New Jersey Water Environment Association Page

What New Jersey Water Environment Association Page does

The New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization founded in 1915, originally as the NJ Sewerage Works Association, and recognized as the oldest organization of its kind in the United States. Headquartered in Woodland Park, New Jersey, NJWEA serves approximately 2,800 engineers, operators, scientists, students, and other water-sector professionals in New Jersey, with the mission of preserving and enhancing the water environment through education and training. The association operates through three regional sections (North, Central, South Jersey) and 32 committees organized into Educational, Technical, and Association Management groups, and functions as a member association of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), with which it has the largest affiliated membership base.

NJWEA's core offerings are member-driven educational and networking services rather than technology products. The portfolio includes the annual John J. Lagrosa Conference (entering its 112th year), the Technology Transfer Seminar scheduled for October 19-22, 2026 at the Sheraton Eatontown, continuing education and Total Contact Hours (TCH) tracking for licensed wastewater operators and collection system professionals, the Young Professionals program for members under 35, and over $100,000 in annual scholarships and grants (including 32 scholarships per year and the Manganelli Scholarship Program). The association runs on a small paid staff of nine employees with a much larger volunteer governance structure led by Executive Director James De Block and a Governing Council.

The business model is a community-led, member-supported non-profit. Members join through the Water Environment Federation, which captures the dues component, and are assigned to a New Jersey regional section based on geography. Additional revenue is generated from conference registrations, the Technology Transfer Seminar, and event sponsorships (a large rotating sponsor slate is visible on the home page). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. NJWEA holds no patents, has no app or API, and has not raised external funding; it is a self-sustaining professional association with no parent company, M&A activity, or venture backing.

Name

New Jersey Water Environment Association Page

Legal name

The New Jersey Water Environment Association

Website

https://njwea.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional association founded in 1915 that serves approximately 2,800 water-sector engineers, operators, scientists, and students in New Jersey through education, conferences, scholarships, and regional sections, as a member affiliate of the Water Environment Federation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Industry Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADALAH

Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYBPADALAO

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment education
• Water quality training
• Professional water association
• Operator licensing support
• Water environment advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodland Park, New Jersey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Revenue generated from member dues. All persons interested in joining NJWEA must first join WEF and then are included in the appropriate local section geographically.
2. Conferences and Events: Revenue from annual conferences, seminars, and technology transfer events including the John J. Lagrosa Conference and Technology Transfer Seminar.
3. Scholarships: The North Jersey Section provides $10,000 in annual scholarships; statewide NJWEA provides over $100,000 annually in total scholarships and grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NJWEA is a non-profit educational membership association that delivers continuing education, technical training, and professional development services to water quality professionals in New Jersey. Its core offerings include the annual John J. Lagrosa Conference, the annual Technology Transfer Seminar, scholarship and grant programs totaling over $100,000 per year, three regional sections (North, Central, South Jersey) hosting local meetings and workshops, an Awards Program, and 32 committees covering educational, technical, and association management functions.

Product overview

The New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1915, dedicated to preserving and enhancing the water environment. As the oldest organization of its kind in the United States with a membership of 2,800 engineers, operators, scientists, students and other professionals, NJWEA offers a portfolio of services organized around three main pillars: Educational Programs (delivering continuing education through multiple committees including the Technology Transfer Seminar), Technical Programs (addressing specialized topics like biosolids, collection systems, laboratory, safety, and asset management), and Association Management (governance, awards, conferences, and regional sections). The association operates through 32 committees organized into Educational, Technical, and Management groups, providing scholarships exceeding $100,000 annually, hosting the annual John J. Lagrosa Conference and Technology Transfer Seminar, and maintaining three regional sections covering North, Central, and South Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NJWEA Annual Conference (John J. Lagrosa Conference) The association's flagship annual event featuring awards nominations and presentations, technical sessions, and networking for water environment professionals. The 112th edition is upcoming.
• NJWEA Technology Transfer Seminar Annual technology transfer seminar delivering technical sessions on water environment topics, with a call for abstracts process for presenters.
• NJWEA Scholarships (Manganelli Scholarship Program)
• NJWEA Regional Sections (North, Central, South Jersey)
• NJWEA Young Professionals Program
• NJWEA Awards Program
• NJWEA Publications
• NJWEA Educational Programs (Continuing Education & TCH Tracking)

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides over $100,000 annually in scholarships and grants
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Water Environment Federation (WEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNJWEA is a member association of WEF. WEF is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with over 34,000 individual members and 81 affiliated member associations representing water quality professionals throughout the world. NJWEA has the largest number of members who are also active members of the Federation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Water Reuse Association: National nonprofit advancing water recycling and reuse. Comparable in scale and nonprofit structure to NJWEA, but thematically focused on a specific water-environment subtopic (reuse) rather than the broad wastewater/water-quality remit NJWEA serves.
• National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA): National nonprofit focused on decentralized and onsite wastewater systems. Operates a similar member-association and conference model to NJWEA, but addresses a narrower (onsite/decentralized) subset of the broader water-environment industry NJWEA covers.

Direct peers

• New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA): Direct neighboring-state WEF member association serving water-environment professionals in New York. Operates the same regional-section, conference, scholarship, and TCH-tracking model as NJWEA, making it the closest functional and structural peer for benchmarking.
• Chesapeake Water Environment Association: WEF member association covering the Chesapeake Bay watershed region (Maryland, DC, parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania). Runs the same member-association structure, technical committees, and annual conference format as NJWEA, making it a comparable multi-state regional peer.
• Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA): Another direct WEF member association serving Pennsylvania water-environment professionals with analogous regional sections, annual conferences, and operator training programs — a comparable peer for membership scale, governance model, and program offerings.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA): National association representing municipal wastewater utilities on regulatory and policy matters. Shares NJWEA's wastewater focus but serves utility executives and government affairs rather than individual operators, making it a complementary but not directly competing peer.
• Water Environment Federation (WEF): National parent body of NJWEA and the largest water-quality professional organization globally with 34,000+ members and 81 affiliated state/regional associations. WEF operates the same membership, conference, and technical-publication model at a national scale, making it the direct upstream counterpart to NJWEA's local affiliate role.
• American Water Works Association (AWWA): The leading national association for drinking water professionals, with state sections, technical standards (ANSI), and a large annual conference (ACE). Overlaps with NJWEA's water-quality mission but is broader (potable water + wastewater) and significantly larger — a benchmark for what a national-scale water association can become.

Others

• Water Research Foundation (WRF): Research-focused nonprofit that funds and publishes applied water and wastewater research for utilities. Comparable as a sector nonprofit serving the same water-environment community, but with a research-distribution rather than member-association model.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Environmental & Water Resources Institute: National professional society with an Environmental & Water Resources Institute that serves many of the same engineer-members NJWEA does. Comparable as a competing professional membership body, though broader (civil engineering across all subdisciplines) and more research/academic in orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NJWEA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NewJerseyWEA
• Facebookfacebook.com/njwea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-jersey-water-environment

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Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

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