WEF Highlights

Featured Other News High School Students Spend a Year Studying the Bronx River Rocking the Boat, a youth development organization based in the South Bronx of New York City, offers water-based educational programs for underserved students that go beyond traditional classrooms. From the President: Directions for the Future When traveling for business or pleasure, we […]

The research journal, Water Environment Research® (WER), publishes peer-reviewed research papers, research notes, and critical reviews on research in all scientific and technical areas related to water quality, pollution control, and management. Published by the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), the journal accepts only the highest-quality submissions using a streamlined process, with editors focusing on […]

United Utilities (Warrington, England) produced a music video called “Can’t Flush This.” The parody of M.C. Hammer’s 1990 hit “Can’t Touch This,” communicates the negative consequences of flushing items not intended to go down the toilet. In the video, “MC Plumber” and his two assistants rap in a bathroom and breakdance outside while conveying the […]

Learn about applying membranes to drinking water, wastewater, and reuse applications during the Technology Transfer Workshop. The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) is hosting the workshop jointly with the American Membrane Technology Association (Stuart, Fla.) and Northwest Membrane Operators Association (Boise, Idaho). The workshop will feature educational sessions, exhibits, and tours of two full-scale membrane […]

Federal spending for the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) returns economic gains and jobs, according to a new economic benefits analysis released by the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) and WateReuse Association (Alexandria, Va.). The analysis, WEF/WateReuse Analysis of National Economic, Job Creation, and Tax Revenue Benefits from Increased Funding […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) has released Private Property Infiltration and Inflow Control. This book offers guidance on methods to identify, locate, and estimate the magnitude of private property infiltration and inflow (I/I) as well as best practices to control it. I/I control efforts can pose a challenge for utilities, and private property […]

Looking for a way to keep in contact with fellow Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) members? WEFCOM is the tool to use. The online community for WEF members enables users to create personalized contact lists. A WEFCOM contact list enables you to stay in touch with other members — even those on other committees […]

When traveling for business or pleasure, we often start by asking these familiar questions: Where are we going? How are we going to get there? What are we going to do? Asking these questions also is important for any organization. For the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), finding the answers to these questions is […]