National Ground Water Association

Nonprofit organization in Westerville, Ohio

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The National Ground Water Association (NGWA), headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, is a membership-based nonprofit organization.

Founded in 1948, the organization is composed of United States and international groundwater professionals in four membership divisions: water well contractors, scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and suppliers. The group, that includes hydrogeologists, promotes responsible water use.^[1]

NGWA provides short courses, conferences, and webinars related to the science of groundwater and the groundwater industry to both its members and the general public. It publishes two peer-reviewed journals: Groundwater and Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation, as well as a trade publication, Water Well Journal. The association also offers voluntary certification programs.

NGWA also operates a separate nonprofit foundation, the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation.

The organization hosts Groundwater Week to bring together professionals from within the groundwater industry.^[2]

References

^ Albeck-Ripka, Livia (2021-07-17). "Two Rods and a 'Sixth Sense': In Drought, Water Witches Are Swamped". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
^ "Home -". groundwaterweek.com. Retrieved 2021-10-27.