WEF Highlights

Interested in an alternative platform to engage with WEFTEC attendees? Submit your idea for the Interactive Knowledge Exchange (IKE) session by Jan. 17. IKEs are electronic presentations given to engage, educate, and interact with the WEFTEC audience. The non-traditional format welcomes a creative combination of sound and visual imagery to convey a concentrated message. Submissions […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) 91st annual technical exhibition and conference set a record for the most registrants in New Orleans with 20,740 registrants. WEFTEC 2018 also drew 1019 exhibitors using a net 27,856 m2 (299,850 ft2) of space. The event showcased the latest technologies and services for water environment preservation, restoration, and […]

When the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) received a request to help raise awareness about the value of water on social media, staff responded. In August, the H2duO — Arianne Shipley and Stephanie Zavala — asked water organizations to contribute to a #OneWater lip-sync video. The call for videos, sent during #NationalWaterQualityMonth, asked water […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) offers its members indispensable educational resources and forms deep networks between water sector professionals. A new video showcases the benefits of being a WEF member. “Being a WEF member is important to me,” said Eleanor Allen, CEO of Water for People (Denver), in the video. “I feel like […]

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) video, Invest in the Future: Work in Water, has received two separate gold awards. The double-award-winning video was produced by WEF staff members Lori Harrison and Jon Harrison for the WEFTEC® 2017 Opening General Session. It showcases the essential services that the water sector workforce performs and encourages […]

Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Member Associations (MAs) have started working to select state-level winners for the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competition. Volunteers have been searching local science fairs for notable water projects as well as gathering and reviewing submissions from high school students for the competition. Students in grades 9 through […]

Water for People (Denver) has released a video acknowledging the role of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) in supporting the organization’s water quality and sanitation projects. “Thank you, Water Environment Federation, for supporting us in 2017, and we look forward to all that is to come in 2018,” said Eleanor Allen, CEO of […]

As the operators, engineers, and scientists on the front-lines of the fight for clean water, Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) members know that inspiration can strike at any moment. For Christen Wood, the winner of WEF’s Sound Off for Clean Water Song Contest, it struck while she was putting away dishes. WEF launched the […]