The American Water Works Association and the Indian Water Works Association signed recently a historic collaboration agreement that licenses IWWA to distribute 27 AWWA standards in India.
   The agreement, inked Jan. 29 in Jodhpur, India, is the first of its kind for AWWA and will assist in the development of safe and efficient water and wastewater utilities in many developing areas of India.
   "AWWA standards are really the heart of our association," said Paula MacIlwaine, acting AWWA executive director "They get to the core of our most basic mission, which is to protect public health. And they are created by AWWA's greatest asset: its 60,000 members. So I am really pleased to be sharing with you the very heart of our association."
   The groups say the collaboration agreement paves the way for broader cooperation between the two associations in the areas of publishing, products and services, and conferences. Among the potential activities include publishing articles in each other's peer-reviewed journals, partnering on webcasts and other training opportunities.