AMTA promotes the understanding and use of membrane technology to treat municipal, industrial, commercial, agricultural and waste waters.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) ASCE represents more than 123,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society. Its vision is to position engineers as global leaders who are building a better quality of life.
American Water Resources Association (AWRA) The AWRA promises a balanced, professional approach to solving water resource challenges in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere. Its mission is to advance multidisciplinary water resources education, management and research.
The AWWA is an international, nonprofit, scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. AWWA members represent the entire drinking water community: treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, utilities and others.
The AMWA is an organization of the largest publicly-owned drinking water systems in the United States. Its membership provides more than 120 million Americans with drinking water, from Alaska to Puerto Rico. Formed in 1981, AMWA is the nation's only policy-making organization solely for metropolitan drinking water suppliers.
The AWT is an international, nonprofit association comprised of independent water treatment firms. It tries to improve the efficient, effective and environmentally appropriate use of water, particularly in heat transfer (heating, cooling, power generation), mass transfer (processing), recycling (waste treatment) and potable applications.
The CBWA is the trade association for bottled water suppliers in Canada. Its member companies produce and distribute about 85 percent of the bottled water sold in that country.
The Canadian Water Quality Association promotes the highest principles of honesty, integrity, fair dealing and professionalism in the water quality improvement industry. It is equally dedicated to preserving consumer entitlement to quality water.
The CWRA is a national organization of private- and public-sector professionals interested in the management of Canadian water resources. It has branch organizations in eight provinces, and members throughout Canada and beyond.
CDANA is a trade association comprised of independent franchises and distributors of quality water products and services. It protects and enhances its members' economic interests by providing an idea-exchange forum, and by leveraging the collective purchasing and bargaining power of its members.
The EWQA is a regional association that represents the household, commercial, industrial and commercial water treatment industries.It promotes training, educational programs and certification to enhance the knowledge and competence of water treatment professionals.
The GSA supports the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels of expertise, and from all sectors (academic, government, business, and industry).
The HI is a non-profit trade association for North American pump manufacturers and suppliers. Since 1917, the Institute has helped to develop product standards and has acted as a global authority on pumps and pumping systems.
The IAWA has grown out of the well-known and respected Illinois Association of Sanitary Districts. It meets the needs of administrators and managers who are concerned with clean streams, and who are responsible for wastewater collection and treatment in the State of Illinois.
Founded in 1958, the IBWA represents the bottled water industry. Its members include U.S. and international bottlers (from family-owned operations to large-scale food corporations), distributors and suppliers.
International Ozone Association (IOA) The IOA is a not-for-profit educational association that serves as a focal point for technology transfer and ozone-related developments worldwide. It brings together scientists, engineers, systems designers, technologists, equipment manufacturers, and end users to share experiences and research data on ozone and related oxygen compounds.
The mission of the IWA is to improve urban water management in an environmentally sustainable way, worldwide. Its concerns include all aspects of water supply and treatment; wastewater collection, treatment and disposal; and overall management of water quality and quantity, including environmental and public health issues.
The NAWC is the only trade association that exclusively represents the private and investor-owned water utility industry. Its members provide safe, reliable drinking water to 22 million Americans across the country.
The NDWC is a nonprofit organization funded through the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utility Service. Its mission is to help small towns and rural areas have the best drinking water possible.
The NGWA, founded in 1948, is a not-for-profit society and trade association for ground water industry professionals. Members from nearly 70 nations include leading ground water geologists and hydrologists, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers of ground water-related products and services.
National Rural Water Association (NRWA) The NRWA is a nonprofit federation of state rural water associations. It provides support services to state associations who have more than 20,000 water and wastewater systems as members.
National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) The NSFC is a nonprofit organization that helps small communities and homeowners throughout the United States solve wastewater-related problems. Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NSFC provides free and low-cost information about onsite sewage treatment options and pollution prevention.
North American Membrane Society (NAMS) The NAMS serves the synthetic membrane community by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge in membrane science and technology, and by promoting the collaborative efforts of researchers, technologists and end users.
NSF International is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that helps develop standards, product certification programs and educational initiatives on public health and safety issues across many industries. NSF works with regulators and companies to find risk management solutions.
The PWQA, founded in 1957 as the Pacific Water Conditioning Association, is a nonprofit organization representing the water quality improvement industry. Its members include retailers, assemblers, manufacturers and suppliers, as well as auxiliary member companies. Its mission is to provide all consumers with equal access to quality water options for home, business and commercial water treatment application.
Salt Institute The Salt Institute website has two pages dealing with water conditioning: a news page which is updated weekly, and a basic information page.
The Utility Connection provides access to electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities; utility associations and organizations; news, magazines, and financial resources; and state and federal regulatory information.
The Water Education Foundation, an impartial nonprofit organization, creates a better understanding of water issues and help resolve water resource problems through educational programs.
The Water Environment Federation, the leading technical organization for the water quality industry since 1928, provides its members with the latest technical information on water quality issues, cost-cutting design and implementation strategies, EPA enforcement activities, time-saving operation techniques, and much more.
The WQA is a not-for-profit international trade association representing the household, commercial, industrial, and small-community water treatment industry. It is an information source, a voice for the industry, an educator for professionals, a laboratory for product testing, and a communicator to the public.
The WSC is a national, nonprofit organization focused on household wells and small water well systems. It protects groundwater resources and ensures that Americans who get their water from private wells have safe, affordable drinking water. WSC’s Water Systems Handbook covers well fundamentals, pumps, water quality assurance, electrical safety and more.
Business Related Sites Air Hygiene Howlett Associates Water Treatment Ltd is a water treatment company operating across the UK. Offering Legionella risk assessment, cooling tower water treatment, boiler water treatment, cleaning, chlorination and chemical cleaning of water systems.
This page from the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns website provides links to dozens of ADA-related articles, definitions and items of interest.
ChemFinder is a chemical database published by CambridgeSoft Corporation. Instituted in 1995, ChemFinder provides free and subscription-access information and reference tools for scientists and engineers, including physical property data and 2D chemical structures.
Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH is a Federal agency established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Its website provides information on NIOSH activities nationwide, training and publications, and a host of other resources.
The OSHA website provides information on agency programs, services and training, compliance assistance, publications, and OSHA statutes and statistics.
The Bureau of Reclamation, a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior, is the largest wholesaler of water in the country. It brings water to more than 31 million people, and provides one out of five Western farmers with irrigation water. The Bureau has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs, including Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs or “primary standards”) are legally enforceable standards that apply to public water systems. They protect public health by limiting the levels of contaminants in drinking water. Visit this list of regulated contaminants for more details.
The EPA protects human health and safeguards the natural environment. The website includes links to information sources, educational resources, business opportunities, programs and more.
The Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is an interdisciplinary research and development organization. Scientists conduct research, develop technology, and perform analyses to understand and assess responses to global and regional change, environmental stress, and resource use.
The FDA promotes and protects public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and by monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use.
The mission of this environmental services program is to ensure that Louisiana's citizens have a clean and healthy environment to live and work in, now and in the future.
The SBA site offers general information on how to start, finance or expand a business. It provides links to business shareware and links to other small-business related sites.
The USGS is the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior, providing information about the Earth’s resources, natural hazards, and environment.
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