MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND STATISTICS
AWWA (American Water Works Association)
- Established in 1881, AWWA is the largest association of drinking
water professionals, with 54,000 members in over 130 countries.
- AWWA is the leading, non-profit, technical and educational
association dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of the water
supply profession.
- AWWA is the largest publishing source for drinking water
information, including product and procedure standards, and the AWWA
Journal.
WEF (Water Environment Federation)
- Established in 1928, WEF is dedicated to the preservation and
enhancement of the global environment, with 40,000 members
worldwide.
- WEF promotes the science, practice, and education of wastewater
treatment, industrial treatment, wastewater collection and
protection of waterways.
- WEF provides technical resources, including periodicals and
manuals of practice.
- WEF is a respected source of both regulatory and legislative
updates.
Ohio AWWA
- One of 43 sections within AWWA.
- Ohio AWWA is over 2500 members strong.
- Ohio AWWA is divided into four districts: Northeast, Northwest,
Southeast, Southwest
- Each district has three meetings per year.
- Ohio AWWA holds a State Conference each year in early fall.
- Ohio AWWA publishes the State Newsletter three times
each year.
OWEA (Ohio Water Environment Association)
- One of 67 associations in WEF.
- OWEA is over 1,800 members strong.
- OWEA is divided into four sections:
- Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
- Each section has three to six meetings per year.
- OWEA holds a State Meeting each year in June.
- OWEA publishes the Buckeye Bulletin four times each
year.
FOR ONLY $30 YOU CAN JOIN BOTH
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE
SECTIONS/ASSOCIATION
(A savings of $24!)
Benefits of membership in Ohio AWWA and OWEA include:
- Opportunities to network with drinking and wastewater
professionals across the state, learn about job opportunities and
meet other students and with similar interests.
- Opportunities to develop writing and presentation skills (and win
some $$) through the Student Paper Competitions. Each organization
awards three prizes at their respective conferences, ranging from
$150 to $700
- Free subscriptions to leading water and wastewater publications
including: AWWA Journal, Opflow, MainStream,
and the Ohio Section Newsletter, and Water &
Environment Technology or Research Journal,
Highlights, and the Buckeye Bulletin.
- Employment information and the ability to post resumes are
available at the AWWA and WEF web sites (www.awwa.org
and www.wef.org).
- Discounts at their respective catalogs and on-line bookstores.
- Easy, complimentary, or reduced fee registration for Ohio AWWA and
OWEA sponsored meetings, educational workshops, district meetings,
and National AWWA and WEF events.
- Options to establish local student chapters for AWWA, WEF, or
both.
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