WEF Highlights

During WEFTEC® 2016 in New Orleans, teams of university students presented their wastewater and environmental designs for the 15th annual Student Design Competition. Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Member Associations (MAs) host their own Student Design Competitions. Teams are invited to work on a chosen design problem or to bring projects they are currently working […]

A record number of teams is set to compete in the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Student Design Competition at WEFTEC® 2016 in New Orleans. This year’s Student Design Competition will feature 15 teams from 16 different schools, making it the largest field of contenders since the competition began in 2002. The Student Design […]

The Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA) has created a program to help protect public health in underdeveloped regions of the world. The program, Global Water Stewardship (GWS), seeks to advance the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goal of providing sanitation for the 2.5 billion people worldwide who lack it. CSWEA’s membership called for the […]

Student teams gathered at WEFTEC® 2015 in Chicago to compete in the 14th annual Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Student Design Competition. The WEF Students and Young Professionals Committee event promotes real-world design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and career in water and wastewater engineering and science. Individuals or teams of […]

Students from the University of South Florida (Tampa) and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) won the 2014 Water Environment Federation Student Design Competition. The thirteenth annual competition took place in New Orleans at WEFTEC® 2014, WEF’s 87th annual technical exhibition and conference. The University of South Florida team project, “South/Central Hillsborough County Service Area […]

Student teams from the University of South Florida (Tampa) and University of British Columbia (Vancouver) won the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) 2013 Student Design Competition. The 12th annual competition, held at WEFTEC® 2013 in Chicago, recognized team projects presenting a design that helps solve a local water quality issue. Wastewater Design Category Winner […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) hosted its 86th annual technical exhibition and conference, WEFTEC® 2013, Oct. 5–9 in Chicago. A total 22,589 registrants had access to 144 technical sessions, 24 workshops, 10 facility tours, and 971 companies using a net 27,628 m2 (297,400 ft2) of exhibit space. In addition to numerous educational opportunities […]

Student teams from the University of Colorado–Boulder and the University of South Florida (Tampa), won the 11th annual 2012 Student Design Competition held at WEFTEC® 2012. The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) competition challenges individuals or teams of students within a WEF student chapter to prepare a design to solve a local water quality […]