What's New at NOWRA?

• Voting is now open for NOWRA’s Board of Director elections. There are five seats open for the 2010 – 2012 term. Voting will be open from September 1 to October 31, 2010. To view the list of candidates and their campaign statements, click here. To download and fill in your ballot, click here.

• Make your plans now to attend NOWRA’s 19th Annual Technical Education Conference, October 25-28, 2010 at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis, MO!

• How to Join NOWRA – either directly or thru affiliate. 

• New Homeowner Folder now available for download or order

Who We Are

The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) is the largest organization within the U.S. dedicated solely to educating and representing members within the onsite and decentralized industry. NOWRA headquarters are located in Tacoma, Washington, with constituent local groups throughout the U.S. and Canada.

What We Do

Providing education and training programs to professionals within this industry, to policy officials, the public, and system owners is the driving force to the work of this organization. Through education, we provide a leadership role in state and federal legislative initiatives to protect water quality and public health. NOWRA’s most prominent initiative at this time is the development of a model performance code for use by states and local regulators.

Why We Are Needed

Onsite systems provide wastewater treatment to homes, businesses and industrial centers. This service sector is one of the fastest growing markets within the U.S., Canada, Australia and Eastern Europe. Onsite systems support the municipal wastewater treatment infrastructure. They provide services in urban and rural areas and effectively solve problems found in unusual situations and difficult locations.

In this era of fiscal limitations, many cities and towns have difficulties addressing the high costs to expand the capacity of their wastewater treatment facilities or extend lines to urban areas to accommodate growth. As a result, onsite systems now provide more than 40% of the wastewater treatment services to residential areas, communities, shopping centers and commercial businesses throughout the U.S.

Onsite systems are an effective solution to protecting water quality. They are valuable component to integrate with watershed management plans and implementing sustainable development concepts. The recycling component in this system supports the water resources management goals in many arid areas of the Country. NOWRA’s framework defines how it will implement programs and plans to achieve these goals.

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