IBWA Candidate Bottler Program Dues

IBWA Candidate Bottlers are companies that bottle or package water within the United States who are not yet prepared to submit to the annual inspection required for IBWA Bottler members. The purpose of this program is to assist Candidate Bottlers in achieving compliance with all FDA and IBWA Bottler member inspection requirements. It allows a bottler to work through a two-year program, which includes a consultative visit from an IBWA-approved, third-party inspection company. Once a Candidate Bottler’s facility meets the standards of the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice, the company will transfer to Bottler membership.

Total payment of the minimum bottler dues and consultation fee for new members is due at the time of application. For renewing members, to guarantee uninterrupted member services, the fees must be received at IBWA headquarters no later than January 31, 2019.

NEW DUES STRUCTURE FOR THE CANDIDATE BOTTLER PROGRAM

During its annual business meeting in November 2014, the IBWA membership approved a change in the IBWA bylaws which allows for the implementation of dues for the candidate bottlers to begin January 1, 2015. Those dues will be in addition to the inspection fees. The new dues are as follows:

1. Year 1 Dues fees of $3,230.00 (which represent ½ of minimum dues for a Bottler member), plus the cost of inspection, for the first year that a company participates in the Candidate Bottler Program.

2. Year 2 Dues fees of $4,845.00, (which represent ¾ of minimum dues for a Bottler member) plus the cost of inspection, for the second year that a company participates in the Candidate Bottler Program.

COMPANY CONTACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Contributions to the Drinking Water Research Foundation (DWRF) are deductible as charitable donations for Federal Income Tax purposes. IBWA tax ID #25-1124210

Payment of the above fees indicates agreement by the company to abide by the IBWA Bylaws and other rules. All sales and other information provided will be kept in the strictest confidence.

By mail:

IBWA 1700 Diagonal Road Suite 650 Alexandria, VA 22314

By fax:

703-683-4074

By email:

ibwainfo@bottledwater.org

Upon completion of the Candidate Bottler Program and attaining full Bottler membership, bottlers must comply with the following Conditions of Membership for Bottler Members.

CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP FOR BOTTLER MEMBERS

In applying for or renewing bottler membership and as a condition precedent to membership, I hereby voluntarily acknowledge, agree and consent:

1. That each of my company’s bottling plants located within the United States meets the sanitation and drinking water safety standards of bottler membership as adopted by IBWA and as may be modified by its Board of Directors from time to time (a copy of which has been distributed to the membership.)

2. To allow each of my company’s bottling plants to be inspected annually by a private, independent inspection agency, approved by IBWA for the purpose of determining whether said plant(s) meets the minimum sanitation and drinking water safety standards of bottler membership as adopted by IBWA.

3. For any plant(s) whose initial annual inspection indicates that it fails to meet said sanitation and drinking water safety standards of bottler membership, to demonstrate compliance at my company’s expense through a re-inspection, if determined by IBWA to be necessary, or other means of demonstrating compliance to occur within 30 days of notice from IBWA that said plant does not meet the aforesaid standards of bottler membership.

4. That final approval of my application or renewal for bottler membership and continuation of said membership thereafter from year to year shall be contingent on (a) allowing the annual plant inspection and any re-inspection or other appropriate follow-up means of demonstrating compliance determined to be necessary by IBWA, as required by paragraphs (2) and (3) herein; (b) obtaining and maintaining thereafter the necessary passing score for said inspection or any necessary re-inspection in accordance with IBWA’s standards of bottler membership, and (c) compliance with all other provisions of IBWA’s Bylaws published in the IBWA Roster.

I comply with the current policy with regard to the use of the IBWA logo and the associated statements and agree to the indemnity and release language set forth on the application form.

If there are additional employees that you would like to receive IBWA News Splash, the Bottled Water Reporter magazine, and other announcements, please provide their contact information in the spaces available below. There is no limit to the number of additional contacts that can be provided to IBWA, so feel free to attach additional sheets of contact information, if needed. .

FAll additional contacts do not have to be located at the same address. For more Additional Contact sheets, go to: http://www.bottledwater.org/membership/dues-renewal, or make a copy of this page.