For years, the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) and the North East Water Innovation Network (NEWIN) have served two critical segments of the northeastern U.S. water sector. NEWEA, a Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Member Association, supports practitioners on the frontlines of water and wastewater treatment while technology accelerator NEWIN provides resources for […]
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Students, Young Professionals Make a Difference in Costa Rica
January 27, 2020
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Megan Livak, Students and Young Professionals Manager for the Water Environment Federation, made two trips to Costa Rica last year with international development group Global Water Stewardship. The group’s goal is to help enhance water security and create stronger working relationships between U.S. and Costa Rican water professionals. Read on as Livak discusses her travels […]
From the President: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Workforce Challenges
January 13, 2020
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Working in the water sector, I am constantly learning and being challenged by the people around me. Ours is a profession that, at its core, requires working with others to find solutions that make sense for the future. I love the spirit of cooperativeness that you can find so often behind the fence of a […]
2019 LIFT Intelligent Water Systems Challenge Winners Demonstrate Power of Technology
December 17, 2019
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At WEFTEC 2019, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) and the Water Research Foundation (Denver, Colo.) recognized three U.S. utilities for projects that demonstrate technology’s potential to solve complex environmental and economic challenges. This year’s winners of the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) Intelligent Water Systems Challenge were the City of Boulder, Colo., […]
WEF Members Todd Saums and Tom McGrain Aid Bahamas Relief Efforts
December 3, 2019
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Todd Saums and Tom McGrain, who operate and manage water resource recovery facilities for the Northwestern Water and Sewer District (Bowling Green, Ohio) have had a busy year. Saums and McGrain, members of the Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), spent the first several months of 2019 practicing […]
Teams from British Columbia, Colorado Win 18th WEF Student Design Competition
November 6, 2019
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Student teams from the University of British Columbia (UBC; Vancouver, Canada) and the University of Colorado (UC; Boulder) left WEFTEC 2019 as winners of the 18th-annual Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Student Design Competition. The competition, which showcased innovative design projects from 30 universities, recognizes outstanding solutions to local water quality issues in two […]
2019 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winner Advances Solar Disinfection
October 23, 2019
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This summer, young hydrologists from 35 countries met in Stockholm, Sweden, to compete for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. The prize, awarded annually since 1995 by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), recognizes outstanding pre-university water research projects with the potential to change the way the global water sector operates. In late August, SIWI announced […]
WEF and AWWA Launch Redesigned Work for Water Website
September 18, 2019
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To streamline the job-seeking process for newcomers and help spread the word about the benefits of water careers, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) and American Water Works Association (AWWA; Denver, Colo.) partnered to redevelop and relaunch the Work for Water website earlier this summer. The website features an intuitive map that offers state-specific […]
February 13, 2020
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