Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association

PNCWA IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND ENHANCING WATER RESOURCES IN THE STATES OF IDAHO, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE:THE PNCWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROVIDES WATER/WASTEWATER AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH, MUNICIPAL, AND REGULATORY PROFESSIONALS WITH WATER POLLUTION CONTROL EDUCATION INCLUDING THE LATEST ISSUES, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH PERTAINING TO MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER FACILITIES, ENERGY CONSERVATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WASTEWATER PROFESSIONALS ARE TASKED WITH HUGE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MAINTAINING SERVICE, SAFETY, AND COST EFFICIENCY WHILE PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS FROM INADEQUATELY TREATED WASTEWATER. PNCWA TRAINING PROVIDES THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO REDUCE BOTH RISKS AND EXPENDITURES AND OFFERS HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITS (CEUS AND PDHS).

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:PNCWA FOCUSES ON THE ISSUE OF WORKFORCE SUSTAINABILITY BY SUPPORTING A NEW GENERATION OF TRAINED PROFESSIONALS (IN A FIELD WITH HIGH RETIREMENT RATES) THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2022, $12,000 WAS GIVEN AS SCHOLARSHIPS TO 8 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ($1,500 PER STUDENT) TO HELP EACH COVER THEIR COSTS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS REGARDING WATER QUALITY. THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE RAISED $9,975 IN YEAR-ROUND CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2022 THROUGH FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. PNCWA SUPPORTED INFLOW (INTRODUCING FUTURE LEADERS TO OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER), AN INITIATIVE THAT STRIVES TO IDENTIFY PROMISING STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN THE WATER INDUSTRY BY SUPPORTING ATTENDANCE AND HOUSING FOR FIVE AT THE PNCWA2022 CONFERENCE IN SPOKANE, WA. PNCWA ALSO SUPPORTS MEMBERS IN SUPPORTING RELEVANT NATIONAL EVENTS, SUCH AS THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUMMIT, WEFMAX CONFERENCES, OR NATIONAL WATER WEEK. THREE MEMBERS WERE SUPPORTED IN THESE EVENTS IN 2022.

PUBLIC EDUCATION:PNCWA FIRMLY BELIEVES IN PROVIDING PUBLIC EDUCATION, BEYOND ITS MEMBERSHIP. THE GROUP PROVIDES VOLUNTEERS FOR THE STOCKHOLM JUNIOR WATER PRIZE HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR PROGRAM AND PRESENTS A $100 AWARD TO EACH STATE WINNER IN OUR THREE-STATE REGION THAT PARTICIPATES; THERE WERE THREE RECIPIENTS IN 2022. PNCWA ALSO PROUDLY RUNS AN ADOPT-A-SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND 4TH-12TH GRADE SCIENCE-BASED WASTEWATER/STORMWATER CURRICULUMS/PROJECTS TO ENABLE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS FROM WATER PROFESSIONALS OR TOURS OF TREATMENT FACILITIES. IN 2022, PNCWA FUNDED THREE SCHOOLS.