• The Utility Management Conference™
  The 2008 Conference, Tomorrow's Water, Today's Issues, will offer a multitude of beneficial workshops, sessions, and panels that convey innovative tools, explore successful techniques, and share emerging solutions for addressing today's water and wastewater needs and future challenges.
• WEFTEC
  Utility management is a major focus of the WEFTEC educational program that provides an extensive range of workshops and technical sessions specifically tailored to the needs of the utility manager.
• WEF Seminars
  WEF’s seminar program includes topics of interest to the utility manager including asset management and rate setting. 
• The Water and Wastewater Leadership Center
  Leadership has become a topic of great interest for public water and wastewater utility managers. To meet this need, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and WEF have joined together in the development of a joint-venture Water and Wastewater Leadership Center for public utility leaders.

Volunteer and Networking Opportunities:

• Water Is Life, and Infrastructure Makes It Happen™
  One of WEF's growing public communication programs, Water Is Life, and Infrastructure Makes It Happen™ is a grassroots program designed to educate the general public, local leaders, and media about the value of water and wastewater infrastructure and the importance of investing in its long-term stability.
• WEF's Utility Management Committee
  The Utility Management Committee is involved in helping develop materials and programs that will assist utility managers. Over the past year, the committee has worked on several initiatives focused on utility quality improvement programs. This includes the QualServe program (self-assessment and peer reviews that help utilities achieve total quality performance) and the development of a Benchmarking Clearinghouse.
• WEF's Environmental Management Systems Committee
  One of WEF's newest committees, the EMS Committee meets annually at WEFTEC® in October. Scope of committee activities include:
  • Development of workshops, seminars, training, and technical sessions;
  • Development of publications related to environmental management topics;
  • Development of public outreach materials expressing pollution prevention and environmental management issues.
• Utility Management Discussion Forum
  Join this active discussion on topics relating to utility management.  The forum is free to use and is available to everyone.  You can search forum topics and read current posts without signing in; creating new posts simply requires setting up a username and password.   
• WEFTEC Utility Executives Forum
  This event provides senior utility managers to network with their peers and discuss management challenges and solutions.  To be placed on the mailing list for the WEFTEC.08 Utility Executives Forum e-mail Stephanie Vaughn at svaughn@wef.org. Visit WEFTEC's events page for more information.

Publications and Other Materials:

• Utility Executive Newsletter
  Managers and executives at water & wastewater utilities, consultants, and others interested in utility management will find this publication indispensable. Utility Executive focuses on business issues such as public-private partnerships, capital financing options, strategic planning methods, public outreach approaches, and staff development.
• This Week in Washington
  This free weekly e-newsletter provides updates and insights on regulatory and legislative developments.  To subscribe contact  Sam Hadeed at shadeed@wef.org.
• Manuals and Books
  Visit WEF’s Marketplace for information on a range of  management publications that cover topics such as asset management, financing and charges, affordability of service as well as utility management essentials.
• WEF's Water Sector Security Information
  WEF provides a wealth of free information available right here on the website about water sector security.