WEFTEC 2024
WEFTEC 2024 was more than just a conference. Attendees connected in person with the full water community and worked toward life free of water challenges.
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XPRIZE Water Scarcity – Desalination Prize Webinar
Mark your calendar - November 20, 2024 – 1:00 PM ET. As an XPrize Water Scarcity Partner, WEF invites you to an informative webinar to learn more about the largest incentive competition in history with $119M in prize purse awards – open to all innovators, researchers, and teams globally. The 5-year, global competition is designed to drive widespread access to clean water by creating reliable, sustainable, and affordable seawater desalination systems.
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WEF Stays Focused on Our Mission
Our mission and values remain steady, even in periods of transition. Hear from our President and Executive Director.
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World Toilet Day, Toilet: A Place for Peace
November 19 marks World Toilet Day and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a UN-Water Partner is committed to engaging the water community in this public education effort. This year’s campaign highlights how broken or inadequate sanitation systems affect people’s lives and shows how sustainable sanitation is essential to a healthy and stable society.
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Aging infrastructure, strict requirements, and continued economic pressures have put unprecedented stress on local governments and agencies that provide essential water services. Elected officials are being called upon to make tough choices that will impact water quality and the viability of our communities for generations to come.
The Water Advocates Program helps you to reach out to and connect with elected officials on important water quality issues.
visit the new water advocates program page to contact your Member of congress
Selected Upcoming Events
WEF offers an assortment of conferences, webcasts, and other meetings and events. View the list of All Events
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11 - 14 Feb
WEF/AWWA Utility Management 2025
Get prepared for the WEF/AWWA Utility Management Conference 2025 in Dallas, Texas, to join water and wastewater managers and professionals at one of the leading, most informative, and most prestigious management conferences in the water sector.
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06 - 09 May
Residuals & Biosolids and Innovations in Treatment Technology 2025
Hear from professionals as they highlight new technologies, successful innovations, and current best practices. Get a real-world look at projects implemented, and participate in an interactive experience with equipment, technology, and service vendors that continue to improve efforts in providing high-quality infrastructure throughout the country.
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WEF WATER STORIES
WEF has many programs to support students and young professionals in the water sector. Mackenzie Rickard is an InFLOW and 2024 WEF Communications Scholar; watch this video to learn more about her journey.
WEF WATER STORIES
Developing a diverse and passionate workforce that encourages more diversity in the water workforce is part of WEF's Strategic Plan. Charlotte Water Operator, Stacia Wilkes, tells us why she chose a career in water and why more women should too!
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Wef Announces National Ms4 Award Recipients
Six organizations have been selected to receive the Water Environment Federation's (WEF) 2024 National MS4 Awards. These awards recognize Municipal Separate Storm ...
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Staying Focused on Our Mission During Times of Change
As a global institution, WEF stays closely connected with our members, markets, customers, stakeholders, and governments, especially during periods of transition, ...
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Over 21,000 Gather at WEFTEC 2024 to Shape the Future of Water Quality and Technology
The Water Environment Federation’s (WEF’s) WEFTEC 2024 was a resounding success, bringing together a record-breaking community of water professionals, thought ...
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