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🎧 Listen to Boyd Gregg of ENGIE North America discuss why the water sector needs to pay even more attention to energy use at facilities. He explains how the energy profile at a utility can be improved through upgrades and optimization.

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To prepare for her new role as WEF biosolids director, Maile Lono-Batura canvassed the biosolids community to gather insights on what the sector is getting right, what isn’t working and how the sector can course-correct or reinvent itself where it is missing the mark.

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Interested in learning about the role communicators play in crafting and telling the water sector’s stories? If so, this blog post is for you!

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Mississippi's capital city is not the first community to face a water crisis, and it will not be the last. It is time for the United States and the water sector to become much more proactive in addressing the infrastructure and environmental justice challenges facing too many communities.

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WEF's newest operator training manual is designed to help you master the concepts and practices you need to be confident on exam day and throughout your career! Wastewater Treatment Fundamentals III covers advanced wastewater treatment and helps operators prepare for the third and fourth levels of certification examinations.

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Water Environment Federation (WEF) experts have reacted swiftly to concerns about monkeypox and compiled critical information for water sector workers and leaders. Get this fact sheet now.

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Clean water is essential for the health and well-being of individuals and communities, and it is important to remember that all water is connected.

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Perhaps no aspect of water and wastewater treatment is more important than the workforce that performs the day-to-day work needed to provide safe drinking water and to protect our public waterways.

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The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is recognizing 15 utilities for significantly reducing nutrient pollution, one of the leading problems for the health of waterways across the U.S. The utilities were selected through Nutrient Smart (NSmart), a collaboration between WEF and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to recognize utilities that have demonstrated nitrogen or phosphorus reductions and developed robust community outreach programs.

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There are many ways to contribute to WEF, as well as opportunities for engagement. Here are the means to support WEF financially.

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The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is announcing the 2022 WEF Published Papers and Education Awards, which recognize WEF members for their significant impact in promoting awareness and understanding of water issues through the development of peer-reviewed research, public outreach, and academic curricula.

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WEF has launched its CE Credit Archive to let you track your earned credits, access your continuing education documents anytime, and serve as an archive for state reporting.

The archive currently includes CE Credit records for WEFTECs 2016 through 2020 (WEFTEC Connect) and past WEF Education and Training events, beginning in 2017.

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Work for Water is a valuable resource for job seekers, students and veterans interested in pursuing or advancing careers in the water sector.

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