Water Environment Federation (WEF)
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of more than 30,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations (MAs) representing water quality professionals around the world. Since 1928, WEF and its members have protected public health and the environment. WEF and its global network of members and member associations provide water quality professionals around the world with the latest in water quality education, training, and business opportunities. WEF’s diverse membership includes scientists, engineers, regulators, academics, utility managers, plant operators, and other professionals. WEF uses this collective knowledge to further a shared goal of improving water quality around the world.
WEF is operating under a new Strategic Plan built on the vision of a life free of water challenges. Our ultimate goal is a world where each person has access to clean water and sanitation, where communities prosper, and where nature thrives. The key strategic goals under the new Strategic Plan are:
- to attract and develop a diverse and passionate workforce
- to cultivate a purpose-driven community to sustainably solve water challenges for all
- to lead the transformation to the circular water economy.
The new Strategic Plan embodies WEF’s embrace of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do.
As water professionals, this is our ultimate goal – a world where each person has access to clean water and sanitation, where communities prosper, and where nature thrives. To get there, our mission is to inspire the water community in pursuit of human and environmental well-being. We need to attract and develop a diverse and passionate workforce, cultivate a purpose-driven community to sustainably solve water challenges for all, and lead the transformation to the circular water economy. As we undertake this work, let’s also shine a light on our sector. Let’s amplify the stories of water to grow, strengthen and diversify the water community. We all have a part to play in forging a sustainable water future. So, bring your talents, your ingenuity, your dedication, and your water stories, and join us.
WEF is the host of WEFTEC, the largest annual water conference and exhibition in the world. Each year WEFTEC brings together over 20,000 water professionals to network, learn and discover technology solutions and innovations.
Our Partnership with WEF
In 2022 ZDHC Foundation and WEF signed an MoU.
The aim of the MoU is to further strengthen each others work in the field of wastewater management and effluent treatment.
The areas where the two organizations desire to collaborate include, but are not limited to:
- Capacity building
- Publications
- Access to industry expertise
- Wastewater treatment credentialing
- Co-funding
- Resource efficiency in relation to water treatment
Do you want to take the next step? Visit the WEF and the Access Water webpage!