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Featured Others News Rubber Ducks Convey Stormwater Pollution Message in Maine Think Blue Maine collaboration works to reduce runoff pollution Rubber ducks aren’t just for bath time anymore. A yellow rubber duck and red devil duck take center stage for stormwater educational messaging distributed throughout Maine. A total of 30 nonprofits, state agencies, and municipalities […]

Water sector leader presents a vision for the future at WEF headquarters   The future requires that wastewater treatment processes move into uncharted waters. Julian Sandino, a vice president at CH2M Hill (Englewood, Colo.), presented his vision of the sector’s future during a luncheon at the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) headquarters on Feb. […]

Richard C. Collins, member since 1974, Water Environment Association of Texas. Roger A. Cooley, member since 1975, Virginia Water Environment Association. Foster D. Crowell, member since 1974, Water Environment Association of Texas. Peter J. Czerwinski, member since 1977, Water Environment Association of Texas. Raul E. Filardi, member since 1972, Kansas Water Environment Association. George W. Goloby Jr., member […]

WEF members participate in workshop exploring gas-cleaning technologies   Ralph “Rusty” Schroedel and Steven Delight both have experience handling gas as an energy source for water resource recovery facilities. They were invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy workshop because of their extensive biogas utilization experience. Ralph “Rusty” Schroedel Schroedel, a Water Environment […]

Think Blue Maine collaboration works to reduce runoff pollution   Rubber ducks aren’t just for bath time anymore. A yellow rubber duck and red devil duck take center stage for stormwater educational messaging distributed throughout Maine. A total of 30 nonprofits, state agencies, and municipalities have joined together through the Think Blue Maine campaign to […]

Get outside and sample your local waterway for the World Water Monitoring Challenge™ (WWMC). Through Dec. 31, anyone can help protect water resources around the world by performing a series of hands-on tests of local lakes, rivers, and oceans. The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) and International Water Association (London) are coordinating WWMC, which builds […]

Register now to join thousands of water professionals at the world’s largest water conference and exhibition. Take advantage of the numerous educational, networking, and business-building opportunities that will occur during the 87th annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) 2014, being held Sept. 27–Oct. 1 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. “While […]

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to travel the country and engage groups of utility managers in a discussion of pressing issues. More than 100 of these professionals from around the United States participated in “views from the lunchroom” discussions. Despite differences in utility size or location, I saw a remarkable consistency in what […]