WEF Highlights

Minnesota teacher reflects on students’ achievements   Every year an impressive group of young scientists compete for the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP). Whether these high school competitors win or not, many go on to make remarkable achievements. Cindy Welsh, seventh grade science teacher in the Cloquet (Minn.) Public School system for the past […]

Student teams gathered at WEFTEC® 2015 in Chicago to compete in the 14th annual Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Student Design Competition. The WEF Students and Young Professionals Committee event promotes real-world design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and career in water and wastewater engineering and science. Individuals or teams of […]

The Value of Water Coalition — a partnership of public and private U.S. water sector organizations, including the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) — announced the addition of 12 organizations to its coalition, a new director to lead its public awareness initiative, and the launch of a new website. The Value of Water Coalition […]

Heather Himmelberger, director of the Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque), recently presented at TEDxABQ, an individually organized TED event in Albuquerque, N.M. Himmelberger spoke about finding better ways to manage and pay for public water systems. She sees upcoming water quality, quantity, and infrastructure issues as an opportunity to […]

The Cuyahoga River, which runs through Cleveland, caught fire 13 times since 1868. It’s been nearly 46 years since the last time the river burned. That 1969 oil-slick river-fire was memorialized on the cover of Time Magazine; the image became a national symbol for water pollution and environmental degradation and fueled public concern for the […]

In celebration of World Water Day 2013 on March 22, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) issued a national call to action, asking communities across the United States to make WATER’S WORTH IT® Month proclamations. This new effort builds on the success of the larger WATER’S WORTH IT campaign and provides a unique way […]