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Presentation of the European Water Association
Who we are
The European Water Association (EWA) is an independent non-governmental and non-profit making organisation dealing
with the management and improvement of the water environment. It was founded on 22 June 1981 as the European Water
Pollution Control Association. The scope of the Association was enlarged in 1999 with the change of name to the European
Water Association.
It is one of the major professional associations in Europe that covers the whole water sector, wastewater as well as
drinking water and water related waste. With member associations from nearly all European countries EWA consists of most
European Union Member States, including all countries from Central and Eastern Europe which joined the European Union on
1 May 2004. Other European countries represented within the EWA are Croatia, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro,
Norway, and Switzerland.
The aim of EWA is to provide a forum for the discussion of key technical and policy issues affecting the growing European
region. This is done through conferences, workshops, meetings and special working groups of experts all organised on an
international basis together with regular publications.
EWA informs its members on the development of EU legislation and standardisation and seeks to influence the drafting
when appropriate. It has close contacts with the European Commission (DG Environment), the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN), the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Parliament.
Through this exchange of knowledge the objective of EWA is to contribute to sustainable water management, a safe water
supply and the protection of the water and soilenvironment.
Today, EWA consists today of about 25 European national associations each representing professionals and technicians
for wastewater and water utilities, academics, consultants and contractors as well as a growing number of corporate member
firms and enterprises. EWA thus represents about 55,000 professional individuals working in the broad field of water management.
The organisation was founded on 22 June 1981 within the framework of the International
Trade Fair for Wastewater and Waste Disposal (IFAT) in Munich, Germany.
Our vision
As a major and influential European organisation representing water professionals through their National Associations,
EWA promotes the sustainable management of the total water cycle for Society’s needs coupled with excellent service
provided by informed and expert people.
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