WEF Highlights

On Oct. 8, during WEFTEC® 2013, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) “gavel of leadership” changed hands. Cordell Samuels, who is now immediate past president, passed the gavel to President Sandra Ralston. Ralston is principal consultant with Malcolm Pirnie, the water division of ARCADIS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) in Charleston, S.C. She also participates on […]

During WEFTEC® 2013, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced that October is WATER’S WORTH IT month in Illinois. Quinn spoke during the annual technical exhibition and conference’s Opening General Session. “Water is an essential and limited natural resource and Illinois is fortunate to have reliable access to clean water,” Quinn said in an Illinois Government News […]

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 […]

This year’s annual Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) drew a record 22,589 registrants, making the event the largest in WEF’s 86-year history. Held in Chicago, which hosted WEF’s first conference in 1928, WEFTEC® 2013 also drew 971 companies covering 27,628 m2 (297,400 ft2) of exhibit space. WEFTEC featured 144 […]

Read news and see photos from WEFTEC® 2013 in the WEFTEC Daily online. The Water Environment Federation’s (Alexandria, Va.) annual technical exhibition and conference took place Oct. 5–9 in Chicago; see www.weftec.org/daily for highlights of what happened during the world’s largest annual water quality event.

Winners of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) 2013 Stormwater Video Competition highlight a stormwater renovation project, an overall strategy to reduce stormwater, online resources educating about stormwater, a filtration process to treat runoff, and a best management practice device that removes zinc from runoff. WEF presented the StormTV Project awards and screened winning […]

The packages of wet wipes that have continued to populate store shelves nationwide during the past few years also are accumulating elsewhere — both in collection systems and outreach efforts by the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.). Through its outreach efforts, conferences, and magazines, WEF is helping raise awareness on how wet wipes can […]

In September, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) launched the quarterly international magazine, World Water: Stormwater Management. The publication will focus on current solutions to help manage runoff and stormwater flows on municipal, industrial, and commercial lands. It will emphasize practical problem solving and offer water professionals an opportunity to learn about stormwater research […]