Water Environment Association Of Texas

What Water Environment Association Of Texas does

The Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) is a Texas-based nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1928 and headquartered in Austin, serving more than 5,000 water quality professionals across the state. Its mission is to educate, engage, and advocate for clean water, and it delivers value through professional development, networking, certification support, and policy advocacy for the water and wastewater sector.

WEAT's core offering is a portfolio of membership services rather than a unified software product. The portfolio includes the Learning Hub online education platform, the Basic Wastewater Course, the WQ/IQ Advanced Operator Training program, the bimonthly Texas WET magazine, conferences and specialty workshops (Texas Water, CMOM, Laboratory Workshop, motor design seminar, Collections Systems Conference), workforce development programs (Water Sector Apprenticeship Program and InFLOW), a job board, a webinar library, and the WEAT Scholarship Fund. The underlying technology is a web-based membership management and event registration platform hosted at weat.org that handles member signup, auto-renewing subscriptions, payment processing, and event ticketing. WEAT also operates a competitive Operations Challenge and runs five regional sections (North Texas, Southeast Texas, Central Texas, Hill Country, Coastal Bend) to localize engagement.

The business model is membership-funded, with annual individual dues auto-renewing at $70, supplemented by event registration fees (one-time payments that often bundle a first-year membership for non-members), corporate sponsorships across tiered annual and event-specific programs, and donations to scholarship and apprenticeship funds. WEAT is the Texas Member Association of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and co-hosts Texas Water — the largest regional water conference in the U.S., now in its 31st year with 600+ exhibitor booths — with the Texas Section American Water Works Association (TAWWA). The association coordinates with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to secure CEU and PDH credit approvals for its training events, positioning WEAT as the primary compliant pathway for operator certification maintenance in Texas. Customer segments include municipal water/wastewater utilities, engineering consultants, water quality professionals, students and young professionals, and government/regulatory officials.

Name

Water Environment Association Of Texas

Legal name

Water Environment Association of Texas

Website

https://weat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WEAT is a Texas-based nonprofit professional association serving 5,000+ water quality professionals through education, certification, networking events, and policy advocacy for the water and wastewater sector.

Ownership category

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Product category

Water Industry Professional Association

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Watershed/Source Water & Raw Water Quality Monitoring (intakes, reservoirs, groundwater) (EUANAJAH), Data Management, LIMS & Compliance Software (ELN, eDMS, reporting automation) (EUANAJAE)

Keywords

• Water quality association
• Professional development
• Operator certification training
• Water industry conferences
• Membership association

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership subscriptions providing access to professional development, networking, committees, sections, and member benefits. Auto-renews at $70 per year.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from conferences, workshops, and specialty events including Texas Water (joint with TAWWA), CMOM, Laboratory Workshop, Collections Systems Conference, and various section events. Pricing varies by event and membership status.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Annual sponsorships at various levels (e.g., 2026 Annual Sponsors) and event-specific sponsorships including exhibitor booths, networking sponsorships, and specialty sponsorships at conferences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) is a non-profit professional membership association serving over 5,000 water quality professionals across Texas. WEAT provides annual memberships, professional development courses (Basic Wastewater Course, WQ/IQ advanced operator training), industry conferences (Texas Water, CMOM, Laboratory Workshop, Collections Systems), a bimonthly publication (Texas WET), workforce development programs, scholarships, and advocacy representation at the state legislature and regulatory agencies.

Product overview

The Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) is a professional association serving over 5,000 water quality professionals in Texas. Rather than a unified software product, WEAT offers a portfolio of membership services including professional development programs (Learning Hub, Basic Wastewater Course, WQ/IQ Advanced Operator Training), industry publications (Texas WET magazine), conferences and events (Texas Water Conference, CMOM Conference), workforce development initiatives (Water Sector Apprenticeship Program, InFLOW Program), and career services (Job Board). Annual membership is available for $70 with various utility and organizational membership tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WEAT Annual Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 5000+ members united in protecting and enhancing Texas water resources
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Water Environment Federation (WEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEAT is a Member Association of WEF, providing Texas water professionals access to WEF resources, WEFTEC conference, and national programs including InFLOW diversity initiative. WEF provides the framework for professional standards and international networking.
• Texas Section American Water Works Association (TAWWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEAT and TAWWA co-host Texas Water, the largest regional water conference in the U.S., bringing together water and wastewater professionals for combined programming, exhibits, and networking.
• Water For PeopleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNon-profit organization with mission of water and sanitation for every family, every school, and every clinic. WEAT supports Water For People through silent auctions at Texas Water conference and charity volleyball tournaments.
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)coreOthersWEAT coordinates with TCEQ for CEU approval for professional development events. CMOM 2026 requests 13.5 hours of CEU wastewater credit from TCEQ. Professional Engineers receive PDH credits including ethics.
• 2026 Annual SponsorscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOver 30 organizations sponsoring WEAT including Ace Pipe Cleaning, Arcadis, AECOM, Brown and Caldwell, Carollo Engineers, Garver, Hazen and Sawyer, Kimley-Horn, and others providing financial support and exhibitor engagement at events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Water Works Association (AWWA): National professional association for water supply professionals. AWWA sets standards and runs ACE — directly comparable to WEF/WEAT in serving drinking water and wastewater professionals with education and certification.
• National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA): National association representing municipal wastewater utilities. Comparable as an advocacy, training, and conference organization for the same clean-water utility audience WEAT serves.
• National Rural Water Association (NRWA): National association serving small and rural water and wastewater systems. Comparable mission of training, certification, and advocacy for water/wastewater operators across the U.S.
• Water Environment Federation (WEF): National parent member association that WEAT is affiliated with. WEF runs WEFTEC, sets professional standards, and provides the framework WEAT extends to Texas members — directly comparable as a water-quality professional association.

Emerging players

• WaterReuse Association: National nonprofit advancing water recycling and reuse. Adjacent professional association serving overlapping utility and engineering audiences with conferences and training — narrower topic but comparable association model.

Others

• Water Research Foundation (WRF): Subsidiary research arm of AWWA funding practical water utility research. Adjacent ecosystem player that serves overlapping utility clients and engineering consultants that WEAT also engages.
• American Water Resources Association (AWRA): National professional association for water resources science, policy, and management. Adjacent peer operating a similar membership-and-conference model for water professionals.

Regional players

• Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA): Florida's WEF member association. State-level peer to WEAT in structure, mission, and programming (training, conferences, operator certification) for water quality professionals.
• California Water Environment Association (CWEA): State-level WEF member association serving California water professionals. Directly comparable operating model — state-level education, certification, and conferences — but in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Texas Section American Water Works Association (TAWWA): Texas affiliate of AWWA that co-hosts the Texas Water conference with WEAT. Both organizations serve overlapping Texas water utility professionals with conferences, training, and certification programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/weatxorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/weatxorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southeast-section-of-the-water-environment-association-of-texas

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