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Ultraviolet Expert Karl Linden Wins 2020 Clarke Prize

January 22, 2021

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Linden received the Clarke Prize during a virtual award ceremony held on November 10, 2020. Click here to watch the full ceremony. Image courtesy of NWRI

In November, University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) Civil Engineering Professor Karl Linden received the annual Clarke Prize for Excellence in Water Research from the National Water Research Institute (NWRI; Fountain Valley, California). Nomination documents describe Linden as the world’s most published researcher in the fields of UV Light-Emitting Diode (LED) systems as well as […]

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Meet WEF’s Newest Life Members

October 23, 2020

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Mary Belefski Klein, member since 1983, Federal Water Quality Association. Photo courtesy of Klein. Thomas P. Brown, member since 1982, Clean Water Professionals of Kentucky & Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Brown. Robert (Bob) Forbes, member since 1979, North Carolina Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of WEF. Frederick J. Mucci, III, member since 1985, New Jersey […]

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WEF Recognizes Ingenuity in Operations and Design

October 16, 2020

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WEF celebrated four WRRF upgrade initiatives as winners of the 2020 WEF Project Excellence Awards. Among them was South Platte (Colorado) Water Renewal Partners, who led a partnership that delivered the state’s first facility that captures natural gas and sells it for a profit to a local pipeline owner. Image courtesy of South Platte Water Renewal Partners.

Effectively tackling emerging threats to public health and the environment requires water professionals to be agile; adaptable; and able to develop, implement, and operate new innovations that advance the way the sector approaches its work. In August, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Virginia) announced the winners of its 2020 WEF Awards for Operational and […]

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2020 WEF Awards Recognize Excellence in Education, Communications

September 22, 2020

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Whether persuading community members to conserve water, working in a laboratory to study the latest threats to water quality, or preparing the next generation of water professionals, education is at the heart of the water treatment sector. Each year, one category of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Virginia) Awards recognizes individuals and organizations driving […]

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Meet WEF’s Newest Life Members

August 13, 2020

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Edward Clerico, member since 1985, New Jersey Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of Clerico. Libby Ford, member since 1975, New York Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of Ford. Thomas Hall, member since 1977, California Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of Hall. Stephen M. Jenkins, member since 1984, Water Environment Association of Texas. Photo courtesy of […]

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Meet WEF’s Newest Life Members

July 8, 2020

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Chibby Alloway, member since 1979, California Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of Alloway. Patricia M. Cleveland, member since 1984, Water Environment Association of Texas. Photo courtesy of Cleveland. Kevin J. Deeny, member since 1985, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of Deeny. Thomas Holstrom, member since 1977, Water Environment Association of Utah. Photo courtesy of […]

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Meet WEF’s Newest Life Members

June 1, 2020

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Joseph Cleary, member since 1974, New Jersey Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of Cleary. John D’Antoni, member since 1985, Water Environment Association of Texas. Photo courtesy of D’Antoni. George W. Desmarais, member since 1981, New York Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of Desmarais. Fred Ellerbusch, member since 1977, New Jersey Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy […]

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U.S. EPA Honors Two New England WEA Members

May 28, 2020

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Region 1 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which serves six northeastern states and ten tribal nations, recently recognized two wastewater professionals for excellence in their respective fields. Wayne Graham of the Vermont Rural Water Association received the 2019 Regional Wastewater Trainer of the Year Excellence Award, and Paul Desrosiers, a Providence, Rhode Island-based […]

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