FALL 2024

YOWA NEWSLETTER

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WELCOME MESSAGE

YOWA is pleased to bring you our Fall 2024 issue, which is packed full of industry and association news.

Scroll down to read a recap of our Nitrogen Training and learn more about the upcoming MHOA and NOWRA conferences. Also included in this issue is an interview with a Health Director, a recap of SepticSmart week, and a summary of a NOWRA Onsite Journal article about the decentralized engineered water cycle at Woodford Folk Festival.

Nitrogen Training Recap

YOWA hosted “Nitrogen and the Effect on Onsite Wastewater Systems” on June 25, 2024. More than 40 professionals were in attendance at this full-day, in-person training, held at the UMASS Mt. Ida Campus in Newton, MA.

The program featured speakers from MassDEP, MASSTC, and Atlantic Solutions and included presentations on the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen loading and limitations, and Title 5 updates and watershed permitting.

Presentation slides can be reviewed on YOWA’s website under Archived Training: www.yankeeonsite.org/calendar/.

Modernizing and Redefining Public Health: From Reactive to Proactive

November 13-15, 2024

MassMutual Center - Springfield, MA

This year, the 2024 Annual MHOA Conference will be held in Springfield, offering a larger venue and the opportunity to explore beautiful local attractions! CEUs will be provided.

Looking to attend the 2024 MHOA Annual Conference? Click Here to Register!

Click the link to view the MHOA Conference Program Schedule (updated 9/6/24). Please check back to see any changes. The final schedule will be posted as "FINAL".

Interview with Westford, MA Health Director, Rae Dick

In this regular newsletter segment, we will be interviewing local Health Directors to inform our readers about health departments throughout our region, the challenges they encounter, advice for our profession, and how YOWA helps them do their job.

This issue's column features an interview with Rae Dick, the Health Director for the Town of Westford, MA.

NOWRA Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference Registration

Join NOWRA at the 2024 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference from October 20-23 in Spokane, Washington! This year’s conference promises an unparalleled experience for wastewater professionals with a global reach. Featuring dozens of technical sessions, networking opportunities, and industry-leading education, it’s the premier event to advance your career and business in decentralized wastewater.

Woodford Folk Festival's Decentralized Engineered Water Cycle

NOWRA’s Summer 2024 Onsite Journal contained an article about the Australian Woodford Folk Festival and their decentralized engineered water cycle at the Woodfordia site, highlighting the wastewater treatment system designed for the festival, a large music event, attended by approximately 130,000 people over six days.

Click Read More to view a summary of this article and access a link to read the article in full.

SepticSmart Week Recap

Through a series of emails and social posts, YOWA participated enthusiastically in the U.S. EPA’s nationwide SepticSmart Week activities. Using a focus on the importance of proper maintenance of an onsite system, YOWA sent out two email messages and created ten posts on its LinkedIn page. These all spoke about how our members should work with their residents and customers to provide education about the importance of protecting the environment and public health by properly caring for onsite wastewater systems of all types.

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