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The New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Executive Committee voted on September 7, 2022 to recommend amendments to the NEWEA Constitution and Bylaws to address the adoption of the Water Environment Association (WEF) and NEWEA-Member-Only (for our non-WEF members) Codes of Conduct.

To review the sections with proposed changes, please review the following link: http://www.newea.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NEWEA-Bylaws-Amendments-Notification-to-NEWEA-Membership-30NOV2022.pdf

An annotated version of the Bylaws with proposed changes can be downloaded at the following link: https://files.constantcontact.com/9308e516001/0cd34042-2b43-4e34-bc57-414c0c6d93b9.docx

A version of the Bylaws with the changes accepted can be accessed at the following link: http://www.newea.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NEWEA-BYLAWS-30NOV2022-FINAL.pdf

The amendments have been reviewed and approved by the NEWEA Bylaws Committee, the WEF Constitution and Bylaws Committee, and the NEWEA Executive Committee. The amended Bylaws will be submitted to the membership for an adoption vote at the Annual Business Meeting on January 23, 2023 as per the requirements of Article 18 of the NEWEA Bylaws. 

Questions regarding these amendments may be directed to the NEWEA Executive Director, or to James Barsanti, chair of the NEWEA Bylaws Committee, at [email protected].

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