2020-10-28T16:35:02-05:00 2019-12-31 362663358 PORTE BROWN LLC 845 OAKTON STREET ELK GROVE VILLAGE IL 60007 990 2019-01-01 362784319 WATER QUALITY ASSOCIATION WATE 6305050160 4151 NAPERVILLE ROAD LISLE IL 60532 SCOTT FREEMAN CFO 6305050160 2020-10-16 1 BRUCE G JONES P00036312 8479561040 23.96.195.26 2020-10-16 09:50:46 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 2019 2021-04-22 16:20:28Z SCOTT FREEMAN 4151 NAPERVILLE ROAD LISLE IL 60532 29420820 0 X WWW.WQA.ORG X 1951 IL TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, STATISTICAL DATA, INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS AND THE PROMOTION OF WATER TREATMENT PRODUCTS FOR MEMBERS. 24 24 72 24 0 0 2640081 2796712 8196888 8531004 73871 114518 581 64346 10911421 11506580 0 0 0 0 5732195 5895640 0 0 0 4954701 5343990 10686896 11239630 224525 266950 7130123 7950464 4214550 4763181 2915573 3187283 TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, STATISTICAL DATA, INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS AND THE PROMOTION OF WATER TREATMENT PRODUCTS FOR MEMBERS. 0 0 PROVIDE WATER TREATMENT EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS. 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