WEFTEC 2024
Oct. 5 - 9 | New Orleans
Make your mark on water quality and environmental sustainability. Immerse yourself in WEFTEC 2024—it's more than just a conference. Connect in person with the full water community and work toward a world free of water challenges.
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Shape the Future of Water Resource Recovery
WEF is revising the sixth edition of Design of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (MOP 8) to reflect the latest practices and insights. We need your expertise for the recommendations, changes, or additions.
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11 - 14 Feb
WEF/AWWA Utility Management 2025
Get prepared for the WEF/AWWA Utility Management Conference 2025 in Dallas, Texas, to join water and wastewater managers and professionals at one of the leading, most informative, and most prestigious management conferences in the water sector.
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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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Innovation and the Circular Water Economy
Innovation is critical to the water sector. WEF is always looking for new approaches to help solve existing problems that affect human and environmental well-being. Watch to see some of the different ways WEF supports innovation in the field.
WEF Water Stories
Featured performers at the 2023 Opening General Session included Chicago’s first-ever Poet Laureate, Avery R. Young, who performed during the event.
Water Sector Comms Scholars Experience WEFTEC 2023
WEF brought a group of water sector communicators to WEFTEC 2023. Emily Garner is Public Utilities Information Specialist for the Greenville North Carolina Public Utilities Commission. Emily shares her experience at WEFTEC.
WEF WATER STORIES
Developing a diverse and passionate workforce that encourages more diversity in the water workforce is part of WEF's Strategic Plan. Charlotte Water Operator, Stacia Wilkes, tells us why she chose a career in water and why more women should too!
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Researchers Determine Mystery Cause Behind Brown Bioretention Basins
Philadelphia-based scientists uncover globally applicable insights to help optimize bioretention basins
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Give Back to Our Host City
WEFTEC 2024 in New Orleans is more than just a premier event for water professionals — it's an opportunity to give back. This year, we’re excited to introduce ...
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How Utilities, Engineers, and Manufacturers Can Overcome Mounting PFAS Compliance Workloads
*Sponsored Content* Recent federal PFAS regulations will overwhelm consulting engineers, water and wastewater utilities, and equipment manufacturers as thousands of ...
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