I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: The best thing that has happened to pumpers in a long time was the invitation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to NAWT to join the Decentralized Wastewater Memorandum of Understanding. The MOU, a cooperative relationship between 14 national organizations and the EPA, addresses issues pertaining to onsite and decentralized systems, giving pumpers a voice at the national level in issues and regulations affecting their livelihood.It’s still somewhat amazing to sit at the table with representatives of these organizations and be treated like an equal partner. That the pumper perspective was deemed














