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

There’s Water and Ice on the Moon, and in More Places Than NASA Thought
Future astronauts seeking water on the moon may not need to go into the most treacherous craters in its polar regions to find it.
‘Es una guerra’: la lucha por el agua estalla en la frontera de México
Agricultores en Chihuahua emboscaron a integrantes de la Guardia Nacional y tomaron el control de una presa para evitar el pago de agua a Estados Unidos, en un conflicto por un recurso cada vez más escaso.
‘This Is a War’: Cross-Border Fight Over Water Erupts in Mexico
Farmers in Mexico ambushed soldiers and seized a dam to stop water payments to the United States, in a sign of growing conflict over increasingly scarce resources.

EPA Water News

Trump EPA Announces $265 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to DeKalb County, Georgia
ATLANTA (October 26, 2020) — Today, at an event at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, U.S.
EPA Recognizes WaterSense Conservation Leader in New York
NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced SUEZ North America in New York as a 2020 WaterSense Excellence Award winner for being a leader in water efficiency and conservation efforts.
EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $346.8 million in State Revolving Funds (SRFs) for the Pacific Southwest Region of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the U.S. Pacific Island territories.

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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.