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More than 2,500 WEF members participate in WEF community activities, developing conference programs, writing technical manuals and books, developing training materials and program content, and many other WEF program activities.

WEF technical communities provide the expertise that makes WEF one of the world's leading water quality organizations. WEF communities help develop WEF policy positions, write and peer review books and training materials, and plan and deliver workshops and conferences.

Volunteering with a WEF community is an opportunity for you to help shape the water quality field today and tomorrow.

Our numerous communities work together to create a strong, unified force aimed at improving water quality management. Using community resource documents, each one focuses on a different aspect of water and wastewater management. Whether you want to participate in water quality analysis, make changes to guidelines, or help with the management of WEF itself, contact us today to see which community is right for you.

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WEF Communities

• Air Quality and Odor Control Community
• Awards and Recognitions Community
• Collection Systems Community
• Community Leadership Council
• Disinfection and Public Health Community
• Government Affairs Community
• Industrial Wastewater Community
• Intelligent Water Technology Community
• Laboratory Practices Community
• Manufacturers and Representatives Community
• Membership Community
• Municipal Resource Recovery Design Community
• Operations Challenge Community
• Plant Operations and Maintenance Community
• Program Community
• Public Communication and Outreach Community
• Research and Innovation Community
• Residuals and Biosolids Community
• Safety, Cyber, and Infrastructure Security Community
• Small Community Committee
• Stormwater Community
• Students and Young Professionals Community
• Technical Practice Community
• Utility Management Community
• Water Reuse Community
• Watershed Management Community

Committee Resources

• WEF Volunteer Responsibilities and Indemnification
• Volunteer Handbook
• Sunset and Committee Review Guidelines
• ConcEPT Form
• Bite-Sized Products
• Staff-Volunteer Roles Matrix 
• Webcast Guidance Document
• CLC Roster of Chairs and Vice-Chairs
• WEF Committee Manual
• WEF Strategic Plan