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WEF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Sanderson encourages people to attend the first annual Public Health and Water Conference & Wastewater Disease Surveillance Summit on March 21-24 in Cincinnati. The program will kick off with the Wastewater Disease Surveillance Summit, which will focus on how to make data actionable. The conference will explore topics such […]

At WEFTEC 2021, Pam Elardo, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Wastewater Treatment at New York City Department of Environmental Protection, discussed the evolving landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the water sector, what actions we can take individually and organizationally, and the effects that these actions can have. At WEFTEC Pam also helped facilitate a […]

Ting Lu of Clean Water Services discusses trends in utility management, in particular leveraging of data analytics to provide business and operational intelligence. source

This month’s video begins with updates and reminders from Speaker of the House of Delegates (HOD), Steven Drangsholt. source

This presentation from WEFTEC 2021 discusses best practices of intelligent algorithms to optimize and prioritize capital investments and asset rehabilitation. The presentation is given by David Garcia of WCS Engineering, Stephen King of Hazen and Sawyer, and Daniel White of Jefferson County, Alabama. source

Doug Baldessari of Baker Tilly discusses the affordability issue facing water utilities and options and impacts involving recent federal funding. source

Matthew Pine, Senior Vice President & President, Applied Water Systems and Americas Commercial Team at Xylem, joined WEFTEC Live in 2021 to discuss the state of innovation in the water sector and the 10th anniversary of the Innovation Pavilion. source

Dr. Edwin Oh is an Associate Professor in the UNLV School of Medicine and the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine. This presentation from WEFTEC 2021 explores how the decline in diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 is expected to delay the tracking of COVID-19 variants of concern and interest in the United States. He hypothesizes that wastewater […]

This video begins with several important updates and reminders from Steve Drangsholt, Speaker of the HOD. For this month’s interview, Steve sits down to talk with Kyle Yukumoto, Delegate from Hawaii WEA. Learn more about how Kyle became involved with WEF and Hawaii WEA, as well as the upcoming WEFMAX meeting in Honolulu! #waterenvironmentfederation #houseofdelegates […]

Rasha Maal-Bared, the wastewater treatment specialist at EPCOR and member of WEF’s Disinfection and Public Health Committee, explains the One Water concept and how it is helpful for managing public health concerns in water systems. source