Water Environment Federation imprint: 24 books

Increasingly, our demands for water for both human activity and the environment, are pushed to the limits of naturally available water resources. Engineered water reuse systems can harness natural cycles to augment water demands, but the challenges, opportunities, and benefits of water reuse are broad...

Cutting edge gas-shale corporate developers, environmental researchers, and concerned municipality representatives present contemporary technical information and explore potential issues and concerns with gas-shale stakeholders. This publication focuses on related science and engineering technology and...

There is a large demand for young professionals in the water industry and The Effective Water Professional—Leadership, Communication, Management, Finance, and Governance provides readers with all the materials they need to succeed using proven techniques written by industry leaders. Challenges for...

Advances in Water Quality Trading as a Flexible Compliance Tool explores the status of water quality trading and recent changes in the industry and is a guide for implementing and using water quality trading for regulatory compliance purposes. Topics such as current legal and regulatory challenges, in...

Global climate change, volatile energy prices, and other potential forces of change, require water resource recovery facility designers to plan and design facilities that are sustainable—less costly to operate and maintain over a facility’s full life cycle and more resilient to near- and long-term...

Wet Weather Design and Operation in Water Resource Recovery Facilities provides professionals involved in the field with a comprehensive reference of current design and operational practices for dealing with the unique challenges associated with the proper management of wet weather flows. Intended...

As automation continues to be a growing component of the water industry, new technologies and applications are constantly being developed and are producing great benefits. This manual will introduce you to the technological advancements and present you with the elements and standards of a complete automation design. Ideal for designers, utility managers, and operators.

A teaching and reference tool for educating analysts in water and wastewater laboratories in the skills and techniques of the bench chemist. This book provides the vital background information needed to operate in a laboratory and engage with Standard Methods and other collections employed in a lab setting

The Energy Roadmap serves as a guide for utilities of all sizes on the path to sustainable energy management. In it, you will explore innovative approaches to cost-effectively recover and reuse resources to transform “wastes” to valuable products. The book outlines six stops on the path to resource...

The Nutrient Roadmap provides a path forward for the wastewater sector on nutrient removal and recovery and challenges water resource recovery facilities to have a zero net impact with regard to nutrient discharges by 2040. This high-level overview provides guidance for utilities of all sizes to best...

This Handbook complements several recognized wastewater treatment design references, including Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, MOP 8. It facilitates access to those design guides by providing concise information from them and enabling the reader to quickly locate additional information...

Developed in conjunction with the International Ultraviolet Association, this essential guide for consultants, wastewater utilities, and operators provides introductory information on the advantages—and disadvantages—of UV disinfection compared to other commonly used technologies. Regulatory agencies...

Shortcut nitrogen removal, an emerging economical solution for water resource recovery facilities, refers to the biological nitrogen removal (BNR) process whereby ammonia is not converted to nitrate, but instead stops at nitrite to shortcut the conventional nitrification/denitrification process. The...

This publication includes laboratory procedures most often performed in wastewater laboratories and general wet chemistry procedures, activated sludge process control tests, bacteriological testing, and special sections about basic laboratory techniques and proper use of spectrophotometers and colorimetry....