Entries Tagged Water Environment Federation (WEF)

How many wastewater utilities can handle 51 inches of rain in 72 hours? Probably none. But that’s what challenged the Houston Wastewater Operations...

Austin, Texas, is blessed — and sometimes cursed — by the water that runs through it, under it and, unfortunately,...

PEOPLE/AWARDSJames Houle, program manager for the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center, received a 2018 Merit Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection...

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe Town of Leet (Pennsylvania) received a $2,000 grant from the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development to formulate a new stormwater...

Among the problems created by the proliferation of wipes is the  unpleasant, time-consuming and costly job of periodically pulling rags from...

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe town of Milford (Connecticut) received a $25,000 grant through the state Department of Environmental Protection to create a restoration plan for...

PEOPLE/AWARDSMaser Consulting PA in Red Bank, New Jersey, announced John M. Mele joined its Municipal Service Division in the role of project...

PEOPLE/AWARDS Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland, in collaboration with Howard County, was awarded $1,044,224 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to...

PEOPLE/AWARDSMidwestern Engineers of Indiana hired Lauren McCleary as a project engineer. Her areas of expertise include stormwater management. Midwestern Engineers is a...

What began as a group of fifth-graders designing a rain garden with Lego bricks will now become a reality as water professionals...

People/Awards The American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia recognized the city of Sandy Springs’ Marsh Creek Rain Garden with its 2018 Engineering...

The Utility of the Future Today recognition program returns for a third year to honor water resource recovery facilities for community engagement,...

Gary and Linda De Kock have paddled more than 3,800 river miles and raised some $39,000 for their favorite charity, Water For...

Giving 110 percent is the clichéd territory of coaches and bad managers. Giving 150 percent is Dean Ronk’s territory. That’s essentially what Ronk,...