Pacific Northwest, summer is upon us! After one of the wettest springs on record, I’m excited for what summer brings — time off with family and loved ones, baseball games, barbecues, and longer days. Summer also brings one of the busiest times in our industry, with construction projects humming along and the consistent need for planning and design improvements and upgrades to our vital infrastructure.

PNCWA is an organization founded on volunteers from within — folks who live and breathe the issues facing our wastewater industry on a daily basis. Each and every board member, committee chair, section leader, and volunteer represents not only us, but you and all of our membership. And that ensures that the education, programming, networking, and advocacy coming from PNCWA meets those challenges we all face head-on.

So, as the summer season finally ramps up, I want to give a very special shout-out to the organizations that help keep PNCWA going. As I write this, 22 organizations have signed up to be sponsors of our association (you can join them with these sponsorship opportunities). These organizations, and many others, support countless volunteer hours which further our collective cause to be better. To all of the organizations that support the engagement and volunteerism of your employees, a huge thank you!

Lastly, registration for the PNCWA annual conference is now open. I cannot wait to see you all in person in September!

Rob Lee and friends enjoying summer.