EWMO raised a lot of interest and has been able to publish interesting articles on a wide variety of topics. However, based on this two year’s experience, it is now the occasion to improve the electronic journal and make it a better communication medium for all members.

The first step was to find a short and appealing brand name. E-WAter was chosen, because it combines several meanings: “E” standing for European and for Electronic, “water“ for obvious reasons and E-WAter also includes the name of our association EWA.

The second and very important step consists on making E-WAter largely known to the individual members of the associations members of the EWA. This will stimulate authors from every European member association to submit articles for publication in E-WAter and will contribute to improve the general quality of the journal as well as to strengthen the sharing of knowledge and experience among Europeans working in all areas of water management.

Papers on any issue related to any branch of the water cycle - including the urban cycle - to be known by about 50 thousand European practitioners, experts and scientists can be published in the electronic journal E-WAter. E-WAter can be downloaded from the EWA homepage - http://www.ewaonline.de/journal/online.htm - where Instructions for authors can be found.

Articles (about 5 MB) can be sent to the Chairperson of the EWA Editorial Committee, Dr. Maria Helena MARECOS do MONTE (hmarecos@dec.isel.ipl.pt), who will activate a referee evaluation process before publication.

The European Water Association (EWA) is an independent nongovernmental and non-profit making organisation dealing with the management and improvement of the water environment. It is one of the major professional associations in Europe that covers the whole water sector, wastewater as well as drinking water and water related waste, providing best practice and best science. With member associations from nearly all Central and Eastern European Countries, it not only includes most of the current European Union member states, Norway, and Switzerland, but also most of the Accession Countries.

Besides the information of its members on EU legislation and standardisation, the aim of the association is to provide a forum for the discussion of key technical and policy issues. This is done by international conferences, workshops and meetings, special working groups for experts and also publications.

Through this exchange of knowledge the association intends to contribute to a sustainable water management: a safe water supply and the protection of water and soil. The EWA has established close contacts to the European Commission (DG Environment), the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Parliament. The European Water Association (EWA) is one of the most important technical-scientific associations in Europe in the field of water. With 25 national member associations and a growing number of member firms, the EWA covers nearly all European countries.

It offers its members a forum for the discussion of central technical and political questions. This takes place through conferences, workshops, meetings and groups of experts as well as through regular publications. Via the 25 national member associations there are more than 50,000 experts from the complete field of water.

Contact & Information:
European Water Association (EWA)
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 17
D-53773 Hennef
Tel +49 (0)2242 872-189
Fax +49 (0)2242 872-135