To be a member of the Golden West Section, one must be a member of the Air & Waste Management Association. Information about A&WMA membership is found at www.AWMA.org. Additionally, Golden West Section members must reside in, or conduct business within, the geographic area of the Section (generally, Northern California).

Membership in the Golden West Section provides:

Mother Lode Chapter - Sacramento Valley
Golden Empire Chapter - San Joaquin Valley, Bakersfield.

Student Membership. Student members of the Golden West Section must be student members of the Air & Waste Management Association. Additionally, the student must reside or attend school within the geographic area of the Golden West Section. Student membership provides all of the privileges of a full membership, except student members may not nominate, vote, or hold an office.

Electronic Communication. In order to avoid the excessive costs of mailing announcements and other communication to our members via the US Mail, we encourage all members to provide their e-mail address. To do this please log on to the Members Only section of the AWMA website (www.AWMA.org) and update your address profile. If this is not possible, please contact the Chair of the Golden West Section. Contact information is provided on the "Directors" web page. Thank you.

Announcements for Upcoming Events. Those who are not currently members of the Air & Waste Management Association may receive e-mail announcements of upcoming meetings and other events.

Please complete the Request Form in Word (email1283.doc) or in Adobe Acrobat (email1283.pdf)

International A&WMA. The Air and Waste Management Association provides a host of member benefits. Membership information, conferences, activities, technical journal, environmental news, and other benefits are found on the A&WMA web site at www.awma.org