Since November, I have had the privilege of attending several conferences in North America, including events in Montreal; Raleigh, N.C.; and Acapulco, Mexico. Two were annual conferences for Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Member Associations — Réseau Environnement (Montreal) and North Carolina Water Environment Association (Raleigh, N.C.) — and the third was an international conference for […]
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Presenting a United Front for Water Infrastructure Funding
May 8, 2013
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![Presenting a United Front for Water Infrastructure Funding The National Water Infrastructure Summit featured a panelist of industry leaders discussing the importance of water infrastructure. Panel speakers included, from left, Brian T. Pallasch, American Society of Civil Engineers (Reston, Va.) managing director of government relations and infrastructure initiatives; Carter Strickland, New York City Department of Environmental Protection commissioner; George Hawkins, general manager of DC Water (Washington, D.C.); George R. Schink, managing director and principal of Navigant Economics; Harlan Kelly Jr., general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; and Howard Neukrug, commissioner of the Philadelphia Water Department. Photo courtesy of Allison O’Brien.](https://news.wef.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Water-Infrastructure-Summit-Speakers-75x75.jpg)
Leaders gather at National Water Infrastructure Summit to discuss needs and benefits for funding Water industry leaders spoke passionately about water and the need for water infrastructure funding during the National Water Infrastructure Summit, held April 16 in Washington, D.C. A unified message of expanding innovation, increasing cooperation across the water sector, and garnering […]
Water for Jobs Water Infrastructure Summit Set for April 16
March 13, 2013
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The Water for Jobs partnership is hosting a free 2-hour media event featuring well-known speakers and experts that will bring national attention to the need to reinvest in U.S. water infrastructure. The Water Infrastructure Summit will take place April 16 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Rotunda Room of the Ronald Reagan Building and […]
Water For Jobs Campaign Hosts Infrastructure Summit in April
February 22, 2013
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The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) continues to grow and support water infrastructure investment through the Water for Jobs: Water Puts American to Work campaign. On April 16, WEF will host an Infrastructure Summit as part of the campaign, to draw national media attention to this issue. Campaign partners make a business case for […]
WEF’s Water for Jobs Campaign Promotes Water Infrastructure Investment
October 19, 2012
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The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) is spreading the word that investing in water infrastructure is an investment in American jobs and America’s future. In partnership with WEF Member Associations, American Public Works Association (Kansas City. Mo.), American Water (Voorhees, N.J.), American Water Works Association (Denver), CH2M Hill (Englewood, Colo.), the National Association of […]
February 25, 2014
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