JOINT CONFERENCE: RESIDUALS & BIOSOLIDS and INNOVATIONS IN TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY
Hear from professionals as they highlight new technologies, successful innovations, and current best practices.
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WateReuse Industrial Water Solutions 2025
Industrial Water Solutions is an essential conference for professionals who provide, treat, manage, use, or regulate water in industrial settings — helping turn waste streams into value streams. Join us June 23–25 in Columbus, Ohio, for three days of knowledge-sharing, networking, and collaboration.
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Blöschl Wins Stockholm Water Prize 2025
Professor Günter Blöschl, a leader in water engineering and hydrology, has been honored with the Stockholm Water Prize 2025 for his pioneering work in flood risk reduction and water resource management, advancing our global understanding of flood dynamics, particularly in the context of climate change.
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'Flushable' Wipes Aren’t Really Flushable!
So-called "flushable" wipes are a huge problem for the water sector. WEF President Howard Carter and Steve Dye, WEF's senior director of government affairs, spoke with Lisa Fogarty of Consumer Reports about the problems these wipes cause and how they affect utilities, ratepayers, and the environment.
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Upcoming Events
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30 Apr - 02 May
WEFMAX in Salem in 2025
Welcome to WEFMAX in Salem, Massachusetts. Registration is complimentary for all attendees. Guests are welcome to attend the Wednesday/Thursday socials at a fee of $100 US per guest. You will be able to pay for your guest when you register for WEFMAX.
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06 - 09 May
Residuals & Biosolids and Innovations in Treatment Technology 2025
Hear from professionals as they highlight new technologies, successful innovations, and current best practices. Get a real-world look at projects implemented, and participate in an interactive experience with equipment, technology, and service vendors that continue to improve efforts in providing high-quality infrastructure throughout the country.
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28 May
Nutrient Trading Workshop
Join us on May 28, 2025, in Madison, WI, for a dynamic workshop focused on nutrient trading, addressing agricultural nutrient management through the circular water economy. The event will highlight challenges around nutrient reduction and begin conversations around concrete solutions to the existing problems.
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03 - 04 Jun
Wastewater Disease Surveillance Summit
Join your public health and water colleagues at the third annual Wastewater Disease Surveillance Summit, convened in support of the National Wastewater Surveillance System. Over the two days of this free event, you’ll hear presentations and panel discussions related to the entire lifecycle of wastewater surveillance programs—from sample collection to analysis, data use, and planning for the future—and have the opportunity to interact with other professionals in the field. This event is organized by the Water Environment Federation in cooperation with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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04 - 06 Jun
WEFMAX in Palm Springs 2025
Welcome to WEFMAX in Palm Springs, California. Registration is complimentary for all attendees. Guests are welcome to attend the Wednesday/Thursday socials at a fee of $100 US per guest. You will be able to pay for your guest when you register for WEFMAX.
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23 - 25 Jun
WEF/WateReuse 2025 Industrial Water Solutions
Water is the driving force behind industrial innovation and economic growth. Industrial Water Solutions, taking place June 23-25, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio, brings together industry and utility leaders for two days of knowledge-sharing, networking, and collaboration to advance sustainable water management in industrial operations.
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15 - 18 Jul
Collection Systems & Stormwater 2025
This conference is hosted by the Water Environment Federation in partnership with the Water Environment Association of Texas. Save the date for the 2025 Collection Systems and Stormwater Conference!
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Water Stories
WEF WATER STORIES
One of WEF's strategic goals is to attract and develop a diverse and passionate water workforce. This year at WEFTEC, Affinity Groups met that brought together people who share a common identity and provide a safe space to discuss issues facing the groups.
WEF WATER STORIES
WEF has many programs to support students and young professionals in the water sector. Mackenzie Rickard is an InFLOW and 2024 WEF Communications Scholar; watch this video to learn more about her journey.
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Water Leadership Institute Announces Participants for 2025
The Water Leadership Institute Class of 2025 includes 84 water professionals representing 27 states, Canada, New Zealand, and Nigeria. This group marks the 13th ...
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Chemical-Free Solution to FOG
*Sponsored Content Texas communities swap chemicals for lift station to more effectively and sustainably combat F.O.G.
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Celebrate World Water Day 2025
March 22 marks World Water Day and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a UN-Water Partner is committed to engaging the water community in this public education ...
Continue ReadingImagine life free of water challenges. What does that look like to you? Check out WEF’s new Strategic Plan to see how we’ll get there and then share your water story.
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