WEF Highlights

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) provides open access to cutting-edge research in its journal, Water Environment Research (WER). In this month’s open-access paper, “Bioaugmentation with Nitrifying Granules in Low-SRT Flocculent Activated Sludge at Low Temperature,” researchers describe how bioaugmentation with nitrifying granules grown in a sidestream reactor consistently increases the nitrification capacity of […]

Roy Arthur Herwig, known as the father of capacity, management, operation, and maintenance (CMOM), died Dec. 17, 2017, at the age of 75.   Herwig worked for Region 4 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 1984 to 2001. During his tenure at EPA, he helped develop the CMOM program to help evaluate the performance […]

  Sun-Nan Hong, member since 1970, North Carolina Water Environment Association. David Lynn Hutchinson, member since 1980, Water Environment Association of Utah. Michael C. Kavanaugh, member since 1975, California Water Environment Association. Henni Krawtschenko, member since 1981, New Jersey Water Environment Association. Stephen Lang, member since 1979, Water Environment Association of Texas. William J. Mikula, […]

Not all great ideas come from research laboratories. Many come from good old ingenuity, finding new uses for the supplies at hand. If you have come up with an innovative fix for a persistent problem, enter the Operator Ingenuity Contest for a chance to brag about it. This annual contest, now in its seventh year, […]

Reaching the public and customers is easier with a high-quality photo. The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) provides its Member Associations with a photo library to assist with outreach materials. After logging in, authorized users can access various water images. Users also are invited to contribute additional images to the gallery for others to […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) joined other water sector organizations in sending a letter asking U.S. Congress to support the National Priorities Water Research program. The letter, addressed to members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, requests that grant program funding be […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) shares highlights of achievements made by the organization, its members, and its partners during 2017 in a new report. The 2017 WEF Progress Report showcases educational programs, services, and training initiatives that have helped advance water innovation and unite water professionals to protect public health, the environment, and […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Volunteer Service Recognition Program will honor members who significantly contribute to the successes and achievements of the organization by serving on a WEF committee or in the WEF House of Delegates. WEF’s Committee Leadership Council and House of Delegates started the program in 2017 to recognize outstanding volunteers. As many as […]