The 2014 Water Challenge marked a key event of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, March 22–28. Barry Liner, director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Water Science and Engineering Center, appeared as one the featured speakers for the daylong challenge on March 24. Those attending WEF’s upcoming Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC® 2014) will […]
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WEF Members Help Drive U.S. EPA’s Sustainable Practices Initiatives
May 14, 2014
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides various resources to help water-sector facilities become more sustainable. Recently, EPA released Moving Toward Sustainability: Effective and Sustainable Practices for Creating Your Water Utility Roadmap, to help water resource recovery facilities implement practices to improve operations and move toward sustainability at a pace consistent with facility and community needs. […]
WEFTEC Ranked Among Top Trade Shows
May 13, 2014
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WEFTEC® 2013 has been ranked by Trade Show News Network (Brookfield, Wis.) as 69th in its Top 250 Trade Show list. The list ranks trade shows held in the United States by net square footage of exhibits. In 2013, the technical exhibition and conference drew a record 22,589 registrants, making it the largest in the […]
U.S. Department of Energy Resources for Water and Wastewater Facilities
May 7, 2014
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The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) has worked with partners to create a vision of the water utility of the future. Last year, WEF, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (Washington, D.C.), and the Water Environment Research Foundation (Alexandria, Va.) released “The Water Resources Utility of the Future: A Blueprint for Action.” As […]
Job Seekers and Employers Meet Through WEF’s Job Bank
May 6, 2014
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Is your business searching for qualified water-sector employees? Or, are you a water treatment professional looking for employment? The job market can be tough to maneuver. But the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) makes the task easier through the WEF Job Bank. With dozens of new water-quality jobs posted every month, those in the […]
WEF Webcasts Cover Odor Control, Modeling, and Force Main Condition Assessments
May 5, 2014
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Odor Control 101: Successful Strategies, Innovations, and Technologies Learn about odor control from basic generation theory to solutions that help develop an understanding of odor constituents, generation of odors, modeling methods to predict odor emission and effects, and the latest technological solutions for controlling odors. Case studies will be presented to illustrate the concepts and […]
O’Neill Shares Her Vision for WEF
March 6, 2014
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On Feb. 3, Eileen O’Neill was formally named executive director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.). She had served as interim executive director since July. O’Neill has more than 20 years of experience at WEF; in 2011, she became WEF’s deputy executive director and before this, served as chief technical officer with responsibility […]
WE&T Releases 2014 Editorial Calendar
September 6, 2013
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Water Environment & Technology (WE&T) magazine has released its 2014 editorial calendar. The calendar helps the magazine’s editors and editorial advisory boards determine when features on a particular topic will appear. The 2014 calendar includes a focus on the core topics of traditional wastewater management with exploration into such evolving areas as resource recovery, smart meter […]
May 15, 2014
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