Onsite Wastewater Training &
Certification for Septic Professionals

Practitioner-led courses, continuing education, and industry community for installers, inspectors, pumpers, designers, soil scientists, operators, and engineers.

Upcoming Classes

Septic Industry Training

We build training that holds up in the field. Practical instruction from people who've done the work, taught by instructors who stay current on code, regulations, and the realities of running an onsite wastewater operation. Onsite Wastewater Professionals keeps the entire onsite industry — installers, inspectors, operators, pumpers, soil scientists, engineers, and the regulators who work alongside them — sharp, compliant, and connected to a community that takes this work seriously.

Certification Schools

Continuing Education

Train your team.
Grow your brand.
Advance the industry.

OWP members close more jobs, charge more confidently, and never scramble for CE hours the week before renewal. Unlimited training for you or your entire crew, members-only events that pay for the membership in one connection, and a credential that tells customers you're not the cheapest — you're the best.

OWP Membership starts at only $25 per month.

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Jonathan Godfrey

Education Director

Jonathan Godfrey is a leading expert in onsite wastewater systems and septic industry education. He holds a BS in Business Management and a Master's in Extension Education from North Carolina State University.

Jonathan's career spans nearly every side of the onsite wastewater industry, including environmental health, operation and maintenance, design and permitting, manufacturing, and system installation. Over the years he has developed curriculum and training programs for multiple state associations and presents regularly at industry conferences across the United States. His focus is on building hands-on training for certification and continuing education that is engaging, practical, and delivers real value to the septic businesses that attend.

Today, Jonathan is the Education Director of Onsite Wastewater Professionals (OWP), a national training and certification organization serving septic installers, inspectors, and operators. He also operates a Certified Organic farm, and received the Steinbeck Achievement Award in 2018 for his contributions to the industry.

Members & Partners

The onsite wastewater industry moves forward when the right people work together. OWP brings them into the same room.

For Contractors, Inspectors & Operators — Membership keeps your team trained, your credentials current, and your business connected to the manufacturers, regulators, and peers shaping where the industry is headed.

For Manufacturers, Distributors & Service Providers — Partnership puts your brand in front of the contractors who specify, install, and recommend onsite wastewater products every day — the audience most marketing dollars never actually reach.

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