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5% GST $__________
TOTAL FEES $__________
