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May 05
Pam Elardo of NYC DEP Discusses DEI In The Water Sector

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 […]

May 04
Ting Lu of Clean Water Services Discusses Trends In Utility Management

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

May 03
HOD February 2022 Update

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

May 02
Best Practices Of Using Intelligent Algorithms For Capital Investments and Asset Rehabilitation

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

May 01
Doug Baldessari of Baker Tilly Discusses Affordability Issue

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

Apr 30
Matthew Pine of Xylem Discusses the State of Innovation at WEFTEC 2021

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

Apr 29
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Sewage Predicts Clinical Disease Burden in U.S.

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 […]

Apr 28
HOD Update March 2022

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 […]

Apr 27
Rasha Maal-Bared Explains Connection Between One Water and Public Health

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

Apr 26
Amy Corriveau Discusses WEF's 2022 Collection Systems Conference

WEF Conference Committee Co-Chair Amy Corriveau discusses the 2022 Collection Systems Conference that will be held April … source