Specialist Groups
IWA Specialist Groups cover a wide range of subjects and are one of the main mechanisms for like- minded IWA members to network and share knowledge. They form important engines for scientific and technical content development that drives innovations in the water sector. Spread across IWA’s membership in more than 140 countries, they are an effective means of international networking, sharing information and skills, and making professional and business contacts.
Given the evolution of the sector towards higher complexity and inter-connectivity, Specialist Groups have become more inter-dependent to facilitate collaboration. Specialist Groups have their own programme of conferences and other meetings, and regular newsletters. Specialist Groups are supported by on-line tools, facilitating interaction amongst individual members and creating opportunities to generate ideas and pursue partnerships
Drinking Water Systems
Design, Operation and Maintenance of Drinking Water Treatment Plants
Intermittent Water Supply
Water in Ancient Civilizations (Joint IWA/IWHA)
Water Loss
Water Safety Planning
Basins and Water Resources
Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication
Groundwater Management
Lake and Reservoir Management
Marine Outfall Systems (Joint IWA/IAHR)
Sustainability in the Water Sector
Tastes, Odours, and Algal Toxins in Drinking Water Resources and Aquaculture
Watershed and River Basin Management
Industrial Water and Wastewater
Chemical Industries
Forest Industry
Pretreatment of Industrial Wastewaters
Information and Communications Technology
Hydroinformatics (Joint IWA/IAHR/IAHS)
Instrumentation, Control and Automation
Modelling and Integrated Assessment
Resource Recovery and Reuse
Nutrient Removal and Recovery
Resources Oriented Sanitation
Water Reuse
Treatment Technologies
Advanced Oxidation Processes
Anaerobic Digestion
Biofilms
Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water
Membrane Technology
Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering
Nano and Water – Application of Nanoparticles, Nanoengineered Materials and Nanotechnology
Particle Separation
Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control
Urban Water Management
Efficient Urban Water Management
Odours and Volatile Emissions
Rainwater Harvesting & Management
Urban Drainage (Joint IWA/IAHR)
Water Security and Safety Management
Wastewater Systems
Design, Operation and Costs of Large Wastewater Treatment Plants
Sludge Management
Small Water and Wastewater Systems
Wastewater Pond Technology
Water and Health
Assessment and Control of Hazardous Substances in Water
Disinfection
Health Related Water Microbiology
Non-Sewered Sanitation
Sanitation and Water Management in Developing Countries
Water Governance, Regulation and Utility Management
Benchmarking and Performance Assessment
Environmental Engineering Education
Institutional Governance and Regulation
Public and Customer Communications
Statistics and Economics
Strategic Asset Management
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