Since the Clean Water Act was issued in 1972, there are now more than 16,000 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in operation in the United States. The continual construction of new plants and the upgrading of older plants create a strong demand for highly skilled operators and designers.
As a membership organization, WEF understands the value of member engagement and using the collective knowledge of an entire profession to further its mission of improving water quality around the world.
WEF members participate in WEF committee activities, developing conference programs, writing technical manuals and books, developing training materials and program content, and many other WEF program activities.
WEF committee members interact through conference calls, at conferences, and via WEFCOM, WEF’s virtual workspace.
For more information on WEF’s committees, click here.
For more information on WEFCOM, click here.
The Municipal Resource Recovery Design Committee (MRRDC) shall serve as the home of Federation members who share common technical interest in municipal wastewater treatment design and are drawn together to be the stewards of this knowledge area. The committee shall develop, recommend, support, and conduct programs of general and technical information relating to advancement of municipal wastewater treatment design practices.
In so doing, this committee will provide support and technical content to other Federation and/or Member Association Committees a) for the development of various technical publications, b) for the development and delivery of various Federation technical programs such as specialty conferences and WEFTEC, and c) as requested, to advise the Board of Trustees, House of Delegates of Federation, and/or Member Association Committees on municipal wastewater treatment design matters.
Apply to the MRRDC.
As a membership organization, WEF understands the value of member engagement and using the collective knowledge of an entire profession to further its mission of improving water quality around the world.
WEF members participate in WEF committee activities, developing conference programs, writing technical manuals and books, developing training materials and program content, and many other WEF program activities.
WEF committee members interact through conference calls, at conferences, and via WEFCOM, WEF’s virtual workspace.
For more information on WEF’s committees, click here.
For more information on WEFCOM, click here.
The Municipal Resource Recovery Design Committee (MRRDC) shall serve as the home of Federation members who share common technical interest in municipal wastewater treatment design and are drawn together to be the stewards of this knowledge area. The committee shall develop, recommend, support, and conduct programs of general and technical information relating to advancement of municipal wastewater treatment design practices.
In so doing, this committee will provide support and technical content to other Federation and/or Member Association Committees a) for the development of various technical publications, b) for the development and delivery of various Federation technical programs such as specialty conferences and WEFTEC, and c) as requested, to advise the Board of Trustees, House of Delegates of Federation, and/or Member Association Committees on municipal wastewater treatment design matters.
Apply to the MRRDC.
Read more on nutrient pollution on this EPA webpage
EPA's Office of Wastewater Managment supports the Clean Water Act by promoting effective and responsible water use, wastewater treatment, disposal and management and by encouraging the protection and restoration of watersheds.
Learn about Tulane University's Nirtogen Reduction grand challenge
View the Alliance for Coastal Technologies' Nutrient Sensor Challenge.
Learn how to help with America's nutrient pollution problem
Cost of Reactive Nitrogen Release from Human Activities to the Environment in the United States
View this environmental research article
EPA provides financial and technical assistance to small and rural communities to establish and improve wastewater treatment services, lower the risk of harm to public health, and protect the environment.
View this virtual tour of a water resource recovery facility — commonly called a wastewater treatment plant — that discusses how these facilities recycle the water and waste we flush down the drain. Water resource recovery facilities also can recover nutrients, generate energy, and create biosolids for use as fertilizer.
Read more on nutrient pollution on this EPA webpage
EPA's Office of Wastewater Managment supports the Clean Water Act by promoting effective and responsible water use, wastewater treatment, disposal and management and by encouraging the protection and restoration of watersheds.
View the Alliance for Coastal Technologies' Nutrient Sensor Challenge.
Learn how to help with America's nutrient pollution problem
Cost of Reactive Nitrogen Release from Human Activities to the Environment in the United States
View this environmental research article
EPA provides financial and technical assistance to small and rural communities to establish and improve wastewater treatment services, lower the risk of harm to public health, and protect the environment.
View this virtual tour of a water resource recovery facility — commonly called a wastewater treatment plant — that discusses how these facilities recycle the water and waste we flush down the drain. Water resource recovery facilities also can recover nutrients, generate energy, and create biosolids for use as fertilizer.
View “Enabling the Future: Advancing Resource Recovery from Biosolids,” WEF, 2013.
All fact sheets were produced by members of the Municipal Resource Recovery Design Committee and are available for download.
Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals
Anaerobic digestion is a sustainability staple at resource recovery facilities. In addition to performing vital solids treatment processes such as stabilization and volatile solids reduction, anaerobic digestion also generates biogas that can be used at the resource recovery facility to generate heat and power.
Fact Sheet Series on Liquid Stream Fundamentals:
Suggested publications related to Wastewater Treatment:
All fact sheets were produced by members of the Municipal Resource Recovery Design Committee and are available for download.
Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals
Anaerobic digestion is a sustainability staple at resource recovery facilities. In addition to performing vital solids treatment processes such as stabilization and volatile solids reduction, anaerobic digestion also generates biogas that can be used at the resource recovery facility to generate heat and power.
Fact Sheet Series on Liquid Stream Fundamentals:
Suggested publications related to Wastewater Treatment:
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