AWWA Announces Spring Events On Key Water Issues

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced a variety of conferences, seminars, teleconferences and workshops planned for this spring. These events are designed to provide water industry professionals with the knowledge, tools and resources necessary to tackle key issues.

AWWA’s spring conference line-up includes the following:

• Satellite Teleconference: Emerging Issues in Water Utility Operations, March 11, 2004

• AWWA/WEF Joint Management Conference, March 14-17, 2004, Phoenix, AZ

• Customer Service Conference and Exposition, April 4-7, 2004, San Diego, CA

• AWWA/WEF Information Management & Technology Conference and Exposition, April 18-21, 2004, Baltimore, MD

• AWWA Research Symposium: Pathogen-Based Treatment Requirements, April 18-20, 2004, Baltimore, MD

• Water Security Congress, April 25-27, 2004, Charlotte, NC

• Annual Conference & Exposition, June 13-17, 2004, Orlando, FL

In addition to conferences, AWWA will hose multiple seminars and workshops, many of which are free of charge due to a federal appropriation for water security training.

Topics such as vulnerability assessments, crisis communications, and emergency response planning will be covered at length.

More information on each training event can be found online at www.awwa.org.

Established in 1881, AWWA is the oldest and largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to safe drinking water in North America. AWWA has over 57,000 members worldwide, and its 4,700 utility members serve 80 percent of America’s population.