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Each section is active through their respective State Chapters, and utilizes GAWP's regular publications to disseminate information to their respective memberships within Georgia. Notices of monthly meetings and other educational opportunities are published in the News and Notes and technical articles appear in the Georgia Operator. The Board of Directors of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals believes that our affiliation with these organizations provides enhanced educational and networking opportunities and membership benefits to all of Georgia's water professionals.
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The Georgia Water Wise Council is a section of the Georgia Association
of Water Professionals. The focus of the GWWC is on the preservation of
Georgia's limited water resources. The Council achieves this goal
through educational efforts aimed at school age children, elected
officials, and all Georgia citizens. Informational brochures, a
speakers bureau, and traveling displays encouraging efficient outdoor
water use and the use of and investment in new indoor water saving
technology, are a key method the Council uses to reinforce the
importance of efficient water use in maintaining Georgia's growing
economy while protecting the environment. The GWWC membership is made
of utility professionals, water professionals representing multiple
industries, Agriculture industry professionals, Green Industry
representatives, and environmental organizations. This collaborative
effort allows the Georgia Water Wise Council to act as resource for
ongoing efforts such as the state-wide water plan technical advisory
committee and the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.
The Georgia Water Wise Council recognizes the importance of efficient
management of a limited resource and works throughout the state to give
Georgia citizens the information and tools they need to preserve water
resources.
You can visit their web site at http://www.gwwc.org/
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Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization. Its goal is to preserve and enhance the global water environment. Federation members number more than 41,000 water quality professionals and specialists from around the world, including engineers, scientists, government officials, utility and industrial managers and operators, academics, educators and students, equipment manufacturers and distributors, and other environmental specialists. GAWP has been affiliated with WEF since our inception in 1932, and there are currently over 1,000 WEF members in Georgia. You can visit their website at http://www.wef.org
Click the Water Is Life logo to learn more about educating the public
on the importance of life-sustaining water and wastewater infrastructure
and the investments needed to maintain it.
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The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. Founded in 1881, AWWA is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world. Its more than 50,000 members represent the full spectrum of the drinking water community: treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and other who hold genuine interest in water supply and public health. Membership includes more than 3,700 utilities that supply water to roughly 170 million people in North America.
GAWP has been affiliated with AWWA through its Georgia Chapter since 1990; there are currently approximately 1,200 AWWA members in Georgia. You can visit the AWWA Local Host Committee website.
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The American Backflow Prevention Association (ABPA) is an organization whose members have a common interest in protecting drinking water from contamination through cross-connections. ABPA is dedicated to education and technical assistance.
Through its network of regions and chapters, local needs and interests are supported with the resources of the national organization. ABPA is committed to advancing all aspects of backflow prevention for the continued protection of all water users.
The American Backflow Prevention Association currently has approximately 4,000 members nationwide. The Georgia Chapter of ABPA was founded in 1993, and affiliated with GAWP in 1996. The Georgia Chapter currently has approximately 100 members. GAWP encourages each water utility in the State to have at least on member of ABPA on staff to gain access to publications and educational and networking opportunities in the area of backflow prevention and cross-connection control.
You can visit their website at http://www.abpa.org
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The mission of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) is to promote understanding of water resources and related issues by providing a multi disciplinary forum for education, professional development and information exchange. AWRA is a national organization of water resources professionals with a membership of approximately 4,000 people.
The Georgia Chapter, which affiliated with GAWP in 1996, currently has approximately 100 members. You can visit their website at http://www.awra.org
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The Georgia Ground Water Association was founded in the early 1980's to highlight groundwater issues in and around the state of Georgia.
The section holds meetings once a month and also hosts technical sessions and tracks in conjunction and partnership with GAWP conferences.
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