WEF Highlights

Innovation provides a key to survival for the water sector. In March, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), along with partners Imagine H2O (San Francisco) and the California Water Environment Association, held the first water innovation forum, Water Innovation 2017: Putting Ideas into Practice. During the WEF-member-only event, 190 registrants from 27 states, three […]

Starting a career can be difficult. Often applicants need to send their resume to dozens of companies before getting the opportunity to sit down for an interview. But Chesapeake Bay-area college students interested in entering the water sector did not have to wait that long. On Feb. 10, students had a unique opportunity to sit […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) now provides cutting-edge technical information and learning opportunities focused on algae. WEF’s new online technical topic area — the algae webpage — educates about the wastewater bioremediation potential of algae and provides such technical resources as “Algae Bioreactors as a Cost-Effective Approach for Enhanced Nutrient Removal – Approaching […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) continues to improve the functionality of WEFCOM. Those using the WEF member online networking platform now can initiate discussions with others through email. Instead of waiting to log into WEFCOM, members can take discussions on the road. Members only need to find the email address associated with the […]

The 90th Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC®) will be held Sept. 30–Oct. 4 at McCormick Place in Chicago. As the world’s largest annual water quality conference, WEFTEC offers diverse educational, networking, and business opportunities. WEFTEC 2015, the last conference held in Chicago, set records with 25,048 registrants and 1033 […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) invites water sector leaders to attend upcoming WEF Member Association Exchange (WEFMAX) meetings. The events provide WEF and Member Association leaders with an opportunity to discuss issues affecting the water sector and WEF on all levels. Attendees can network as well as exchange ideas and experiences with an […]

Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) members now can collaborate on the same document using WEFCOM. The online platform that connects members with each other contains a new versioning feature that allows members to edit a single document. They also have the ability to see multiple versions of that document. Using this capability will ensure that […]

A total of 20,113 registrants and 1006 exhibitors gathered at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center to attend WEFTEC® 2016. In the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) conference’s 89-year history, WEFTEC 2016 makes the top-five list for largest and best-attended. Attendees shown in the gallery below took part in the event’s 130 technical sessions, 29 […]