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WEF, WERF Release Manual on Shortcut Nitrogen Removal

July 9, 2015

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The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) and the Water Environment Research Foundation (Alexandria, Va.) jointly published Shortcut Nitrogen Removal—Nitrite Shunt and Deammonification, as an extension of Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) efforts. Shortcut nitrogen removal is an emerging economical solution for water resource recovery facilities. It refers to the biological nitrogen removal process that […]

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WEF Releases Nutrient Roadmap To Help Navigate Utilities to an Energy-Neutral Future

July 7, 2015

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The Nutrient Roadmap

In 2013, the Water Environment Foundation (Alexandria, Va.), the Environmental Defense Fund (New York), and the Johnson Foundation at Wingspread (Racine, Wis.) worked together to create a new goal for the next generation of wastewater treatment: zero net impact with regard to nutrient discharges by 2040. The Nutrient Roadmap is the product of that work. […]

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WEF Book Discusses Ultraviolet Disinfection

June 25, 2015

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Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection in the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF’s; Alexandria, Va.) new book, Ultraviolet Disinfection for Wastewater: Low-Dose Application Guidance for Secondary and Tertiary Discharges. The book, which offers case study examples, fills a gap in the design guidance for UV disinfection for low-dose applications such as disinfection […]

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Compendium Offers Insights Into the Value of Water in Business

March 5, 2015

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Water sector leaders share insights into the relationship between water and business in The Value of Water: A Compendium of Essays by Smart CEOs. Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) member Donna Vincent Roa, in collaboration with the Value of Water Coalition, developed the book to feature leaders’ thoughts about the value of water and […]

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WEF Members and Saff Contribute to Water Anthology

January 15, 2015

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Damned If We Don't Featured Image

The book, Damned If We Don’t: Ideas for accelerating change around water, offers insight into water sector issues and personal stories from many different authors that include Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) members and staff. The water anthology provides ideas to better manage water with topics ranging from conservation, to innovation, to leadership. “This […]

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WEF Book Provides Water Resource Recovery Facility Design Information

December 11, 2014

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Introduction to Water Resource Recovery Facility Design

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) provides current information on designing state-of-the-art facilities and treatment processes through Introduction to Water Resource Recovery Facility Design, Second Edition. The updated book includes information about regulations and standards for students and practicing engineers. The book addresses the challenges of incorporating new technology and innovations while producing a […]

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Moving Toward Water Resource Recovery Facilities Publication Is Available

October 23, 2014

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WEF Publication- Resource Recovery Cover

Resource recovery is an emerging societal need globally. Due to the ever-increasing pressures on progressively limited resources such as water, nutrients, and energy, it is critical to recover these resources from wastestreams. The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) released Moving Toward Resource Recovery Facilities, a peer-reviewed publication about moving away from wastestreams and moving toward […]

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WEF Releases Green Infrastructure Implementation Special Publication

October 21, 2014

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Unlike other books that focus on technical design of individual “green” elements, the Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) special publication Green Infrastructure Implementation tackles topics that relate directly to the ability to implement green infrastructure. Featuring a collection of programmatic and planning topics, the publication covers a range of issues from stormwater to public education and […]

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