WEF, NOWRA Partnership to Support Integrated Water Resource
Management
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the National Onsite
Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) announced a significant new partnership to support integrated water resource
management. The partnership took effect Feb. 1, 2010. NOWRA staff
and offices will relocate to WEF’s headquarters in Alexandria,
VA.
The two organizations are partnering on:
• training
• promoting new technologies and applications for onsite and
natural treatment systems
• educating the public on proper use and benefits of
decentralized systems
• promoting consistent regulation for effective management
and oversight
According to a joint press release, one-quarter of the U.S.
population and one-third of all new residential and commercial
development use decentralized systems for wastewater treatment.
Although the water and wastewater sector is heavily segmented, there
is a growing consensus within the sector that water and wastewater
management strategies must be integrated and various approaches
considered in order to meet the evolving needs of the public and address
emerging environmental challenges, according to the release.
WEF and NOWRA are also partners with WERF on the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Decentralized memorandum of understanding. For more
information on the partnership, please contact WERF Senior Program
Director Jeff
Moeller.
Feb. 1, 2010
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