Embracing Innovation to Lead Water Sector Transformation
Clear as Water: Knowledge Without the Noise
From Triage to Trust: Building a Vision and Collaboration for Infrastructure Renewal
Managing the Flow: Effective Leadership in the Face of Water Industry Regulations
Navigating Funding Challenges in a Changing Economic Landscape
Addressing Cost Overruns in Water Infrastructure Projects
Breaking Down Barriers: Resilient Leadership for One Water
Leveraging Best Practices to Build a Robust Water Workforce
Planning for the Unpredictable: Event and Crisis Leadership in the Water Sector
Resiliencey in the Face of Changing Populations
Resilient Leadership for Water Access Challenges
Securing Tomorrow’s Water: Tackling Freshwater Scarcity Through Innovation
Where the Water Community Connects
See how WEF connects the people and ideas driving clean water and public health. Membership gives you access to benefits, resources, and a network committed to impact.
Explore All Practice Areas
Biosolids Resource Recovery
Safe and sustainable: Biosolids management transforms wastewater solids into odor-controlled, pathogen-reduced agricultural products, strictly regulated for environmental safety.
Collection Systems and Conveyance
Sanitary sewers safely transport household and commercial wastewater through underground systems, improving public health and meeting modern infrastructure standards.
Government & Regulatory Affairs
Empower water professionals with knowledge and tools to influence public policy-WEF advocacy promotes awareness and engagement on key water issues.
Public Health
The water sector and its systems protect public and ecological health. Using the data that can be collected through smart water technologies provides additional insights to address complex public health issues.
Stormwater & Watershed Management
Take a comprehensive look at how all water resources, including uplands, drainage basins, wetlands, stormwater, surface water, and groundwater interact.
Water & Wastewater Treatment
More than 16,000 publicly owned water resource recovery facilities operate in the United States. Skilled engineers and operators work together to ensure new and updated facilities continue to protect public health and the environment.
Industrial Water Resources
Industries treat and reuse wastewater and process water as well as provide environmentally sustainable wastewater treatment while reducing costs and maintaining value for their businesses.
Operations
From hands-on training and leadership opportunities, such as the WEFTEC Operations Challenge, to online training, such as the Wastewater Treatment Fundamentals series, WEF provides operators with many opportunities to advance on-the-job knowledge and develop their careers.
Utility Management
To respond to myriad daily challenges faced by water and wastewater utility leaders, WEF continuously works with its members and partners to develop various management initiatives, resources, and educational, training, and networking opportunities.
