WEF Highlights

The 92nd Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC®) will be held Sept. 21–25 at McCormick Place in Chicago. As the world’s largest annual water quality conference, WEFTEC offers diverse educational, networking, and business opportunities. The variety of topics presented offers a cost-effective way for professionals to bring back valuable knowledge […]

At this year’s Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC®), 44 teams of elite wastewater operators met in New Orleans to participate in the 31st-annual Operations Challenge competition. For 11 of those teams, 2018 marked their national-level debut. To help new teams acclimate to the rigorous pace and complexity of Operations […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) 91st annual technical exhibition and conference set a record for the most registrants in New Orleans with 20,740 registrants. WEFTEC 2018 also drew 1019 exhibitors using a net 27,856 m2 (299,850 ft2) of space. The event showcased the latest technologies and services for water environment preservation, restoration, and […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) “Words on Water” podcast series presents insights from leaders in the water sector. Stream online podcast episodes and download audio files on iTunes and the Android Words on Water app. In recent episodes: Kevin Marsh, vice president of sales and marketing for FlowWorks (Seattle), discusses how big data […]

Every year, key updates about the annual Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) technical exhibition and conference (WEFTEC) have been published in the WEFTEC Daily newspaper. At WEFTEC 2018, WEF introduced the new source for WEFTEC news: WEFTEC Now. As the new, official source for all news about the conference, WEFTEC Now features timely coverage of […]

The 2018 Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) technical exhibition and conference (WEFTEC®) returns to New Orleans, Sept. 29–Oct. 3 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. Register for WEFTEC for access to 143 technical sessions, 26 workshops, 7 facility tours, 17 mobile sessions, and more than 1000 exhibiting companies covering about 300,000 ft2 of […]

In 1993, an AZ Water Association committee came up with a novel idea while developing the agenda for a national collection systems conference. How about creating an exhibit of historical sewer photos to display at the conference?   Jon Schladweiler, co-chair of the committee and amateur history buff, was all in and got to work building […]

When the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) technical exhibition and conference (WEFTEC®) returns to New Orleans this year, attendees can join the ReGeneration movement by connecting with like-minded individuals to share solutions and develop new ideas for protecting water quality. Water sector professionals who gather at WEFTEC use technology to protect and restore freshwater […]