MEMBERSHIP

• Prestigious association with the University of Arizona, National Science Foundation, and the Water Quality Center (WQC).
• University interactions with industry provides credibility with the general public.
• There are no indirect costs on membership fees, whereas University overhead is usually 51.5%.
• Voting rights on the Industrial Membership Board (IAB) allow industry members to influence research areas.
• Direct means to positively affect water quality at the local, national, or international level.
• Industry members have the ability to fund additional directed research with 0% indirect costs or administrative costs.
• There are little or no WQC administrative costs, thus, all money is directed toward research.
• The membership fee is a tax deductible business expense.
  

• WQC members are private companies, industrial firms, and federal, state, and local government andnongovernmental agencies.
  
  
• There are three levels of membership:
  
  
  • Full Membership fees are $30,000 annually, which includes member representation on the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB).
    sample of Full Membership Contract
    
    
  • Enhanced Associate Membership fees are $10–15K with IAB representation.
    sample of enhanced Associate Membership Contract
    
    
  • Associate Membership fees are $3,000 annually with IAB representation.
    sample of Associate Membership Contract
    
    
• Voting on IAB Board at all levels is based on fee membership with $3k = 10 votes.

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