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In 1987, WEF’s Task Force on Wastewater Biology met to discuss how to roll out a new manual, titled Wastewater Biology: The Microlife, at the 1988 WEF conference. Chairman Michael H. Gerardi requested volunteers to develop a preconference workshop on wastewater treatment microbiology. Thirty-five years later multiple sessions of this workshop still sell out every year at WEFTEC.
WEFTEC attendees and exhibitors generously donated to help offset 5,903 tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by travel to and from New Orleans.
WEFTEC Live welcomed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox to share her viewpoints.
The U.S. Army Reserve has a new initiative to recruit water industry professionals to serve as Public Water and Sanitation Civil Affairs Officers. Lieutenant Colonel Dale Kooyenga talks about the positions in this initiative and how these vital professionals help the military missions.
WEF celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act during WEFTEC 2022. Watch as our distinguished guests discuss the act's many achievements and emerging challenges.
After all the scores were tallied, Elevated Ops from the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association earned the Division 1 Operations Challenge trophy. Check out the full story to see all the winners.
Hayati Yarkadas, Senior Vice President and President, Europe, Water Infrastructure and Global Lifecycle Services for Xylem, visited the WEFTEC Live Studio to talk about net zero energy.
On Sunday, October 9, the WEF Students and Young Professionals Committee welcomed 25 teams from 21 schools spanning 4 countries and representing 19 Member Associations to compete in the 2022 Student Design Competition.
Laura Black, Global Product Manager, welcomed us to Trojan Technologies at Booth No. 2409. She also discussed the launch of the TrojanUV3000Plus, which is the latest version of a flagship product with more than 20 years of performance.
Mike Doran, President and Co-Founder, and Adam Doran, Vice President of Marketing and Co-Founder, for Aclarus Ozone joined Travis Loop in the WEFTEC Live Studio to talk about all things ozone.
Christopher Komline, Vice President at Komline-Sanderson, told WEFTEC Live that the company is celebrating 70 years of exhibiting at WEFTEC. He also discussed the company's different solids drying products as well as several acquisitions that the company has made recently.
Bob Dabkowski, Principal Applications Development Manager at Hach®, will be presenting in the Innovation Pavilion at WEFTEC 2022 on Wednesday, October 12, at 9 a.m. He will be sharing case studies from five recent projects.
WEFTEC Live visited Grundfos in Booth No. 2209 and 3507 to hear about the launch of Grundfos Utility Connect, which the company launched on Monday at WEFTEC.