Member Benefits

  • Prestigious association with the Arizona State University, National Science Foundation, and the Water Quality Center.
  • University interactions with industry provides credibility with the general public.
  • There are no indirect costs on membership fees, whereas University overhead is usually 51.5%.
  • Voting rights on the Industrial Membership Board (IAB) allow industry members to influence research areas.
  • Direct means to positively affect water quality at the local, national, or international level.
  • Industry members have the ability to fund additional directed research with 0% indirect costs or administrative costs.
  • There are little or no W-Q-C administrative costs, thus, all money is directed toward research.
  • The membership fee is a tax deductible business expense.



    Member Requirements


  • W-Q-C members are private companies, industrial firms, and federal, state, and local government and nongovernmental agencies.


  • There are 3 levels of membership:


    • Full Membership fees are $30,000 annually, which includes member representation on the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB).


    • Enhanced Associate Membership fees are $10–15K with IAB representation.


    • Associate Membership fees are $3,000 annually with IAB representation.

  • Voting on IAB Board at all levels is based on fee membership with $3k = 10 votes.


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