The Foundation at a Glance
 The Water Research Foundation is the only U.S.-based nonprofit (501c3) that sponsors research to help water utilities, public health agencies, and other professionals worldwide providing safe, affordable and plentiful drinking water. Formed in 1966, we are the nation’s only research foundation devoted solely to drinking water.
More than 950 subscribers (water utilities, consultants and manufacturers) rely on the science we sponsor to deliver safe and affordable water.
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Utilities: More than 900 subscribers currently represent drinking water utilities from the U.S. Canada, Australia, England, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, South Korea, and Israel.
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Consultants: More than 40 consulting companies – private companies that engage in work that directly supports drinking water providers – currently subscribe.
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Manufacturers: Other subscribers produce and distribute water supply products.
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Regulators, Congress and Public Health Agencies: Because it important to base regulation, public health, and environmental policy on solid facts, our research is available for use by regulators, congress and health and environmental agencies to guide decision making.
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Research Consumers: Entities that do not fall into one of our membership categories (utilities, manufacturers, consultants, and agencies), can purchase our research reports individually. Prices vary depending on the topic and year of publication.
How We Operate
While our subscribers steer the Foundation, a staff of about 40 professionals provide daily management and research oversight to ensure our subscriber’s needs are met. An elected Board of Trustees, who represents the spectrum of the water industry, governs the Foundation.
The Research Advisory Council (RAC) uses subscriber input to set our research agenda, which is approved by the Board. We rely on subscriber volunteers to participate in research projects or Project Advisory Committees.
Subscriber Benefits
For just pennies per customer, our subscribers gain:
- Thousands of dollars of research value.
- Up-to-the minute guidance on common problems, topics and solutions.
- A roadmap to the water community’s future.
As part of their membership, subscribers can take advantage of:
- Nearly 1,000 research reports, searchable online by topic.
- Reports, summaries and progress reports on new research.
- Magazines, newsletters and Webinars delivering the latest research findings.
- Access to an international peer network to share information and solutions.
- Opportunities to guide the research agenda through participating in committees.
- Opportunities to co-fund your research through our co-sponsorship program.
- Opportunities to submit research proposals.
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| Our mission: Advancing the science of water. |
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| We fulfill our mission by: |
- Sponsoring credible, peer-reviewed research.
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- Identifying the practical benefits of research and sharing this knowledge with the water supply community.
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- Collaborating with global organizations to leverage funding and share answers to common problems.
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| Our Values: |
- Integrity: We conduct ourselves with honesty, reliability and accountability; toward each other and our stakeholders.
- Excellence: We attract and empower highly qualified people, provide high-quality products, and embrace continuous improvement.
- Team work: We cooperate and collaborate with others to achieve our common goals and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Foundation.
- Respect: We listen to, understand and interact with others with consideration, appreciation, and dignity.
- Enjoyment: We recognize and value the importance of fun as a factor in our work and relationships.
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Areas of Focus |
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- Management and customer
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- Water resources and
environmental sustainability
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research projects center on drinking water: |
- Treatment
- Distribution
- Resources
- Monitoring and analysis
- Management
- Health effects
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