CWEA Contributes to Tsunami Relief; Contribution Supports Water for People's Long-Term Rebuilding Efforts.OAKLAND, Calif. -- The California Water Environment Association (CWEA CWEA California Water Environment Association CWEA Chinese Wind Energy Association (Beijing, China) CWEA Civil War Education Association CWEA Caution and Warning Electronic Assembly (NASA) ) Board of Directors approved a special contribution of $2 per member, or a total of $15,400, to Water for People (WFP WFP World Food Programme (United Nations) WFP Windows File Protection (Microsoft) WFP Water for People (international humanitarian organization) WFP Winnipeg Free Press ), an international nonprofit development organization (www.waterforpeople.org). The donation to the Asian Tsunami Long-Term Development Fund will support Water for People's efforts to respond to calls for assistance in the long-term rebuilding of water and sanitation infrastructure in areas of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. and India devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by the December 26, 2004 tsunami. Says CWEA Board President Steven Agor, "Clean water and proper sanitation are essential to the prevention of disease, and protection of public health. Instead of providing short-term solutions, Water for People is helping the tsunami survivors set up sustainable, locally maintained water and sanitation systems." Added Agor, "Water for People is a charitable organization that is working toward a world where all people have access to safe drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , adequate sanitation, and basic health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract so no child dies from a water-related illness, a goal CWEA strongly supports. We're encouraging our members to donate as well, and hope that organizations similar to CWEA in other states will follow suit." CWEA is a not-for-profit association of 7,700-plus professionals in the wastewater industry committed to keeping California's water clean. CWEA trains and certifies wastewater professionals, disseminates information, and promotes sound policies to benefit society though protection and enhancement of the water environment. www.cwea.org |
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