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Battling for the Title of Greenest Building
U.S. EPA Names Battle of the Buildings 2012 Winners Photo courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More than 3000 buildings from across the United States took the challenge to reduce...
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WEFTEC 2013 Speaker Sue Murphy Discusses Innovative Water Communities
Sue Murphy will join a panel of water leaders at WEFTEC 2013 to discuss innovative water communities around the world during Technical Session 100. Sue Murphy will join a panel of water leaders at...
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Watch WEFTEC 2013 Sessions Live or On Demand
Kevin Carroll will deliver the keynote address for the Opening General Session at WEFTEC 2013.Photo courtesy of Kevin Carroll, Washington Speakers Bureau (Alexandria, Va.). Sue Murphy will join a...
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WEF Members Help Define Water Management
Photo courtesy of Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC; Davenport, Iowa). Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) members have contributed to a new report that was...
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Polish Students’ Flush Control System Earns Them a Trip to WEFTEC 2013
From left, Mydlarz, Zawidzki, and Pawel Zukowski won the Poznań Science and Technology Park (Poznań, Poland) first step to personal business competition for their system that optimizes the amount of...
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WEFTEC 2013 Annual Service Project’s Ripple Effect Reaches Hundreds
WEFTEC® 2013 volunteers help construct a rain garden at John C. Haines Elementary School in Chicago. Photo courtesy of Haley Falconer, Haley Falconer, vice chair of the Water Environment Federation...
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Promote Water Savings During Fix a Leak Week 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) sixth annual Fix a Leak Week will be held March 17–23. Photo courtesy of EPA. Every year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosts the Fix a Leak Week and...
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Pirates Seize the High Seas of Water Conservation
Educational performance teaches students about the ultimate treasure: water Pirate Captain Doorknob educates students about conserving water. Photo courtesy of The National Theatre for Children...
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WEF Members Participate in U.S. EPA ‘Net Zero’ Workshop
From left, Alicia Chakrabarti, Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) member and associate engineer at East Bay Municipal Utility District (Oakland, Calif.), discusses net zero with Mark Kodak,...
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Dig-In To Leave a Stormwater Solution in New Orleans During WEFTEC 2014
WEFTEC® 2014 volunteers will plant bioswales and rain gardens to reduce flooding in Conrad Park in New Orleans. Photo courtesy of Dana Brown and Associates Inc. (New Orleans). New Orleans, known for...
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Cities of the Future Offer Water Management Lessons
Chicago Summit Discussion continues in New Orleans during WEFTEC® 2014 Twenty water sector leaders and an audience of more than 150 discussed a new paradigm for water at the Chicago Water Summit...
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Planting the Seeds
Soil Science Society of America suggests ways individuals can help reduce stormwater runoff The green street, Blue Island Avenue and Cermak Road in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, features vegetated...
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WEF Members and Saff Contribute to Water Anthology
Damned If We Don’t: Ideas for accelerating change around water provides ideas for managing water. Photo courtesy of ©The Water Innovation Project LLC (Granite Bay, Calif.). The book, Damned If We...
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Collection Systems Taking Center Stage at Collection Systems 2015 Conference
Wastewater treatment professionals can learn about the latest trends and newest practices in collection systems at the Collection Systems 2015 Conference. The conference and exhibition will be held at...
View ArticleWEF, Other Organizations Pen Letter Opposing the Reopening of Farm Bill
The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) and more than 100 other organizations wrote a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representative...
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Great Water Cities Panelist Felicia Marcus Shares California’s Perspective on...
Felicia Marcus, chair of the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) State Water Resources Control Board, joins a panel of water sector leaders at WEFTEC 2015. Photo courtesy of the State...
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Explore Texas’ Freshwater Resources Online
The Texas Freshwater Explorer provides information about local surface and groundwater such as water in Dolan Falls Preserve located in Del Rio, Texas. Photo courtesy of ©Ian Shive. The Texas...
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Smithsonian Unveils Travelling Exhibitions Educating About Water
The Water/Ways exhibit showcases the relationship between people and water through images from events such as the 2014 Voices from Both Sides event where Americans and Mexicans gathered, joining hands...
View ArticleWEF Joins in Asking Congress To Support the 2018 Farm Bill
The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) joined more than 20 organizations in co-signing consensus recommendations for the 2018 Farm Bill. The document, released on Sept. 27, calls on...
View ArticleFarm Bill Passes Congress
U.S. Congress has passed the $867 million Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the “farm bill.” President Trump has signed the bill into law after it passed both houses with broad...
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