The California Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) was founded in 1974 as a non-profit association of public and private sector professionals with a common interest in serving the principles underlying the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The specific and primary purposes of the association are to establish and operate a professional association of persons involved in and committed to improving the processing and implementation of environmental assessment, analysis, public disclosure, and reporting. For more information about how to obtain an AEP membership and to become more involved in the association, please visit our website at www.califaep.org.