2008 Training Schedule

For several years, the Iowa Onsite Waste Water Association (IOWWA) has worked hard to establish a funding stream to create a first class on-site wastewater training center in central Iowa. All of this hard work has finally paid off as the Iowa Onsite Wastewater Training Center (IOWTC) is now a reality. This accomplishment has been achieved in large part thanks to a cooperative effort with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), USDA Rural Development (USDA-RD), and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC).

Through a Iowa DNR grant earmarked for funding on-site wastewater treatment training opportunities, DMACC is working side by side with IOWWA to establish a training center. An advisory committee was formed to make decisions on all aspects of the training facility from technology selection to picking training session speakers. This board consists of one representative from the Iowa Environmental Health Association (IEHA), one representative from the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), one representative from USDA-RD, one representative from IDNR, one representative from DMACC, and four representatives from IOWWA. IOWWA representatives on the advisory committee are Bob McKinney, Jeff Iverson, Craig Just, and Justin Volrath.

The training facility is located at DMACC’s main campus in Ankeny. The facility is directly adjacent to a classroom building that can be used for training purposes. The outside area of the training facility allows for the installation of many different technologies to provide attendees with hands-on experience. Hands-on installation and field installed models of each technology will be featured at each workshop.

One of the top priorities of the IOWTC advisory committee is to also ensure that training opportunities are available throughout Iowa. Therefore, in addition to the training sessions that are scheduled at Ankeny in 2007, additional sessions will held in various locations around the state. Our goal is to provide you the highest quality and most accessible training and we need your input to continue improving our service to you. Many of the IOWTC training session locations and topics are chosen based upon requests from contractors and regulators. If you have specific training needs in your area, please contact us.