MOWPA

MOWPA Board Meeting
2024-02-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

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

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

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

Drip Dispersal System Workshop w/ Geoflow
2025-04-16 13:00 - 16:00
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

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

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.

MDE Initial Certification Sand Mound Course 10/9
2025-10-09 08:00 - 17:00
*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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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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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.

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

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/

MDE At-Grade Certification Course, October 21st
2025-10-21 08:00 - 17:00
*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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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 BAT Class
2025-12-11 08:00 - 17:00
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.

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

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

Site Evaluation Course
2026-04-22 - 2026-04-23 | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
Site Evaluation for OSDS: April 22-23, 2026
Location:
April 22, 2026: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM @ Central Maryland Research and Education Center (University of Maryland) @ 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
April 23, 2026: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM @ Central Maryland Research and Education Center (University of Maryland) @ 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Register today

O&M Class 09/15/2026
2026-09-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Central Maryland Research and Education Center – Clarksville, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
Course Date: September 15, 2026
Location: University of Maryland – Central Maryland Research & Education Center- Clarksville Facility- 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
4212 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042 Location for Demonstration Facility
Course Time: 7:30AM
Course Space: 30 Spaces available
Instructors: TBD
Price:

O&M Member Price- $450
O&M Non Member Price- $550

Note: Manuals are included for all.

Inspection Class - October 27-28, 2026
2026-10-27 08:00 - 2026-10-28 17:00 | Baltimore County Agricultural Center, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, 21030, United States
Registration is OPEN.
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Member Course Fee- $550
Non Member Course Fee- $650
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Course Date: October 27-28, 2026
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.

MACO - Winter Conference: January 5 - 8, 2027, Hyatt Chesapeake, Cambridge, MD
2027-01-05 - 2027-01-08
MACO – Winter Conference: January 5 – 8, 2027, Hyatt Chesapeake, Cambridge, MD

Educational Opportunities
The Winter Conference is a three-day event and is scheduled to be held at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Dorchester County through 2025. It draws nearly 1,000 county and state elected and appointed officials.
Educational session topics focus on reviewing timely issues that will be relevant during the upcoming Maryland General Assembly Session. Like the Summer Conference, there are many regional county meetings, state agency briefings, Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) committee and board meetings, and academy credit courses offered.
At the Winter Conference, there are 70 tabletop exhibits on display Wednesday & Thursday.

*NOTE ON JAN 2027 CONFERENCE:
During an election year (like 2026), MACo moves our Winter Conference from December to the following January, to provide time for our newly elected officials to be confirmed and installed in their roles before joining us at conference. There will be no Winter Conference in 2026. The January 2027 Winter Conference will include an extra day of programming on Tuesday, Jan 5, for our Newly Elected Officials Orientation – this is for new county elected officials only, with the regular conference content for veteran elected officials, county professionals, and others being held Wed-Fri, Jan 6-8, 2027. Our normal, 3-day Winter Conference will resume being held in December, starting with December 2027 through 2029, until the next election year – 2030.
Questions?

MACO-Summer Conference: August 18 - 21, 2027, Convention Center, Ocean City, MD
2027-08-18 - 2027-08-21
MACO-Summer Conference: August 18 – 21, 2027, Convention Center, Ocean City, MD

The Summer Conference is held at the Roland Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Worcester County. The annual conference draws nearly 2,000 local, state, and federal government official attendees and their families.
Approximately 30 continuing education sessions will be offered at the conference, featuring more than 80 speakers from the public and private sectors.
The conference also hosts state agency briefings, organization meetings, and regional county meetings as well as Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) committee meetings. Several education sessions are approved for the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance course credit.
Trade Show
An exhibit booth trade show, featuring over 250 of the best of commercial, state, and county services and products is held in two grand exhibit halls.
Featured Events

Tech Expo – Wednesday offering showcasing deep-dive technology-focused sessions and a special one-day-only trade show of technology vendors.
Taste of Maryland Reception – Thursday afternoon reception highlighting Maryland’s tourism industry and economic development efforts. Guests enjoy tasting samples of food and beverage produced in Maryland’s counties.
Crab Feast – THE place to see and be seen at MACo’s Summer Conference – all-you-can-eat Crab Feast with a band, clown, and all the right people all in one place (about 1,300 individuals attend this event!).
Governor’s Closing Address – MACo’s Summer Conference traditionally ends on Saturday with an address from the Governor about his plans and perspective for the upcoming General Assembly Session.

MACO- Winter Conference: December 8 - 10, 2027, Hyatt Chesapeake, Cambridge, MD
2027-12-08 - 2027-12-10
MACO- Winter Conference: December 8 – 10, 2027, Hyatt Chesapeake, Cambridge, MD

Educational Opportunities
The Winter Conference is a three-day event and is scheduled to be held at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Dorchester County through 2025. It draws nearly 1,000 county and state elected and appointed officials.
Educational session topics focus on reviewing timely issues that will be relevant during the upcoming Maryland General Assembly Session. Like the Summer Conference, there are many regional county meetings, state agency briefings, Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) committee and board meetings, and academy credit courses offered.
At the Winter Conference, there are 70 tabletop exhibits on display Wednesday & Thursday.
