?Why Sponsor?

?Your company can sponsor any of the following areas:

• Ground Water On-Line – Our most popular feature! A database of more than 78,000 bibliographic citations, the largest of its kind in the world.
• What’s New
– A direct link to the most recent, exciting new additions to the NGWA Web site.
• Links
– A diverse offering of ground water-related Web sites, a very popular area!
• Journals
– Subscriptions to our prestigious journals, information on submitting articles and press releases for consideration, and current tables of contents. Also Featured: directories of products and services as they are published throughout the year.
• Buyers Guide
– Showcases the companies serving the industry and their products and services.
• Member’s Forum
– Bulletin board, current newsletters, and breaking news for NGWA members only!
• NGWA Bookstore
– Load up your shopping cart in this popular virtual bookstore. A secure server is employed for the protection of our customers.
• Calendar of Upcoming Courses & Conventions
– this well-traveled area constantly changes as NGWA courses, conventions, and trade shows are updated throughout the year.
• Search Engine
– No need to wade through mountains of information! Visitors love to use this engine to search the entire NGWA web site by keyword.
• Membership
– Visitors can renew or establish a membership on-line with our secure server and obtain valuable member news and information.
• For the Public
- Features current ground water data and market statistics.
• Our Position
- Offers the latest public affairs news and legislation that impacts the ground water industry.

More than 100,000 hits per month

More than 5,000 distinct visitors per month

Demographics analysis of NGWA Web site:

com (commercial) 28.85%

net (Network) 19.35%

edu (USA Educational) 6.88%

gov (USA Government) 4.37%

ca (Canada) 3.57%

org (non-profit organizations) 1.99%

Countries with the highest visitation (other than the U.S.) are:

Canada 3.57%

UK 1.05%

Australia 0.98%

Germany 0.58%

More than 70 countries represented on a regular basis.

The Web site has garnered much traffic and praise since its debut in April 1997. We’re young, but constantly growing. NGWA, founded in 1948, is an international association with a member base of 18,000 companies and individuals whose main interest is GROUND WATER.

Your company may sponsor an area of our Web site with a banner. The base rate for NGWA members is $550 per month, or $1,400 for 3 months, prepaid. Non-member prices are $850 per month, or $2,300 for 3 months. There is no extra charge for positioning, but positioning is based on a first-come, first-served basis. Banners should be approximately 468 x 60 pixels.

Banner Design: If you cannot furnish your own banner, we will have one designed for you by our professional web site designer. Banners can include your company logo with slogan or message, a link to your company web site, and full color. Cost is $250. [Price does not include animation, but we are happy to provide you with a reasonable estimate.]

Mechanicals: Provide basic layout of ad, logo, or photo. Materials can also be accepted as .gif file.

• Free to members of NGWA, NGWA exhibitors, and Water Well Journal, Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation display advertisers.
• $100/year for Nonmembers of NGWA for the following link categories: consultants, drilling services, manufacturers, tools, and transportation services.

Electronic versions of the WWJ Buyers Guide, GWMR Buyers Guide, WWJ Monitoring Contractor Directory, and the GWMR Consultant and Contractor Directory appear on the web site. Call for information.

Do you:

-- have an interest in generating overseas sales?

-- sell products and services targeting the ground water environmental, consulting, and monitoring markets?

-- manufacture ground water software (ours is the perfect target audience: 100% of our web site users have 1) an interest in ground water and 2) a personal computer)?

Contact Webmaster Michelle Crow-Dolby, 1-800-551-7379, ext. 554,