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Find out about WEFTEC, the world's largest water-quality event! Registration for WEFTEC 2019 will be open in the spring.

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Leadership

Jackie Jarrell Outlines Her Priorities for WEF

🎧 In Words on Water podcast episode no. 110, new WEF Board of Trustees President Jackie Jarrell talks about the value of WEF membership, including how networking and educational opportunities fueled her professional growth. She adds that expanding the water workforce, increasing diversity and inclusion, and gaining attention for operators are among her priorities for WEF during the upcoming year.

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Jobs

New Website Is Portal to Great Water Careers

Newly-revamped www.workforwater.org is a valuable resource for job seekers, students and veterans interested in pursuing or advancing careers in the water sector.

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WEFTEC 2020 Call for Abstracts is Open

Share your expertise at the highly regarded and most rigorously reviewed technical conference in the water quality, wastewater, and stormwater sectors. Submission deadline: Dec. 2.

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Green Infrastructure

Earn GIP Certification

Earn your Green Infrastructure Practitioner (GIP) Certification through the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program. Find a training event in your area.

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Wastewater Treatment

Operator Fact Sheets In Spanish

Download a complimentary copy of Wastewater Treatment Fundamentals, Chapters 1-10 Fact Sheets are now available in Spanish!

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Descarga una copia gratuita de Fundamentos del tratamiento de aguas residuales. Las fichas técnicas de los capítulos 1-10 ya están disponibles en español.

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WEF Membership

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Public Education & Outreach

Water's Worth IT®

New FREE campaign resources have been added to the online toolkit! Fact sheets, ads, and social media graphics are now available in Spanish and French along with new Teacher Resources for the Why Water’s Worth It children’s book. Spread the word. WATER’S WORTH IT! 

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Find Your Next Solutions Provider Here!

This dynamic online search tool connects you with leading water sector products, services, and solutions providers.

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Green Infrastructure

Stormwater Currency

The Stormwater Currency is a collaboration of experts from American Rivers, Corona Environmental Consulting and WEF. Our team is dedicated to helping local leaders advance green infrastructure solutions through market-based incentives and other approaches that leverage the multiple benefits green infrastructure provides.

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Press Releases

Utility of the Future

 The forward-thinking initiatives of 43 water utilities are being recognized as they reimagine partnering and engagement, watershed stewardship, and recovery of resources such as water, energy, and nutrients.

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Featured Event

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Creating the Water Workforce of the Future

  • 23 Oct

    1 PM, Eastern

    Please join EPA and other partners to hear how one utility, the Hampton Roads Sanitation District in Virginia, is working with the Hampton Roads Public Works Academy to help build a pipeline of diverse and motivated staff in many parts of the organization.

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