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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) is the Illinois General Assembly which was the first state legislature in the nation to adopt a comprehensive Environmental Protection Act. It was signed into law by Governor Richard Ogilvie and became effective on July 1, 1970. As a part of that act, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency was created.

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The American Public Works Association (APWA) states on its home page that its mission "...is to improve the quality of life by providing a forum for the development and exchange of ideas, information and technology, which enhances the delivery of public services by promoting the personal and professional growth of its members, and by advancing public works issues on the public agenda."

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. View the Agency's complete strategic plan, annual report , and policy resources.

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The Illinois Water Environment Association (IWEA) Is a Member Association of the Water Environment Federation dedicated to improving Illinois surface, sub-surface and atmospheric water.

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The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is an international not-for-profit educational and technical organization of over 40,000water experts. WEF members include environmental, civil, and chemical engineers, biologists, chemists, government officials, treatment plant managers and operators, laboratory technicians, college professors, researchers, students, and equipment manufacturers and distributors.

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The Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA) Is a Water Environment Federation (WEF) organization (Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin) offering multiple opportunities for the exchange of water quality knowledge and experiences among its members and the public and to foster a greater awareness of water quality achievements and challenges.

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The Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies (IAWA) formerly known as the Illinois Association of Sanitary Districts (IASD), is a 65+ year old entity organized to help meet the needs of administrators and managers who are concerned with clean streams and are responsible for wastewater collection and treatment in the State of Illinois.

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The Illinois Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC) is headquartered on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. WMRC is a division of the Office of Scientific Research and Analysis in the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. WMRC helps Illinois industries, businesses, and citizens reduce and better manage generated solid and hazardous wastes released to air, water or land.