MOWPA

O&M Class
2026-03-24 07:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States

Inspection Class
2026-03-10 08:00 - 2026-03-11 17:00 | Baltimore County Agricultural Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, 21030, United States
Inspection Class March 10-11, 2026

MDE BAT Class
2025-12-11 08:00 - 17:00 | MD
MDE’s On-Site Systems Division will be holding a BAT System Installer Certification in-person course on Thursday, December 11th. This course is for professionals looking to gain their certification to install systems that include a BAT unit in Maryland.

Please see the attached flyer for course details.

Registration is done through MDE.

MOWPA Conference
2025-11-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Maritime Conference Center, Address: 692 Maritime Blvd,, Linthicum Heights, MD, 21090
New Location, Two tracks, and Raffle at end of day.

MDE At-Grade Certification Course, October 21st
2025-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 | MD
*Note this is an MDE class. This is being posted for community awareness. All registration/questions must go through MDE*
MDE will be holding a At-Grade System Installer Certification in-person course on Tuesday, October 21st. This course is for professionals looking to gain their initial certification to install at-grade systems in Maryland.

mde at grade flier

Register Here

MDE On-Site Systems Division Home

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On-Site Systems Division
Water and Science Administration
Maryland Department of the Environment
1800 Washington Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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O&M Course
2025-10-15 07:30 - 17:00 | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
O&M Course on October 15th, 2025 at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City
Register online at https://mowpa.org/training/course-registrations/registration-o-m/

Demonstration Facility Open House
2025-10-14 11:00 - 14:00 | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
Demonstration Facility Open House from 11am-2pm

MOWPA Board Meeting
2025-10-14 08:30 - 10:30 | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
MOWPA Board Meeting 8:30AM-10:30 AM.

MDE Initial Certification Sand Mound Course 10/9
2025-10-09 08:00 - 17:00 | MD
*Note this is an MDE class. This is being posted for community awareness. All registration/questions must go through MDE*
Subject: MDE Sand Mound Certification Course, October 9th registration open

Good afternoon,

MDE’s On-Site Systems Division is pleased to announce that we will be holding a Sand Mound System Installer Certification in-person course on Thursday, October 9th. This course is for professionals looking to gain their initial certification to install sand mound systems in Maryland.

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MDE On-Site Systems Division Home

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On-Site Systems Division
Water and Science Administration
Maryland Department of the Environment
1800 Washington Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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OSDS Inspection – Practices & Procedures
2025-09-24 - 2025-09-25 | Baltimore County Agricultural Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, 21030, United States
Fall 2025 Inspection Course
Member Course Fee- $450
Non Member Course Fee- $550
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Course Date: September 24-25, 2025
CEU’s: 14.17
Class Times (both days): 8:00AM – 4:30 PM. It is suggested to get to class 15 minutes beforehand to sign in and get ready for the class to begin.
Location: Baltimore County Agricultural Center
Address: 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030
Parking Note: When you get to the buildings, please make a right and park in the lot past the stables area. Staff has asked to have the lot closest to the classroom left for employee parking and park visitors.

NOWRA/RCAP/MOWPA O&M Course
2025-06-10 - 2025-06-12 | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
RCAP and NOWRA will be conducting a series of workshops and train-the-trainer sessions across the country on all three projects starting in the spring of 2025 and going through spring 2026. Please find a list below of the upcoming workshops and registration links for Spring 2024.
Operations & Maintenance for Decentralized Wastewater Systems –
Free two-day in-person training for septic system professionals with an optional third day Train-the-Trainer course (no-cost)
Date: June 10-12, 2025
Location: University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES)
4240 Folly Quarter Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Register online

Drip Dispersal System Workshop w/ Geoflow
2025-04-16 13:00 - 16:00 | MD
Open invitation to a workshop by Geoflow Technical Manager Scott Currie (with 25 years onsite experience) regarding onsite drip dispersal system designs using Geoflow equipment.

Typical residential and commercial design principles for onsite drip design downstream from pre-treatment systems
Review of template for layout and Excel design calculations
Address implications of different site issues for design layout
Discuss friendly installation and O&M considerations
Alternatives of 2 different tubing options
Headworks, 2 + zone valve box alternatives
Equipment options for both residential and commercial applications

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 – 1 PM to 4PM
Location: Conference Room
St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District
26737 Radio Station Way,
Leonardtown , MD 20650

RSVP and feel free to contact me with any questions.

David Duree
Advance Systems
Maryland Geoflow Distributor
37 York Street
Taneytown, MD 21787
Cell: 443-398-6185
Email: david@theadvancesystems.com

Site Evaluation Course - Winter 2025
2025-04-16 - 2025-04-17 | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
Site Evaluation Course

Inspection Course - Spring 2025
2025-03-18 - 2025-03-19 | Baltimore County Agricultural Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, 21030, United States
Inspection Course Registration

Registration: Inspection Course

O&M Course
2025-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States

MOWPA Board Meeting
2024-02-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-01-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-12-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-11-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-08-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-10 13:00 - 15:00 and 2 more dates | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
The Board meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 1 – 3pm at:
Howard County Bureau of Utilities Building
8270 Old Montgomery Road
Columbia, MD 21045-2637
Members are encouraged to support MOWPA’s work by coming to Board meetings and becoming involved with one of the committees or the organizations programs. Additional information can be obtained from the pages in this website, or by contacting one of the board members.

Site Evaluation Course Day 2
2023-11-14 08:00 - 15:30 | MD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Field – CMREC Headquarters- 11975-A Homewood Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042)

Site Evaluation Course Day 1
2023-11-13 08:00 - 15:30 | MD
Monday, November 13, 2023: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM @ Howard County Bureau of Utilities (8250 Old Montgomery Rd, Columbia, MD 21045)- It will be the building on the left with the parking in the front of it.

MOWPA 2023 Conference
2023-11-02 | Ten Oaks Ballroom, 5000 Signal Bell Lane, Clarksville, MD, 21029, United States

OSDS Inspection – Practices & Procedures
2023-09-18 08:00 - 2023-09-19 17:00 | Baltimore County Agricultural Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, 21030, United States

O&M Course
2023-06-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Howard County Bureau of Utilities, 8250 Old Montgomery Rd, Columbia, MD, 21045, United States
