WEF Highlights

Every spring in celebration of Earth Day and World Water Day, the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF; Alexandria) staff volunteer environmental group, WEFEco, reaches out to the local community. This year, WEF participated in both an Earth Day event and the Commuter Challenge in Alexandria, Va. Reaching out to the community On April 25, staff volunteer […]

Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) staff members took time to spread the message of the value of water and to educate about wastewater treatment. On June 10, WEF welcomed 75 middle-school students from Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy (Alexandria, Va.) to its headquarters as part of the service project “Operation H2O,” organized by the staff volunteer group, […]

Programs provide funds to get middle and high school students interested in treating water   As professionals retire, water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) and other water-sector organizations are looking to the future and trying to grow the number of people interested in treating wastewater. Many are starting these efforts in high school by offering scholarships […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) now is accepting applications for the 2014 WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship, which provides $25,000 to a post-baccalaureate student in the water environment field. Application materials must arrive to the Water Environment Federation Awards Department on or before March 1. Questions? See the WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship […]

Take learning about water to the Web through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science School. The website, launched in 1997, helps anyone age 6 or older become a water student. The Water Cycle section offers a comprehensive discussion about all aspects of the water cycle, said Howard Perlman, USGS hydrologist. This section is available […]

Students around the United States are learning more about the water environment using scientific methods thanks to grants from the Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). All B-WET projects emphasize “meaningful watershed educational experiences” through sustained, hands-on activities that are aligned with academic learning standards and […]