For Immediate Release
February 21, 2003
Contact: Lori Burkhammer
1(703) 684-2400
WEF HOLDS 9TH ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL WASTES TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY CONFERENCE, APRIL 13-16
Conference Will Present the Latest in Industrial Wastes and Regulatory Issues
(Alexandria, VA) - The Water Environment Federation (WEF) will hold its 9th Annual Industrial Wastes Technical and Regulatory Conference, April 13-16, 2003, at the Adam's Mark San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. This popular conference and exhibition is a nationally and internationally recognized event that will focus on technical research, regulatory, and industrial environmental issues.
Co-chaired by Sam Shelby (Advent Group) and Andrew Edwards (ERM), the conference will be held in cooperation with the Water Environment Association of Texas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Environment Research Foundation, Water Reuse Association, Industrial Wastewater Newsletter and Purdue University. According to Shelby, "this year's event promises to be the best yet in terms of the technical quality of the conference, participation from local industries, the latest regulatory input, and networking opportunities."
Events will kick-off on Sunday, April 13 with a full day of interactive workshops, followed by two full days of technical, research, and regulatory sessions, networking receptions and exhibition. The total of 15 sessions will feature such topics as water reuse, conservation, and pollution prevention, biological and chemical/physical treatment, industrial stormwater issues, contaminated sediments, groundwater and hazardous wastes treatment, and regulatory, permitting, and legislative issues. A half-day of technical sessions will conclude the conference on Wednesday, April 16. Over 300 professionals from manufacturing industries, consultants, equipment manufacturers, academia, researchers and regulatory officials are expected to attend.
For more information, please visit the WEF web site at www.wef.org, call 1 (800) 666-0206 or 1(703) 684-2452, or email registration@wef.org.
Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with members from varied disciplines who work toward the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. The WEF network includes water quality professionals from 79 Member Associations in 32 countries.