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There is an amazing trend growing in the water business. Are you paying attention?  Do you see what’s happening among consumers? You must have noticed that bottled water is selling in unprecedented quantities and for truly amazing prices!

 What is driving this phenomenon? A major factor is that consumer confidence in the safety and quality of public water supplies is at an all time low.  What does that mean for the water treatment/water quality industry?  It means growing opportunities.

 It means that our products can meet the needs of the concerned consumer in ways that are less costly, more environmentally sound (all those bottles!!), and can be customized to address the chemical composition of the homeowner’s particular water supply. 

 For us, as practitioners in the industry, the issue is: How are we addressing this opportunity?

 Are you emphasizing the fact that custom treated water is beneficial for all home uses? Are you explaining your products and services in “customer friendly” terms?

Are you providing the kind and quality of service that makes having “whole home” systems convenient and desirable?  Are you educating people with onsite waste water systems about the fact that waste systems failures are seldom, if ever due to effluent from water treatment systems?  

EWQA is focusing on creating opportunities for you to advance your education in technical and business skills.

We are encouraging you to meet with your colleagues to plan strategies for improving relationships with customers, regulators and industry colleagues.   

EWQA is gathering information on the effects of water treatment on waste systems. Our goal is to help you when local regulators want to ban effluent in wastewater systems. We are developing tools, such as position papers, for you to use when dealing with local issues regarding water treatment.

 Because EWQA is a regional organization, we are in a unique position to help our members meet the challenges they face in conducting their day to day business.

 There are several very important ways you, as a member of the association, can help. Become active.  Tell us what you need – to better run your business, to head off unnecessary or oppressive regulation or legislation, to improve your image with customers.  We are here to meet your needs – not the needs we “imagine” you have.

 Volunteer to be the “point” person for members in your immediate area so that EWQA can give you the tools you need to work together when a need occurs.  We can help you create a support network in your immediate area.

 Last but not least, get to know non-members in your area who could use the opportunities EWQA can offer. Encourage them to join or send in their contact information so that we can contact them. By encouraging other companies to join, you will help build the strength in numbers needed for addressing local issues and concerns and you will add “clout” to EWQA’s positions on issues.  

Yours in the business of water,

Greg Gruett .

 

 

 

 

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