Australian Water Association (AWA) is a non-profit organisation that serves as the peak body for the Australian water industry.

The AWA was formed in June 1962 as the Australian Water and Wastewater Association (AWWA), with state branches in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria.

[2] An Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch was formed in 1968,[3] which was joined by Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia branches in the 1970s.

[1] In 1974, the AWWA established Water as its official journal.

[1] It is a partner in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Australian Water Partnership, which supports water management initiatives in the Indo-Pacific.