AWW&WEA Media Information

News Room

Welcome to the AWW&WEA newsroom, where you can read our press announcements and find out what our members have been saying in the media. In this section you will also find industry fast facts containing more detailed information about our organization.The newsroom is continually being updated, so please check back regularly to stay informed.

Thank you for your interest in AWW&WEA.

For interviews and special requests contact:
Angela Rogers
Executive Administrator
P.O. Box 1958
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: 501.835-3811
Fax: 501.835-3311
angela@angelarogersgroup.com

Press Releases
Following are recent headlines with news about AWW&WEA and the industry. For interviews or additional requests please contact Angela Rogers, Executive Administrator at 501.835.3811 or send us an email.

AWW&WEA To Raise Funds For Water For People

Alan Fortenberry Receives National Award June 2008

AWW & WEA Members Recognized by Arkansas Business Magazine January, 2009

BWD Earns Design Award - December 2009

BWD Celebrates 50 Years (January 2010)

BWD Receives LEED Certification (January 2010)

Beaver Lake on You Tube 2010 - Water Videos

BWD Receives Stream Team Grant

The Story of Bottled Water 2010

Beaver Water District - News on You Tube May 2010

ACE Recognizes Beaver Water District - May 2010

Governor Reappoints Fortenberry to Board of Health - May 2010

Arkansas Watershed Conference November 18-20, 2010 at Ozark Folk Center

EPA Region 6 Pretreatment Coordinators Association Workshops 2010/2011

RJN Group Assists Russellville City Corp 2-3-11

NW AR Rain Garden Projects Receive $350,000 July 2011

NW District Officers, Awards for Water/Wastewater Announced

Industry Fast Facts
According to UNICEF, more than 1.1 billion people worldwide don't have access to safe drinking water. Another 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation. The result is devastating. Every day, 5,000 people who share our planet die from water-related illnesses, nearly 2 million each year, and the vast majority of these are children. Epidemics of cholera, dysentery and hepatitis are common, diseases that can be traced directly to water or sanitation. (Source: www.awwa.org).

Due to organizations like AWW&WEA that are working to advance knowledge in the areas of design, construction, operation and management of utilities in order to provide water and water pollution control service to the public, these statistics are going down.

There are approximately 170,000 public water systems in the United States. EPA classifies these water systems according to the number of people they serve, the source of their water, and whether they serve the same customers year-round or on an occasional basis.