A Stinky Business

Growing up on a farm situated on Osborne Clay in the Red River Valley, we learned early in life that rural waste management can indeed be a stinky business. A septic tank and field had been dutifully established using existing standards when the farm home was placed on a new foundation and indoor plumbing installed

Province Bans New Sewage Ejector Installations

“… where it makes sense to remove the ejector and put in the proper sewage disposal system, we’re all for that. But don’t paint the whole province with the same brush.” – DOUG DOBROWOLSKI, AMM PRESIDENT New rules governing human sewage disposal in Manitoba will produce costly headaches for rural property owners, say Association of


New Filter Removes P From Water

“It’s affordable to point where we think individual farmers could run it.” – ROBERT GERVAIS When farmer and longtime conservationist Gordon Orchard first heard about a relatively simple process for removing dissolved phosphorus from water he thought it was too good to be true. After all, there’s no disputing there’s too much of it in

Province Must Research Waste Water System

The province wants to change the way sewage disposal is managed in rural areas, and new regulations are going to have a significant impact on many people – including farmers. If you are not connected to community waste water treatment infrastructure and you rely on a disposal field, sewage ejector system, or holding tank, you