Our Services
OSI Onsite Systems Inc. specializes in equipment sales and design services for on-site wastewater systems. We are distributors of and technical representatives for some of the most effective equipment in the industry.
It is our aim to provide you with the very best equipment and all the information you need to utilize it effectively. Please call us at 250-748-8500 or 1-877-450-8500 for a quote!
OSI Onsite Systems Inc. design team provides engineering services relating to small systems, including site evaluation, design, and construction inspection. Our certified staff (P. Eng. and R.O.W.P.) will ensure that your project is done according to BC Sewerage System Standard Practices and Ministry of Environment regulations.
We take pride in being able to solve difficult problems. Whether the client is a homeowner who needs a system for a challenging lot or a community facing the need to renew its wastewater system at reasonable cost, we examine all of the options (including unconventional ones) to come up with the best solution.
We often apply our hydro-geological expertise to fully understand difficult sites. Here are some of the innovations that we have implemented in our designs:
Methods to utilize wastewater on-site as a biological resource for optimum environmental impact.
Shallow-gravelless disposal trenches for environmentally superior ground discharge.
First use of chamber-type drain fields in B.C.
First modern Packed Bed Filters (Sand Filters and Textile Filters) in BC
First use of crushed recycled glass as ISF media.
Secondary sand filters for complete disinfection of effluent; incorporation of these into vegetated berms.
Computerized, automated design of disposal fields and sand filters.
One of the first fully modern "STEP" pressure sewers in B.C.
Maintenance
Onsite Systems Inc.
Onsite Systems Inc. (OSI) is dedicated to ensuring that all systems we have designed and/or sold are maintained correctly. Wherever possible, OSI will maintain and operate these systems with our fully trained maintenance staff. If the system is installed at a location outside of our maintenance area, we will suggest an appropriate person from our network of maintenance providers. OSI maintains systems throughout Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland.
VeriComm
Many systems we design use a modern web-based system to remotely monitor the systems. This provides us with instant knowledge of any issues that arise. The cost for this is most often less than $5 per month.
Read the VeriComm® Home Owner's Sheet (PDF)
See the VeriComm® Demo for more information.
Operation and Maintenance
With the design of each system we create a site-specific Operation and Maintenance (O&M) plan that describes the individual maintenance needs that must be adhered to. Since 2005, the year the new Sewerage System Regulation was put in place, every new system that is designed, regardless of make and model, should have one of these documents. OSI will use the O&M plan for your system to create a customized service plan that best suits your systems needs.
Service Contracts
Service contracts are available for anyone who would like us to take all the worry out of the scheduling, operation and maintenance of your sewerage system. Most often, a service contract will include regular preventative maintenance visits, any required effluent sampling and an emergency visit. Contracts will be customized to suit each individual site. Please keep in mind that the majority of the equipment that we sell has a warranty that is valid only if your system is covered by a valid service contract.
Training
Periodically, OSI offers training courses to help increase the expertise of the maintenance providers that we are associated with. Please see our training page for information.
If you have any maintenance concerns regarding your sewerage system, please don’t hesitate to contact us.