WEF Highlights

The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) has submitted a letter to leaders in the appropriations committees of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate supporting the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program and urging Congress to fund the program to the “highest possible level” in fiscal year 2014. The letter describes how […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) joined the American Water Works Association (Denver) and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (Washington, D.C.) to send a letter to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D–Calif.) on Sept. 9 supporting the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). The letter expresses the organizations’ support for a pilot water infrastructure […]

WEF member testifies on the need for and benefits of funding water projects   On April 16, Matt Millea, vice chair of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Government Affairs Committee, appeared before members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to fund programs critical to successful operation of wastewater and water treatment […]

WEF members gain personal and professional experience at the Water Matters! Fly-In   Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) members met with government officials to take a stand for water infrastructure funding, as well as other water industry issues, at the third annual Water Matters! Fly-In. The event, hosted jointly by WEF and the American […]

Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Executive Director Jeff Eger has joined other association directors to urge the U.S. Senate to ensure adequate funding levels for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final fiscal year 2013 budget. In a Nov.15 joint letter to leaders of […]