Fast Facts

California Water Environment Association ~ WEFMAX 2009

Membership
• 9,070 at December 31, 2008
• 2,854 WEF members and 6,216 association only members

Budget
• $3.7 million including Local Section and Committee funds
• $1.4 million in reserves (emergency, program of work projects, new opportunity projects)

Structure
• 17 Local Sections, 30+ Committees and 4 Task Forces
• 17 member Board, 4 Board Committees: Executive Committee, Planning & Program Development Committee,
Operations Committee, Membership & External Relations Committee
• 13 professional staff, 3 temporary / part-time staff

Key programs
• Certification - www.cwea.org/cert
o Last paper and pencil test –July 2008, computer-based testing started January 2009
o Validated competency testing in 6 disciplines with multiple grade levels: Collection Systems
Maintenance, Laboratory Analyst, Environmental Compliance Inspector, Plant Maintenance,
Industrial Waste Treatment Plant Operator, Biosolids Land Application Management
o Voluntary program, required by many employers for hiring, promotion
o 5,250 certificate-holders. Over 2,000 test applicants annually.
o Certification offered in California and for MAs in Michigan, Hawaii, Alaska, Missouri

• Training - www.cwea.org/conferences
o 5 conferences (Annual Conference, Northern Regional Training, Northern Safety, P3S (Pollution
Prevention, Pre-Treatment & Stormwater) Tri-State Seminar) and 6 specialty topics annually
o Over 15 SSO-WDR (Sanitary Sewer Overflow-Waste Discharge Requirement) workshops held in
2008-2009
o Trains over 6,500 people annually and offer over 150 contact hours per year, plus local section
training
• Publications - www.cwea.org/study and www.cwea.org/brand
o 2 member publications (one electronic, one in print)
o 18 certification study guides free online for members
o New utility branding manual “Building the Wastewater Utility Brand: Practical Advice for Increasing
Trust, Support, and Investment.” free online for members:

For more information on CWEA’s value for members & employers check out www.cwea.org/value. Contact:

Dave Greenwood Steve Agor

CWEA President CWEA WEF Delegate Director
dgreenwood@lacsd.org steven.agor@tetratech.com

Fran Smith Logan Olds

CWEA WEF Delegate Director CWEA WEF Delegate Director Nominee
fsmith@brwncald.com lolds@vvwra.com

California Water Environment Association, 7677 Oakport Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94621
T: 510.382.7800 F: 510.382.7810 www.cwea.org
CWEA. Protecting our water environment through education and training.