The Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) is a not-for-profit professional Association founded in 1932 and has grown into a membership of well over 5,000 operators, owners, contractors, manufacturers' representatives, engineers, elected officials, industry representatives and others concerned with Georgia's water resources.

The GAWP is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the Water Environment Federation, American Water Works Association, American Backflow Prevention Association, American Water Resources Association, Georgia Groundwater Association, and the Georgia Water Wise Council. Each of these organizations has active participation in GAWP through their respective State Chapters and is represented on the GAWP Board of Directors (thirty-nine standing members in total). GAWP believes affiliation with these organizations significantly enhances education, information exchange, and networking opportunities for all of Georgia's water professionals.

GAWP is dedicated to exceptional professional education, dissemination of sound technical principles and scientific information, increased public understanding, and promotion of valid public laws and programs. Our chief purpose is to assist those who have an interest in water, wastewater, and related topics in the State of Georgia. GAWP holds four major technical conferences over the course of the year and conducts Georgia's second largest professional meeting with over 1,500 attendees. In addition, the Association hosts or co-sponsors numerous specialty workshops across the state and the southeast. GAWP is divided into nine geographic Districts, with each District having an appointed Director and an Assistant. We believe personal contact is critical to maintaining a healthy Association and local assistance is achieved via direct support from these eighteen volunteers. They, along with eight full-time GAWP employees, deliver exceptional member support services and strive to further Georgia water professional's merit and value on a daily basis.