American Water Resources AssociationMultidisciplinary approach to solving

water resources challenges

AWRA History

History: An employee of the Illinois State Water Survey (Sandor Csallany) applied to the secretary of State of Illinois to reserve the name American Water Resources Association in 1963.

AWRA Motto (3C):

- Community

- Conversation

- Connections

AWRA was born in 1964!

The AWRA Mission

To advance multi-disciplinary water resource education, management, & research

This integrated approach to water resource issues has proven invaluable to AWRA members of many different disciplines .

AWRA Brand Promise

AWRA promises a balanced, professional approach

to solving water resources challenges in a friendly & comfortable atmosphere.

AWRA Membership Profiles

AWRA Membership: 3,000From all 50 states, District of Columbia, Guam & Puerto Rico.

From more than 40 foreign countries.

AWRA is truly a multi-disciplinary association, as members represent nearly 60 disciplines related to water resources!

Membership is about equally divided between academics, governmental employees at all levels,

& the private sector.

AWRA Publications

JAWRA

IMPACT

Annual conference proceedings (AWRA’03 San Diego, Nov.3-6)

Specialty conference proceedings

AWRA Publications (continued)

JAWRA is the Journal of the American Water Resources Association.

It is a peer reviewed, refereed scientific journal

that features current water resources issues,

innovative technology & relevant research.

Water Resources IMPACT

is AWRA’s bi-monthly magazine

featuring practical solutions

to current water resource issues.

Meetings & Conferences (continued)

Conferences are organized by AWRA State Sections or AWRA Technical Committees.

In addition, AWRA may organize specialty meetings, such as the

National Water Resources Policy Dialogue held September 17-18, 2002

in Washington, D.C.

Co-sponsored by ACWI Federal MembersSeptember 10 - Water Policy Dialog Keynote Speaker:

Gerry Galloway

ACWI Ad Hoc Subcommittee - SWRR

• Purpose: – Serve as a forum to share

information and perspectives that will promote better decision making in the U.S. regarding of our nation's water resources

• AWRA is a member of Steering Committee

• September 10 - SWRR Presentation by Ethan T. Smith

ACWI Ad Hoc Subcommittee – TMDL Science and Policy Conference

• Purpose: – To help identify and clarify what

science tools and information are available or needed to assist state, tribal and local organizations in listing impaired waters, developing effective TMDL plans, and implementing TMDL

• Co-Chaired WEF and ASIWPCA

• TMDL’02 in Phoenix (Nov.13-16)• TMDL’03 in Chicago (Nov. 16-19)

• Subcommittee Leader for TMDL Development and Implementation

ACWI Subgroup- National Water Quality Monitoring Council

• September 2003 AWRA Water Resources IMPACT

• “Seeking a Common Framework for Water Quality Monitoring”

End of Presentation

AWRA, Middleburg, VA. 2003.

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