# Presentation: 367779

## American Water Resources AssociationMultidisciplinary 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: 3,000
- From 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 Members**
**September 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.

- www.awra.org