Tim Ricker, past chief executive officer of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), died July 31 at the age of 66. Born August 29, 1949, in Washington, D.C., Ricker became an influential WEF leader. On March 3, 1975, Ricker began his 36-year-career at WEF as WEFTEC® exhibits manager. He advanced to take on increasingly […]
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Purchase WEF’s Guidelines for Grit Sampling and Characterization
September 15, 2016
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The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) answers the water sector’s increasing need to determine how grit can be better characterized, modeled, and reliably removed in the book, Guidelines for Grit Sampling and Characterization. The book presents a variety of methods for grit identification and treatment from cross-channel sampling and dry sieving to the interpretation of […]
WEF Recognizes 61 Utilities for Exceptional Performance
September 14, 2016
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The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) joins the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA; Washington, D.C.), the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF; Alexandria, Va.), and the WateReuse Association (Alexandria, Va.) in celebrating 61 recipients of the inaugural Utility of the Future (UOTF) Today Recognition Program. A peer committee of utility leaders selected […]
Baltimore Students Discover Chesapeake Bay on Kayak Expeditions
September 14, 2016
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To preserve the quality of our most vital waterways, an outdoor educational program is working to pique the younger generation’s interest in environmental stewardship. On top of school, work, sports, and countless other activities vying for the attention of urban high school students, finding time to experience nature becomes a challenge. For Baltimore Chesapeake Bay […]
September 15, 2016
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