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BENEFITS OF JOINING CSWEA ·Gain valuable technical knowledge that supports current trends. ·Have access to industry experts that may assist with technical & management solutions. ·Obtain updated information on regulatory activities & proposed responses. ·Network with professionals that share common interests & innovative points of view. ·Participate in our international humanitarian efforts. ·Access to Sales & Marketing Professionals by advertising, exhibiting & one-on-one contacts. ·Develop relationships with regulatory agencies, & their personnel. ·Create opportunities to make our water environment activities more effective. ·Build your communication skills by publishing articles in our magazine or speaking at an event. ·Enhance your management & leadership skills by becoming an officer, or joining Association & State Section boards, committees, etc. ·Tell your story & improve your speaking skills by presenting papers at State & Association (three-state) conferences & seminars. ·Social interaction with environmental professionals across a 3-state area that have a common interest in improving the water environment. ·Opportunities for cost effective continuing & advanced education for managers, professional engineers operators, & environmental scientists. ·Support by people engaged in like activities that understand the water industry. ·Opportunities for professional recognition & personal development CSWEA OBJECTIVES ·Advance the fundamental knowledge of the water environment, its basic qualities, & physical laws governing its interaction with other aspects of the environment & with the aesthetic, economic & biological needs of the earth’s inhabitants. ·Advance the knowledge & technology in the design, construction, operation & management of water quality systems & facilities. ·Increase the knowledge & understanding of the earth’s water environment & encourage & promote action necessary for its enhancement. ·Develop & implement effective delivery mechanisms to rapidly disseminate knowledge concerning the water environment to members & other interested parties. ·Promote sound policy in matters relating to the water environment. ·Improve the professional status of all personnel engaged in any aspect of protecting & improving the earth’s water environment. ·Strengthen & build alliances with organizations throughout the world incorporating members of all professions dedicated to the preservation & enhancement of water quality & water resources. ·Stimulate public awareness of the relationship of water resources to the public welfare & the need for pollution prevention, resource recovery, preservation, conservation, & reuse of water resources. ·To provide a regional organization offering multiple opportunities for the exchange of water environment knowledge & experiences among its members & the public & to foster a greater awareness of water environment achievements & challenges. ·Serve the international community of water environment professionals. ·To support & encourage activities & programs within the three states as developed by the members & committees of the State Sections. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES CSWEA activities allow members to establish contacts within their communities, whether facility operators & managers or consulting engineers & ask for counsel & advice on work situations in the water environment field. Attending Association functions can provide members with career opportunities. OUR MEMBERS CSWEA members include civil, design & environmental engineers, biologists, chemists, local & state government officials, treatment plant managers & operators, laboratory technicians, students, professors, lawyers, environmental scientists, equipment manufacturers & distributors.