Safety & Security in Water Operations 

Stay prepared, stay protected. These essential titles from the Water Environment Federation offer trusted guidance for managing safety, health, cybersecurity, emergency response, and automation in water and wastewater operations. 

Safety, Health, and Security Standards for Water Resource Recovery (MOP 1), 7th Edition

Protect your staff while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational continuity. This comprehensive manual outlines safety programs and procedures that reduce workplace injuries across water and wastewater operations.  


A Guide to Cybersecurity for Water and Wastewater Utilities


This accessible resource helps utilities assess and manage cybersecurity risks with practical, real-world advice.  This accessible resource covers risk assessment, controls, third-party risks, and how to build a culture of cybersecurity across your team. Perfect for managers seeking to protect their infrastructure from growing digital threats. 


Information Technology for Water and Wastewater Utilities (MOP 33), 2nd Edition

An essential guide for utility managers, this edition explores the intersection of utility operations and digital transformation. It provides clear direction on IT project planning, cybersecurity, capital project management, and data governance. Updated to reflect modern challenges like cyber threats and digital integration.


Standards for Automation of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WEF 21-24)

Ideal for utilities modernizing operations or expanding automation, this book provides a deep dive into design standards, instrumentation, and process control strategies. It guides engineers, operators, and managers through the full automation lifecycle—from planning to troubleshooting. 


Protecting Wastewater Professionals From COVID-19 and Other Biological Hazards

A vital reference for protecting frontline workers from emerging threats, this guide examines biological hazard exposure in wastewater environments and provides critical updates to health and safety protocols. It features expert-reviewed best practices, job safety analysis examples, and research-backed recommendations.  


The Water Professional’s Guide to Infectious Disease Outbreaks

This timely publication helps utilities respond to health crises with evidence-based strategies for worker protection, pathogen management, and facility adaptation. It offers a balance of theoretical and practical tools for navigating outbreaks and maintaining public health safeguards. Built to support utilities of all sizes through times of uncertainty. 


Disaster and Emergency Planning for Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, 2nd Edition

Prepare your utility for infrastructure failure, natural disasters, or human-induced crises with this detailed emergency planning guide. It emphasizes resilience and includes frameworks for preparation, rapid response, and post-disaster recovery. A must-have resource for operators, engineers, and emergency planners committed to operational continuity. 


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.

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