Worm- and microbe-powered system to treat California vineyard’s wastewater in just 4 hours Very few wineries show the same enthusiasm for their wastewater treatment as for their wines. But Fetzer Vineyards is different. The Hopland, Calif., vineyard and winery is on a mission to prove that it’s possible to produce award-winning wine while using renewable […]
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WEF Releases 2016 Conference Schedule
November 17, 2015
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The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) offers educational opportunities that provide the latest scientific, engineering, and technical information on various water sector topics throughout the year. Download the 2016 Specialty Conference Catalog to get more information on the following conferences and events. International Symposium on Potable Reuse Jan. 25−27, Renaissance Long Beach (Calif.) Hotel […]
WEF Webcast Will Focus on WERF Nutrient Recovery Study
October 5, 2015
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Evolving Perspective of Nutrients – Pollutant to Resource Review the findings of a Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF; Alexandria, Va.) nutrient recovery study. Learn what factors influence the adoption of nutrient recovery systems, obtain guidance on the implementation of extractive nutrient recovery at water resource recovery facilities, and review experimental evaluation of emerging concepts during […]
The Next Big Thing in Recycling?
August 26, 2015
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University of Michigan sponsors its first urine drive On any given day, it’s not uncommon to find students at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) out on campus raising awareness for one good cause or another. Until recently, however, their efforts almost never involved porta-potties. That changed on April 1 when researchers from the […]
Register and Attend the Nutrient Symposium 2015
June 26, 2015
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The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF; Alexandria, Va.), and the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) opened registration for the Nutrient Symposium 2015. The symposium, which will take place July 26−28, at the Doubletree San Jose in San Jose, Calif., focuses on how to deal with nutrient issues from […]
Biological Nutrient Removal Featured in Most Attended Technical Session at WEFTEC 2014
April 29, 2015
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James L. Barnard shares his summary of the session Looking back at the most-attended technical session of WEFTEC® 2014 can give a taste of the type of information and education that will be available at WEFTEC 2015 in Chicago. Technical Session 206, “The Complete Guide to Fermentation for Biological Nutrient Removal,” drew 220 attendees […]
Energy, Nutrient, and Heat Recovery Featured at Water and Energy 2015 Conference
April 23, 2015
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Water professionals can learn about the technology behind and the regulation involved in recovering energy, nutrients, heat, and other resources from wastewater at Water and Energy 2015: Opportunities for Energy and Resource Recovery in the Changing World. The conference and exhibition takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., June 8–10. […]
WEF Releases Nutrient Roadmap Primer
March 24, 2015
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The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) has released the Nutrient Roadmap Primer Version 1.0. The document provides an introduction to the 25-Year Zero Net Impact Challenge and previews a Nutrient Roadmap book, which is scheduled to be released in 2015. In October 2013, WEF, the Environmental Defense Fund, and The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread […]
August 17, 2016
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