Industry Resources
APWA – American Public Works Association
www.apwa.net
An international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services.
ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers
www.asce.org
Founded in 1852, the ASCE is America’s oldest national engineering society. It represents more than 144,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide.
Central States Water Environment Association
Serving Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin
www.cswea.org
EWRI – Environmental & Water Resources Institute
Reston, VA
www.asce.org/ewri/
IAWL – International Association for Water Law
Rome, Italy
www.aida-waterlaw.org
IWRA – International Water Resources Association
Reston, VA
www.iwra.org
NACWA – National Association of Clean Water Agencies
www.nacwa.org
The NACWA represents the interests of more than 300 public agencies and organizations that have made the pursuit of scientifically based, technically sound and cost-effective laws and regulations their objective. NACWA members serve the majority of the sewered population in the United States and collectively treat and reclaim more than 18 billion gallons of wastewater daily.
NBP – National Biosolids Partnership
www.wef.org/biosolids
The National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) advances environmentally sound biosolids management practices.
NESC – National Environmental Services Center
www.nesc.wvu.edu/wastewater.cfm
An extensive collection of information, databases, forums and newsletters about water, which is provided and updated by the West Virginia University. The link above goes directly to their Wastewater Resources page.
WET – Water Environment Federation
www.wef.org
The WEF’s 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations represent water quality professionals around the world. As a not-fo-profit technical and educational organization, the WEF and its Member Associations proudly work to achieve their mission of preserving and enhancing the global water environment.
World Water Council
www.worldwatercouncil.org
In response to an increasing concern about world water issues from the global community, this international organization was established in 1996 on the initiative of renowned water specialists and international organisations. The Council aims to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally-sustainable basis for the benefit of all life on Earth.