The Laboratory Practices Committee meets once a year at the WEF annual WEFTEC® conference. Scope of committee activities include:
- Development of, workshops, seminars, training, and technical sessions for WEFTEC® and other events
- Development of publications related to laboratory practices topics
- Support development of the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater publication through the Standard Methods Subcommittee
- Submission of articles to a WEF laboratory newsletter
- Submission of comments to pending laboratory related regulations, guidance, and accreditation entities such as The NELAC Institute (TNI)
- Development of public outreach presentations expressing laboratory practices issues
- Partnering with other organizations in development of laboratory practices activities
Committee members write articles for the WEF newsletter Water Environment Laboratory Solutions, a bimonthly newsletter dedicated to water and wastewater laboratory personnel.
CHAIR
Paula Hogg, 2005-2008
Hampton Roads Sanitation Dist.
PO Box 5911
Virginia Beach, VA 23471-0911
Tel: 757-460-4203
Fax: 757-460-6586
E-mail: phogg@hrsd.com
CO-VICE-CHAIRS
Akin Babatola, 2006-2009
110 California St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4212
Tel: 831-420-6045
Fax: 831-420-6489
E-mail: ababatola@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us
Lenore Clesceri, 2006-2009
Gang Plank Marina
600 Water St., S.W.
NBU 303
Washington, DC 20024-2471
Tel: 202-554-1435
Fax: 202-554-1435
E-mail: clesceri@att.net
Steven Gluck, 2006-2009
Dow chemical
2301 N. Brazosport Blvd.
Apb Office 2436
Freeport, TX 77541-3203
Tel: 979-238-7100
Fax: 979-238-9293
E-mail: sgluck@dow.com
STAFF LIAISON
Rob Schweinfurth
Tel: 703-684-2400, ext.7750
Fax: 703-684-2492
E-mail: rschweinfurth@wef.org