Annual Business Meeting

‘This year because of 2020 COVID pandemic, the Water Quality business meeting will be held online.

Please join us on Thursday Sept. 17th at 4-5 EST

The link to join the meeting is https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/955147813

No RSVP needed’

The business meeting of the Water Quality Section (WQS) is held each year at the annual meeting of the parent society. This is not an “officers only” meeting. All section members are welcome and encouraged to attend as are guests who want to get to know more about our section and what we do. We do appreciate an RSVP if you are going to come so that we can plan ahead. So email your President or Treasurer to let us know. If you forget, don’t worry, walk-ins are still welcome.

New York Times Water News

Northwest’s Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time
The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office found that some salmon species are “on the brink of extinction.” Habitat loss, climate change and other factors are to blame, it said.
Former Michigan Governor Charged With Neglect in Flint Water Crisis
Michigan’s solicitor general announced criminal charges against Rick Snyder, the former governor, for “willful neglect of duty,” saying he failed to protect residents during the Flint water crisis.
Rick Snyder Arraigned on Neglect Charges for Flint Water Disaster
Ex-governor Rick Snyder was leading the state when the city’s water became tainted in 2014.

EPA Water News

EPA Awards Grant to University of California, Riverside Student Team for Innovative Technology Project
RIVERSIDE (January 22, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a University of California, Riverside (UCR) research team as a recipient of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant program, alongside 31 other student teams from across the country.
EPA Awards Grant to Stanford Student Team for Innovative Technology Projects
WASHINGTON (January 22, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a Stanford University student research team as a recipient of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant program, alongside 31 other student teams from across the country.
EPA Delivers Results on PFAS Action Plan
WASHINGTON (January 19, 2021) — Today, the U.S.

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Mission Statement

Maintain an association of persons involved in the protection of watersheds, water quality, and aquatic habitat and in the abatement of water pollution and aquatic habitat and watershed deterioration; Encourage improved professional and technical standards in the investigation, abatement, and regulation of water pollution, aquatic habitat, and watershed problems; Focus attention on watershed, aquatic habitat, and water quality concerns by conducting symposia, workshops and projects, collecting and assembling information for publication, and distributing results to Society members and the public; and Promote development and use of standardized procedures and techniques for investigating and regulating water quality, aquatic habitat, and watershed problems.