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Gene Bassett, left, the outgoing president of the National Association of Wastewater Technicians, receives an award of appreciation from incoming President Bruce Fox.
I think pumpers are sometimes unfairly criticized for disposal practices by local government officials who don’t understand how the wastewater industry is regulated and a public influenced by an “ick factor” when it comes to conveyance of septic tank waste.
It seems like...