While ICMA has been responsible for the development and management of LGEAN, the strength of the network lies in the partnership that has been forged by the organizations that compose it.  Through the membership of these partners, the network is able to reach more than 100,000 local government officials and environmental professionals.

The following is a list of partnering organizations with links to each of their web sites.
 

The International City/County Management Association
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is the professional and educational organization representing appointed managers and administrators in local governments throughout the world.  The association sponsors, develops and implements a number of programs that provide local government managers and administrators with expertise on a variety of topic areas.  ICMA is responsible for the construction and day-to-day management of the Local Government Environmental Assistance Network.  ICMA works collaboratively with the following organizations to support LGEAN:
 

The Air & Waste Management Association
The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to 12,000 environmental professionals in 65 countries.  Founded in 1907, the association's goals are to strengthen the environmental profession, expand scientific and technological responses to environmental concerns, and assist professionals in critical environmental decision making.  Membership includes scientists, engineers, policymakers, attorneys, and consultants who work for governments, corporations, universities, consulting organizations, and law firms.
 

The American Water Works Association
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply.  Founded in 1881, AWWA is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world.  Its more than 50,000 members represent the full spectrum of the drinking water community:  treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and others who hold genuine interest in water supply and public health. Membership includes more than 4,000 utilities that supply water to roughly 180 million people in North America.
 

The Environmental Council of the States
The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) is the national non-profit, non-partisan association of state and territorial environmental commissioners.  Its mission is to improve the environment of the United States by providing for the exchange of ideas, views and experiences among states and territories, fostering cooperation and coordination in environmental management, and articulating state positions to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency on environmental issues.
 

The International Municipal Lawyers Association
Formerly the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) is the nonprofit, professional organization that has served as an advocate and valuable legal resource for local government attorneys since 1935.
 

The National Association of Counties
The National Association of Counties (NACo) was created in 1935 to ensure that the nation's 3066 counties are heard and understood in the White House and the halls of Congress.  NACo's membership totals more than 1,800 counties, representing over 75 percent of the nation's population.  NACo is a full-service organization that provides an extensive line of services including legislative, research, and technical as well as public affairs assistance to its members.  It is involved in a number of projects that assist counties in dealing with environment issues.
 

The Public Entity Risk Institute
The Public Entity Risk Institute's (PERI's) mission is to serve public, private, and nonprofit organizations as a dynamic, forward thinking resource for the practical enhancement of risk management.  Created to provide synergy among existing programs and organizations PERI serves as a resource center and clearinghouse for risk management, environmental impairment liability, and disaster management.  PERI works to help small local governments, small nonprofit groups and organizations, and small businesses improve their risk mangement practices.  PERI sponsors LGEAN's environmental risk and liability services through its grants program.
 

The Solid Waste Association of North America
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is the oldest, largest, and most well-respected professional organization in the field.  Its mission is to advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound municipal solid waste management.  Established in the 1950's, SWANA® is the primary source of information and networking opportunities to solid waste professions in the U.S. and Canada.  With more than 6,500 members in 46 state and provincial chapters, SWANA® serves solid waste program directors and superintendents, public works directors, environmental engineers, consultants, private haulers, recycling coordinators, equipment manufacturers and distributors, landfill operators, waste-to-energy professions, regulatory officers, elected officials, university faculty and staff, regional planners, and finance officers.
 

The Water Environment Federation
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is an international not-for-profit educational and technical organization of over 40,000 water experts.  WEF members include environmental, civil, and chemical engineers, biologists, chemists, government officials, treatment plant managers and operators, laboratory technicians, college professors, researchers, students, and equipment manufacturers and distributors.  For nearly 70 years, WEF has guided technological developments in water quality and provided its members and the public with the latest information on wastewater treatment and water quality protection.  The Federation also provides expertise on issues ranging from nonpoint source pollution and hazardous waste to biosolids recycling and groundwater contamination.
 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been an especially valuable partner in the LGEAN effort, having provided technical and financial resources that have enabled LGEAN to bring many of its services and information to local officials.  The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends.