The Water Environment Federation is a not-for-profit association that provides technical education and training for thousands of water quality professionals who clean water and return it safely to the environment. WEF members have proudly protected public health, served their local communities, and supported clean water worldwide
since 1928. 

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By Paul Freedman, 2009-2010 President of WEF

There was a time when large urban cities, like Boston, saw their waterfront locations as assets in transporting wastes away from the city and supporting navigation, commerce, and manufacturing. These urban cities still see the waterfront asset today, but in a different light.

Name: Todd Danielson
Title: Manager of Community Systems - Loudon Water
Location: Ashburn, VA
Years in water quality: 13+
Why are you a water quality professional? Because I believe I can make a difference.