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Madhanagopal Receives Institute of Professional Environmental Practice Award

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) member Tim Madhanagopal has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Institute of Professional Environmental Practice (Pittsburgh) Annual Award in the category of Lifetime Achievement. He was selected for the award because of his efforts and ...

Benedek Wins Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Andrew Benedek, Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) member and Canadian researcher now based in the United States, has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize in Singapore. The international award recognizes an individual or organization for ...

California Student Wins U.S. SJWP

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Joyce Chai was named the 2008 winner of the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), a youth award for water-related science. Chai took the top prize for her project, which explored the cutting-edge topic of nanoparticles. Next, she will take her project to Stockholm, Sweden, where she will ...

WEF Proceedings Now Available Online

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) has created an archival library of the papers presented at the annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC®) and other conferences held since 2000. Access to the archive is offered at no charge to WEF ...

Training Session To Address Water Sector Interdependencies

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) through a cooperative agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a training program on water sector independencies that begins in October and spans through early ...

WERF Announces Unsolicited Research Program, Seeks Volunteers

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF; Alexandria, Va.) has announced its 2008 Unsolicited Research Program. A grant of $500,000 is available to fund research that will advance the knowledge and understanding of water quality. For more details, including the request for proposals and ...

WEF Sustainability Movement Gains Momentum

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... For the past 3 years, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) has quietly begun implementing various initiatives to reduce its impact on the environment, culminating with the launch of the Low Carb(on) Diet in mid-2007. WEF understands that its own practices as an organization ...

WEF Develops Task Force on Workforce Sustainability

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) President Adam Zabinski has appointed nine WEF members to a task force that will examine workforce sustainability issues. The task force has been asked to * inventory and define all workforce sustainability activities present ...

WEF Vice President Testifies at House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Hearing

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Paul Freedman, vice president of the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), testified June 23 at a congressional hearing of the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The topic for this hearing, which was ...

Achieving Olympic Gold in Water Resources

Jul 01, 2008; Fox, Andrea ... American companies address Beijing water challenges in preparation for the world's top summer sporting event Major American conglomerates are wrapping up hundreds of projects for the upcoming Beijing Summer Olympics that kick off on Aug. 8. They are providing energy, air, transportation, ...

Green Party?

Jul 01, 2008; Jordan-Nowe, Ashley ... As Election 2008 nears, convention cities are embracing sustainable practices With so much attention on global warming this election year, the Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention, and their respective host cities have all pledged that the 2008 conventions will ...

Webcast To Focus on Methanol Safety Issues

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Safety, Security, and Occupational Health Committee in collaboration with the WEF Municipal Wastewater Design Committee, the Methanol Institute (Arlington, Va.), and the Chemical Safety Board have organized the webcast, "Methanol Safety: ...

Water Associations, EPA Release Tools for Effective Utility Management Practices

Jul 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Six associations representing the U.S. water and wastewater sector, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have released a series of tools designed to help water and wastewater utilities advance effective management practices to achieve long-term sustainability ....