Michigan Water Environment Association

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Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) - Established in 1925, MWEA is one of Michigan's oldest organizations. MWEA represents approximately 1,800 water quality professionals statewide who are dedicated to preserving, restoring and enhancing Michigan's water resources. MWEA is a member association of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) an international organization with more than 100,000 members worldwide.

[edit] Vision

The Michigan Water Environment Association will be a recognized authority on and advocate for preserving, restoring, and enhancing Michigan's water resources.

[edit] Mission

  • Assist our members through education, networking, and personal and professional development to serve the public interest by providing efficient and environmentally protective water quality and wastewater management services.
  • Educate and inform policy makers and the general public.
  • Promote scientifically sound environmental practices and regulation.
  • Promote and advance the water quality profession.
  • Deliver high quality products and services to members and stakeholders.
  • Promote public and ecological health by preserving and enhancing Michigan's water environment.

[edit] External links

  • MWEA Website [1].

Membership Information

Regulatory & Technology Updates Keeping current with technology is essential. MWEA fills this need with specialty seminars each year, which keep members aware of regulatory and technology changes. Seminars and networking opportunities keep our members abreast of changes as they occur.

Timely Information & Training MWEA publishes a quarterly newsletter, MWEA Matters, targeted to what is happening in Michigan. It also presents what others are doing to improve our water environment. Other technical and educational publications are provided through WEF. Collectively these sources supply the up-to-date information needed to help our members make informed decisions. MWEA also provides numerous education and training opportunities to ensure our members remain current in practices and regulatory requirements.

Networking Opportunities MWEA’s membership includes industrial and municipal facility managers, operators, laboratory technicians, county and state government officials and employees, consulting engineers, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and educators who are committed to the health & safety of our water environment. There is someone in MWEA that does what you do, and know what you want to know. MWEA membership provides the forum to meet and exchange views with other knowledgeable people.

Community Outreach Educating the public and particularly our youth is very important to MWEA. We have several programs to ensure that school-age children receive information on the water environment and how they and their parent can affect and protect that environment.

Our members can provide local schools with videos and other curriculum materials to teach students about water and wastewater. Our Adopt-A-School program offers municipalities, businesses, and concerned citizens an opportunity to provide water curriculum materials to local schools. Creating awareness about careers in water and wastewater is also an important part of our community program.

Through MWEA’s Speaker’s Bureau, presentations can be provided to schools and other organizations on all aspects of the water environment. MWEA also awards scholarships to students enrolled in college degree programs.

About MWEA Established in 1925, the Michigan Water Environment Association is an organization of water quality professionals who are recognized as authorities on and advocates for preserving, restoring, and enhancing Michigan’s water resources. MWEA is a member association of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) an international organization with more than 100,000 water quality professionals from 79 Member Associations in 32 countries.

Made up of professionals who work in the water environment, MWEA and WEF are different from other water environmental groups. Our members the have hands-on responsibility for ensuring the health & safety of our water environment.

Committee Opportunities As a volunteer organization, MWEA accomplishes its work through the efforts of members who donate their time and energy to serve on the Association’s committees, All members, and particularly new members, are urged to join and participate on one or more MWEA committees including, Biosolids, Certification/Education, Collection Systems, Environmental Management, Government Affairs, Groundwater, Health & Safety, Industrial Pretreatment, Industrial Waste, Information Management & Technology, Laboratory Practices, Lagoon, Local Sections, Maintenance, Membership, On-Site Wastewater, Process, Public Education, Student Activities, Watershed Management, Wastewater Administrators and more!