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As committed water professionals, we aspire to create a better world through better water. This goal is uniformly shared ‐ whether you are on the drinking water side or the wastewater side, whether you work to recycle and reuse water, capture the benefits of stormwater, promote efficient use of water, or you interact with water somewhere else along its cycle. Like a river that is constantly transforming, the water profession has changed over the years. Although today's water professional may have an area of focus, we're not so easily identified as just drinking water, wastewater, or reuse professionals. Current challenges force us to take a broader view and recognize the connectedness of each phase of the water cycle. As a result, we understand that at no time does water stop being valuable.
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