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Join the next generation of water leaders. The Water Leadership Institute offers intensive leadership and management training that connects emerging professionals with industry experts and peers across the water and wastewater community. Strengthen your ability to lead, innovate, and create impact.
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Hurricane Melissa was the strongest storm ever to hit Jamaica and surrounding areas, affecting more than 2.8 million residents. Local authorities, international partners, and relief organizations are quickly mobilizing resources and volunteers.
Learn How You Can HelpWEF is offering scholarships to support young professionals working for utilities to attend the 2026 YP Summit and Utility Management Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Five recipients will receive financial assistance to participate in this premier week of leadership and professional development.
Completed applications are due December 1, 2025.
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Learn MoreLearn how utilities are advancing workforce diversity and recruitment in the first WEF/Raftelis webcast. Learn innovative strategies for talent pipelines, equity, and inclusion from industry leaders.
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Safe and sustainable: Biosolids management transforms wastewater solids into odor-controlled, pathogen-reduced agricultural products, strictly regulated for environmental safety.
Empower water professionals with knowledge and tools to influence public policy—WEF advocacy promotes awareness and engagement on key water issues.
From hands-on training and leadership opportunities, such as the WEFTEC 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.
Industries treat and reuse wastewater and process water as well as provide environmentally sustainable wastewater treatment while reducing costs and maintaining value for their businesses.
The water sector and its systems protect public and ecological health. Using the data that can be collected through smart water technologies provides additional insights to address complex public health issues.
Take a comprehensive look at how all water resources, including uplands, drainage basins, wetlands, stormwater, surface water, and groundwater interact.
To respond to myriad daily challenges faced by water and wastewater utility leaders, WEF continuously works with its members and partners to develop various management initiatives, resources, and educational, training, and networking opportunities.
More than 16,000 publicly owned water resource recovery facilities operate in the United States. Skilled engineers and operators work together to ensure new and updated facilities continue to protect public health and the environment.
Sanitary sewers safely transport household and commercial wastewater through underground systems, improving public health and meeting modern infrastructure standards.
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