WEF Highlights

On April 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 355-63 H.R. 1731, the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (NCPAA). The bill, which is pending the U.S. Senate’s vote, will help American businesses better protect their digital networks from dangerous and destructive cyberattacks. Added to the legislation during floor proceedings were provisions […]

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. […]

The Cuyahoga River, which runs through Cleveland, caught fire 13 times since 1868. It’s been nearly 46 years since the last time the river burned. That 1969 oil-slick river-fire was memorialized on the cover of Time Magazine; the image became a national symbol for water pollution and environmental degradation and fueled public concern for the […]

The Energy Roadmap: A Water and Wastewater Utility Guide to More Sustainable Energy Management offers guidance for utilities to take advantage of sustainable energy sources. The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) now offers the executive summary of the book to members online at no cost and to nonmembers for $7. In 2012, WEF convened […]

The latest practices, techniques, and case studies covering all aspects of utility management will be presented during The Utility Management Conference™ 2015. The conference, hosted by the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) and American Water Works Association (AWWA; Denver), will be held Feb. 17–20 at the Hyatt Regency Austin. Through workshops, sessions, and networking […]

The book, Damned If We Don’t: Ideas for accelerating change around water, offers insight into water sector issues and personal stories from many different authors that include Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) members and staff. The water anthology provides ideas to better manage water with topics ranging from conservation, to innovation, to leadership. “This […]

Incorporating Benchmarking and Performance Measurement into Your Utility’s Culture and Lessons Learned from Leading Experts Learn about methods and tools enabling water and wastewater utilities to develop and implement a performance measurement system and key performance indicators on various attributes. Utility leaders and experts will share their experiences and lessons learned on implementing a performance […]

On Oct. 28–29, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA; Washington), and Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF; Alexandria, Va.) hosted a workshop covering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s revised ammonia criteria. The workshop explored the need for additional implementation tools and discussed a framework to help utilities with […]