ABOUT US

The American Public Works Association (APWA) is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services.

Chartered in 1938, APWA is the largest and oldest organization of its kind in the world with over 25, 000 members. The Association currently consists of 67 Chapters throughout North America of which the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER is one.

The NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER covers eleven counties in northwest California. San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, plus northern San Mateo.

Formed in 1947, the NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER was the first APWA Chapter "west of the Mississippi".

What We Do:

• Monthly lunch meetings (except July and August)
• Guest speakers on timely topics
• Annual public works agency internships
• Educational seminars and satellite video teleconferences
• Summer technical field trip
  
• Monthly newsletter with listings of seminars and jobs available
  
• Annual awards program recognizing people, projects and contractors (May)
  
• National Public Works Week activities (May)
  
• Holiday Party with East Bay Municipal Engineers (December)
  
• Joint meetings with other associations (ASCE, SAME, EBME)
  
• Committee activities (technical and non-technical)
  
• “Streets & Sewers” -annual 2 day seminar on repair and maintenance of streets and sewers.
  

For questions or additional information about the Northern California Chapter of the American Public Works Association, please send a message to:
troyan@apwanorcal.org