Board of Directors

Standing Committees

• Collection Systems
• Community Engagement & Outreach
• Engineering & Research
• Laboratory
• Leadership Development Committee
• Operator & Maintenance Training
• Pretreatment Pollution Prevention & Stormwater (P3S)
• Safety
• Scholarship
• Select Society (5S)
• Students and Young Professionals
• Technical Certification Program (TCP)

Regional

• Northern Regional
• Southern Regional

Other Committees

• Annual Conference
• Northern Safety Committee

Updating Your Bylaws

Any committee wishing to make modifications to its standing rules is welcomed to do so. The following are the steps that each needs to take in order to enact any changes, which are outlined in each set of Standing Rules.

1. Modifications are submitted to the Executive Director and Chair of the Membership and External Relations Board Committee for comments to ensure compliance with the CWEA Constitution.
2. Modifications are published to the Committee members.
3. Modifications are voted on by the Committee members.
4. If approved, the modifications are submitted to the Chair of the Membership and External Relations Board Committee for final review so that a recommendation for approval can be made to the Board.
5. A final version is submitted to the full CWEA board for approval.
6. Bylaws are signed, filed in CWEA’s Constitution and Bylaws folder, posted to cwea.org and the changes are enacted.

Model Local Section Constitution & Bylaws
Local Section Policy

Updating Local Section Bylaws

Any Local Section wishing to make modifications to its standing rules is welcome to do so. The following are the steps necessary to make changes, which are outlined in each set of Standing Rules.

1. Modifications are submitted to the Executive Director and Chair of the Membership and External Relations Board Committee for comments to ensure compliance with the CWEA Constitution.
2. Modifications are published to the Local Section Board.
3. Modifications are voted on by the Local Section Board.
4. If approved, the modifications are submitted to the Chair of the Membership and External Relations Board Committee for final review so that a recommendation for approval can be made to the Board.
5. A final version is submitted to the full CWEA board for approval.
6. Bylaws are signed, filed in CWEA’s Constitution and Bylaws folder, posted to cwea.org and the changes are enacted.

Financial Policies

• Internal Financial Procedures
• FP 101: Committee Finances
• FP 102: Conference Speaker’s Expenses
• FP 104: Local Section Finances
• FP 105: WEF Conference Expenses
• FP 106: Physical Property Controls
• FP 107: Checking and Credit Card Accounts
• FP 108: Conflict of Interest
• FP 109: Finance, Budget, and Accounting Schedule
• FP 110: Financial Administration of Conferences and Seminars
• FP 111: Financial Investment Policy
• FP 112: Petty Cash Fund
• FP 113: Reserve Policy
• FP 114: Differential Prices of Products and Services
• FP 115: Student Conference Registration Fees
• FP 116: Kirt Brooks Memorial Water Environment Scholarship Fund Grant Appropriation

Other Policies

• 93-01: Sexual Harassment
• 93-02: Booth Activities Guidelines for Exhibitors at CWEA Conferences
• 96-01: Standards for Presentations & Entertainment
• 96-03: CWEA Purchasing & Disposal
• 96-05: Guidelines for CWEA and Local Sections Website & Email
• 97-02: Records Management Policy
• 97-03: Surplus Property Disposal Policy
• 97-04: Site Selection & Hotel Negotiation Policy
• 97-05: Exhibitor Registration Policy
• 98-01: Code of Conduct
• 99-01: Proxy Procedures
• 00-01: Advertising
• 01-01: Awards
• 02-01: Local Section Member Billing
• 02-02: Raffle Policy
• 02-03: TCP Continuing Education for Recertification
• 05-01: Certification Code of Ethics
• 05-02: Emergency Transition
• 07-01: Disability Accommodation
• 09-01: Executive Director Compensation
• 09-02: Officer Key Employee Staff Compensation
• 09-03: Whistle Blower Policy
• 09-04: Public Disclosure of Documents Policy
• 09-05: Form 990 Review Policy
• 09-06: Joint Venture Policy
• 09-07: Local Section Policy