KEYNOTE PRESENTER

Nicholas Dykes – Dykes Construction
Nick grew up in the onsite wastewater industry and has been working with his father since he was knee high & old enough to come to work. Some of his earliest memories are using a grade stick and laying infiltrator lateral lines – he’s grateful to have watched Onsite Wastewater Treatment in the State of Missouri grow to what it is today. A 3rd generation businessman who puts workmanship and best practices first, he’s been blessed to learn this trade from many great men and women in the Kansas City area whom he considers the best in the business. Nick is a registered Advanced installer and Inspector with DHSS and his company offers new and replacement system installation service, inspections, pumping, and system service, along with excavation and site development services. He’s installed systems from 360 gpd to 12000 gpd, conventional, LPPs, drips, lagoons, mounds, UV Discharge (DNR), and even the experimental ones that aren’t as widely talked about. Commercial large onsite treatment systems and challenging sites are his specialty. He’s the President of Missouri Smallflows Organization and has been an educator for the onsite industry for 5 years.

Monday, February 23

• 10a-3p – Installer Exam Prep Course
• 3:15-7:15 – Installer Exam Proctoring – Option #1
• 10-11:30a – Sludgehammer Training
• 12-2p – Infiltrator ATL Training
• 2p-4p – Eljen Training
• 1-6p – Vendor Setup

Tuesday, February 24

• 6:30-7:30a – Vendor Setup
• 7:30a – Installer Exam Proctoring – Option #2
• 7:30a-4:00p – Registration Desk open
• 8:30-9:30 – Light Breakfast & Exhibits Open
• 9:30-10:30a – Keynote Presentation: OWTS Looking Back and Moving Forward, Nicholas Dykes, Dykes Construction
• 11a-11:45a- Breakout Sessions
  • IDEM Septage Permitting Overview, Kate Garvey, IDEM
  • Effectively Using a Laser 101
• 11:45a-12:40p
  • Indiana 811 101, Mason Hubner, Indiana 811
  • Best Judgement, Site Protection & Number of Borings – Panel Discussion, Bill Hartsuff, Elkhart County; Kyle Nix, S&M Nix Enterprises; Phil Zimmerman, Zimmerman Septic Services; Mark McClain, Soil Horizons; Cathy Manuel, DeKalb County; moderated by Stuart Meade, Meade Septic Design
• 12:40-1:40p – Lunch and Annual Meeting
• 1:40-2:00p – Legislative Recap and Forecast, Adam Kallick, Sycamore Group
• 2:15-3:00p – Replacement Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Nicholas Dykes, Dykes Construction
• 3:00-3:45p – Rule 410 Update Review, Alice Quinn, IDOH
• 3:45-4:30p – Minimizing the Influence of Soil Compaction during Onsite Wastewater System Installation, Randy Miles

Wednesday, February 25

• 7:00-8:30a – Light Breakfast and Exhibits Open
• 8:00-8:45 – How to Plan for Wet Weather, LA Brown, LA Brown Company 
• 8:45-9:30 – Exhibit Hall Break
• 9:30-10:30 – Challenges and Solutions with Plastic Tanks, Panel Discussion: manufacturers, pumper, and installer
• 10:35-11:20 – How To: Setting up a Waste Management District, Panel Discussion
• 11:25-12:10 – Working Smarter, Not Harder: AI Tools for the Septic Industry, Jon Monday, AA Septic Services