Operations & Maintenance

From hands-on-training and leadership opportunities, such as 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.

BROWSE OPERATIONS News

The latest operations articles, videos, and other content from throughout the organization and across the water sector.

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Intelligent Water Solutions from Jacobs and Palantir

Sponsored WEFTEC Product Launch presentations and Q&A sessions bring a new level of detail and technical specifications to exhibition programming.

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How AI and Cloud Based Capabilities Are Changing Stormwater and Wastewater Management

Sponsored WEFTEC Product Launch presentations and Q&A sessions bring a new level of detail and technical specifications to exhibition programming.

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Protect Your Water Network with Grundfos Smart Water Sensors

Grundfos is transforming water management with Metasphere smart water sensors. These innovative sensors detect rising water levels in manholes before they lead to ...

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Making a World of Difference in Water Industries

Join ABB at WEFTEC 2024 on October 7-9, 2024, in New Orleans

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Visit Mueller Booth No. 3453 at WEFTEC

Mueller is a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water.  We help municipalities ...

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Plan WEFTEC Your Way

You can access all the most up-to-date and detailed programming and details via the WEFTEC Online Planner or the WEFTEC Mobile App. Both portals contain the same ...

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Featured Operations and Maintenance Resources

The featured resources below are just a sample of everything WEF has to offer. Search our entire website and technical resource database for more.

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Publications for Operators

From hands-on training and leadership opportunitie to our Operator Training Manuals series, WEF provides operators with various opportunities to advance your on-the-job knowledge and career.

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Skills Builder for Operators

WEF's comprehensive Skills Builder quizzes incorporate math, safety, and a variety of other topics to help you test, maintain, and advance your operations and maintenance knowledge.

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Operator Scholarship

This scholarship provides funding for individuals who are seeking water sector operator education, training, or certification to enter the water sector or advance their knowledge, skills, abilities or license.

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Training Resources

WEF Study Guides are designed for today’s professional operators. Our guides cover a wide range of facility operations, including biosolids, collection systems, laboratory testing, and wastewater operations.

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Operations Challenge

Operations Challenge is the world’s premier skills competition for water resource recovery facility operators. As one of the most effective training and development tools for operators, it now has been replicated by several international organizations.

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Find the Operations Communities You Need

OPERATIONS CHALLENGE COMMUNITY

The Operations Challenge Community coordinates the industry's premier professional-skills competition. Held annually at WEFTEC, the event recognizes excellence in wastewater operations. The committee develops and revises the competition protocols that demonstrate the span of skills necessary for contemporary water quality professionals. 

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PLANT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COMMUNITY (POMC)

The POMC meets online every four to eight weeks and face-to-face at the Midyear Meeting and at WEFTEC. The POMC is charged with developing operations and maintenance workshops, webinars, and training, as well as supporting operations and maintenance technical sessions at WEFTEC.

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Join or Renew Your WEF Membership Today

Connect with our community of water professionals who ensure that our local communities have access to clean water that protects public health. Explore our member benefits and find the membership type that’s right for you.

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This virtual workspace, called WEFUnity, empowers WEF members to network and collaborate in an online environment.

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EXPLORE ALL PRACTICE AREAS

WEF is a source of high-quality technical resources featuring the latest research, news, and education. WEF's members and other credible resources have created and compiled this information into the Practice Area groupings listed in the dropdown menu.