Membership in the Alaska Rural Water Association is open to Alaska water and wastewater utilities, companies and individuals that support and/or promote the purposes of the Association. Membership dues are used to help all Alaskan water systems. Annual dues are based on membership class and/or size of utility. Please see the membership application for more details on annual dues, or for definitions of membership classes and current annual dues, see the ARWA By-Laws.

Please review the following categories to determine your membership classification.

Active Members
Water and wastewater utilities serving populations of less than 10,000 may become Active members and receive ARWA reports and publications. Active Members are empowered to vote on Association matters. Six of the seven seats on the ARWA Board of Directors are dedicated to Active Members. Only Active Member Directors can hold offices on the ARWA Board.

Associate Members
Any firms, corporations, organizations, vendors, and other entities including public authorities, adhering to the purposes of the Association, and desiring to assist in the work of the Association, may become non-voting members and receive its reports and publications. Associate Members can not vote at membership meetings or at the Annual Business Meeting, except for the annual election of the Associate Member Director. The Associate Members annually elect a representative to the Board of Directors to serve a one year term. The Associate Member Director may vote on matters before the Board and may be chairman of one or more of the committees of the Board, but can not hold office on the Board.

Supporting Members
Any public or private water/wastewater systems that exceed 10,000 people served and have the same goals as the Association and that desire to assist the Association.

Individual Members
Any person who supports the mission of the Association, whether directly involved in the water/wastewater industry or not.

Student Members
Student Membership consists of individuals enrolled on greater than a half-time basis in a high school; vocational school; trade school; job training program qualified for federal or state tuition financial aid, grants, or guaranteed loans; or a college or university in a program leading to a transcripted degree or certificate. The Student Membership is non-voting. A Student Member’s membership is inactivated during any period in which the individual is not enrolled on greater than a half-time basis, except during summer semester breaks.