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Other WEF Publications Contact Us Subscribe: Posts | Comments WEF Highlights The membership news site for the Water Environment Federation Featured WEF Resources & Efforts Learning Opps Laws & Regs Technologies Achievements Participate Multimedia Digests Water Professionals Bring Rural Sanitation Solution to San Francisco 5 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote the Value of Water Apply for Water Leadership Institute Class of 2021 WEF Recognizes Ingenuity in Operations and Design 2020 WEF Awards Recognize Excellence in Education, Communications January 22, 2021 Comments Off on Ultraviolet Expert Karl Linden Wins 2020 Clarke Prize Ultraviolet Expert Karl Linden Wins 2020 Clarke Prize In November, University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) Civil Engineering Professor Karl Linden received the annual Clarke Prize for Excellence in Water Research from the National Water Research Institute (NWRI; Fountain Valley, California). Nomination documents describe Linden as the world’s most published researcher in the fields of UV Light-Emitting Diode (LED) systems as well as […] Continue reading... January 15, 2021 Comments Off on International Water Leaders Discuss Global Issues, Trends International Water Leaders Discuss Global Issues, Trends The January 2021 issue of Water Environment & Technology magazine includes sound-offs from water sector leaders around the world, who described how their organizations contend with such universal challenges as climate change, workforce issues, and flood management. Their remarks were abbreviated for space in print. Full comments are presented below. Janett Tapia — The Netherlands In […] Continue reading... December 10, 2020 Comments Off on Water Professionals Bring Rural Sanitation Solution to San Francisco Water Professionals Bring Rural Sanitation Solution to San Francisco Water professionals are sought-after participants in the United Nations’ UNLEASH Hacks program, which convenes talented young researchers, practitioners, and influencers from around the world to develop new solutions to further the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during intensive, 2-day seminars. Water professionals play a direct role in achieving several of the SDGs, including SDG […] Continue reading... December 1, 2020 Comments Off on 5 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote the Value of Water 5 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote the Value of Water Brian Campbell, founder of WaterFilterGuru.com, offers five tips to help water professionals become more effective social media users. Image courtesy of Thomas Ulrich/Pixabay Nowadays, it’s rare to find someone without an account on at least one social network, whether that be Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Snapchat. For water professionals, social media represents one of the […] Continue reading... November 6, 2020 Comments Off on Apply for Water Leadership Institute Class of 2021 Apply for Water Leadership Institute Class of 2021 Nearly 350 water professionals have gained in-demand career skills as graduates of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Virginia) Water Leadership Institute program since its introduction in 2012. Join them by applying for the Water Leadership Institute Class of 2021 by January 14, 2021. The Water Leadership Institute is an instrumental program for the development […] Continue reading... October 23, 2020 Comments Off on Meet WEF’s Newest Life Members Meet WEF’s Newest Life Members Mary Belefski Klein, member since 1983, Federal Water Quality Association. Photo courtesy of Klein. Thomas P. Brown, member since 1982, Clean Water Professionals of Kentucky & Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Brown. Robert (Bob) Forbes, member since 1979, North Carolina Water Environment Association. Photo courtesy of WEF. Frederick J. Mucci, III, member since 1985, New Jersey […] Continue reading... October 16, 2020 Comments Off on WEF Recognizes Ingenuity in Operations and Design WEF Recognizes Ingenuity in Operations and Design Effectively tackling emerging threats to public health and the environment requires water professionals to be agile; adaptable; and able to develop, implement, and operate new innovations that advance the way the sector approaches its work. In August, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Virginia) announced the winners of its 2020 WEF Awards for Operational and […] Continue reading... September 30, 2020 Comments Off on Operations Challenge 2020 to Begin Streaming Oct. 5 Operations Challenge 2020 to Begin Streaming Oct. 5 Operations Challenge 2020 will stream live beginning at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, October 5. This year’s competition features a modified format and a revised divisional structure. It will be available for the public to watch live for the first time in the competition’s 33-year history. 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