Through several ongoing programs, NGWA does much to fulfill our mission statement of advancing groundwater knowledge. Programs include educational short courses and conferences, the NGWA Ground Water Expo, certification, publications, Ground Water Awareness Week, and legislative advocacy. However, one area that NGWA feels needs increased work to fulfill our mission statement is the development of industry standards.
Through several ongoing programs, NGWA does much to fulfill our mission statement of advancing groundwater knowledge. Programs include educational short courses and conferences, the NGWA Ground Water Expo, certification, publications, Ground Water Awareness Week, and legislative advocacy.
However, one area that NGWA feels needs increased work to fulfill our mission statement is the development of industry standards.
A "standard" is a formal technical document for generally accepted processes, procedures, and policies. NGWA feels industry standards are important for many reasons. National standards help to protect our limited resources and ensure future sustainability. They help ensure the most capable professionals are working in the field because it provides a point of reference or benchmark to follow for those in the industry as well as the consumer. They also ensure proper knowledge is passed on to future members of the industry.
A "standard" is a formal technical document for generally accepted processes, procedures, and policies. NGWA feels industry standards are important for many reasons. National standards help to protect our limited resources and ensure future sustainability. They help ensure the most capable professionals are working in the field because it provides a point of reference or benchmark to follow for those in the industry as well as the consumer.
They also ensure proper knowledge is passed on to future members of the industry.
The groundwater community is ultimately responsible for regulating itself through the consensus standard setting process. Advances in the industry are only made through the regular participation of dedicated professionals. Volunteers are a precious commodity required by NGWA to provide up-to-date and accurate information resources to the groundwater industry. Your voice as an industry professional is valuable and needed to assist the positive movement of the groundwater community.
The groundwater community is ultimately responsible for regulating itself through the consensus standard setting process. Advances in the industry are only made through the regular participation of dedicated professionals.
Volunteers are a precious commodity required by NGWA to provide up-to-date and accurate information resources to the groundwater industry. Your voice as an industry professional is valuable and needed to assist the positive movement of the groundwater community.
NGWA is calling for professionals to volunteer their time as subject matter experts in the creation of a new American National Standards Institute third-party-accredited standard for industry personnel. Meetings will be hosted online via collaborative software, conference calls, and e-mail communication. While all of these are helpful, the only technology necessary to participate in task group work is a telephone and preferably a fax machine or e-mail address. Interested volunteers are asked to respond as soon as possible by filling out the Standard Development Task Group application. For more information, contact Jessica Rhoads at industrypractices@ngwa.org or 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791), ext. 511.
NGWA is calling for professionals to volunteer their time as subject matter experts in the creation of a new American National Standards Institute third-party-accredited standard for industry personnel.
Meetings will be hosted online via collaborative software, conference calls, and e-mail communication. While all of these are helpful, the only technology necessary to participate in task group work is a telephone and preferably a fax machine or e-mail address.
Interested volunteers are asked to respond as soon as possible by filling out the Standard Development Task Group application.
For more information, contact Jessica Rhoads at industrypractices@ngwa.org or 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791), ext. 511.
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