Voting for five seats on the NOWRA Board of Directors for the 2010-2012 term is open until Oct. 31. Ballots can be downloaded at completed at www.nowra.org. Candidates and their campaign statement are listed on the web site. The candidates are:

* Robert Rubin, professor emeritus, North Carolina State University, Academic/Researcher category.

* Eugene C. Bassett, owner of E.C. Bassett Construction in Edgewood, N.M., Installer/Contractor category.

* John Campbell, Big Fish Environmental and Site Planning Development Inc., Charlevoix, Mich., Engineer/Designer category.

* Michael Hines, founding principal of Southeast Environmental Engineering, Rincon, Ga., Engineer/Designer category.

* Philip Pedros, director of engineering, F.R. Mahoney & Associates, Rockland, Mass., Engineer/Designer category.

* Tony Birrittieri, Petersen Resources, Fredonia, Wis., Service Provider category.

* Eric Larson, owner of Septic Check, Milaca, Minn., Service Provider category.

* Kevin Jehl, ADS, Hilliard, Ohio, Supplier/Vendor category.

* Craig Jowett, president of Waterloo Biofilter, Rockwood, Ont. Supplier/Vendor category.

* Robert B. Mayer, president and CEO of American Manufacturing Co., Elkwood, Va., Supplier/Vendor category.