WEF Highlights

Laurie Perkins, coordinator for the Collection Systems Event at WEFTEC® 2014, is one of many volunteers working hard behind-the-scenes to make sure the competition runs smoothly. Perkins said she works throughout the year to obtain volunteer judges, train judges on their responsibilities, make sure all the equipment is in adequate condition before the competition, and […]

As a member of the Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) since 2006 who has worked for Maryland Environmental Service (MES; Millersville) for 26 years, Ellen Frketic has known about Operations Challenge for years. Her organization has more than 100 operators, and she kept thinking “we should be doing this,” Frketic said. Frketic worked with Justin Myers, […]

Imagine H2O (San Francisco) has launched its sixth annual path-to-market program, Infrastructure Challenge. The business innovations competition will help identify and launch promising water technology startups. Imagine H2O seeks innovative emerging and growth-stage businesses with scalable solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure to enter the competition. The top companies will advance to Imagine H2O’s Accelerator […]

U.S. EPA Announces 2013 Campus RainWorks Challenge Winners    University students put their green infrastructure designs to the test for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Campus RainWorks Challenge. The challenge engages students and faculty members to reinvent water infrastructure and develop innovative green infrastructure systems to reduce stormwater pollution and build resilience to climate change. […]

For the third year, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) will host the StormTV Project. It is an effort to collect and share innovative stormwater videos in the four categories of nonprofit and government programs, for-profit projects, stormwater equipment, and public education. The goal of the project is to recognize and highlight the work […]

Talented young scientists have put their water-research projects to the test and 54 have won state U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competitions. The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) announced these state winners, who will head to Herndon, Va., for the SJWP National Competition, June 13–14. WEF Member Association water quality professionals selected finalists, […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) has issued a call for videos of innovative stormwater programs and projects for its second annual StormTV Project competition. The WEF video competition was developed with the goal of sharing creative ways of managing stormwater, improving water quality, and informing the public about stormwater management. Expert judges from […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenged college and university students to increase the use of green infrastructure on their campuses to reduce stormwater pollution. As a result, 218 teams of undergraduate and graduate students working with faculty advisors responded to the inaugural Campus RainWorks Challenge. More than 30 judges from the Water Environment Federation […]