Bay Area Clean Water Agencies

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The membership of the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) is comprised of local governmental agencies that are leaders in urban water resource management and public stewardship of the Bay water quality. BACWA members own and operate publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) that discharge to the water of San Francisco Bay Estuary. Together, BACWA's members serve over 5 million people in the nine county Bay Area, treating all domestic, commercial and a significant amount of industrial wastewater. BACWA was formed to develop a region-wide understanding of the watershed protection and enhancement needs through reliance on sound technical, scientific, environmental and economic information and ensure that this understanding leads to long-term stewardship of the San Francisco Bay Estuary. Member agencies are public entities that dedicate selected employees to participate in specific working committees in order to further the knowledge and understanding of the water quality issues associated with the San Francisco Bay estuary. The BACWA committees report to the Executive Board at the monthly meetings. The Executive Board is comprised of the five largest water pollution control agencies in the Bay Area. The Executive Board meets monthly to consider recommendations from committees, to manage the activities of BACWA and to approve all expenditures of the association. ...

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