WEF Highlights

Volunteers of the Future Task Force recommends five initiatives for committees   Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) leaders are working to optimize the operation of WEF committees and to improve WEF volunteer engagement. Currently, WEF has 30 committees that help develop policy positions; write technical publications; develop training materials, program content, and conference programs; […]

Michael Kyle, WEF House of Delegates member and Lancaster Area Sewer Authority executive director Michael Kyle currently is the executive director of the Lancaster (Pa.) Area Sewer Authority, a regional system serving 33,000 customers. Previously he worked as a laboratory supervisor, industrial pretreatment administrator, instructor, operations superintendent, and director of Wastewater Treatment at the Springettsbury […]

During a ceremony on Sept. 30 at WEFTEC® 2014, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) “gavel of leadership” passed from Sandra Ralston, who now is WEF’s immediate past president, to WEF President Ed McCormick. “We are experiencing the leading edge of a major sea change in the water sector — a renaissance in our […]

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 […]

Since November, I have had the privilege of attending several conferences in North America, including events in Montreal; Raleigh, N.C.; and Acapulco, Mexico. Two were annual conferences for Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Member Associations — Réseau Environnement (Montreal) and North Carolina Water Environment Association (Raleigh, N.C.) — and the third was an international conference for […]

The dedication and active involvement of members are what advance the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) mission — to provide bold leadership, champion innovation, connect water professionals, and leverage knowledge to support clean and safe water worldwide — as well as WEF’s vision to be essential to water professionals around the world. Join WEF […]

The dedication and active involvement of members are what advance the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) mission — to provide bold leadership, champion innovation, connect water professionals, and leverage knowledge to support clean and safe water worldwide — as well as WEF’s vision to be essential to water professionals around the world. Join WEF […]

On Oct. 8, during WEFTEC® 2013, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) “gavel of leadership” changed hands. Cordell Samuels, who is now immediate past president, passed the gavel to President Sandra Ralston. Ralston is principal consultant with Malcolm Pirnie, the water division of ARCADIS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) in Charleston, S.C. She also participates on […]