2014-07-09T12:19:45-05:00 2013-08-31 560747981 DIXON HUGHES GOODMAN LLP 1410 SPRING HILL ROAD STE 500 TYSONS VA 22102 990 2012-09-01 530225129 WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION WATE 7036842400 601 WYTHE STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 WADE RIESS 7036842400 2014-07-03 1 ROBIN SKINNER P00742964 7039700400 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z PENNY YOUNG 601 WYTHE STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 27841786 0 X WWW.WEF.ORG X 1928 VA SEE STATEMENT O FOR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION'S MISSION:PROVIDE BOLD LEADERSHIP, CHAMPION INNOVATION, CONNECT WATER PROFESSIONALS, AND LEVERAGE KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT CLEAN AND SAFE WATER WORLDWIDE.WEF ADVOCATES PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH BY PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE GLOBAL WATER ENVIRONMENT; DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING PRACTICES AND POLICIES WHICH ASSIST OUR MEMBERS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN PROVIDING EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTIVE WATER QUALITY AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT SERVICES; DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS; PROMOTING SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AND REGULATION; EDUCATING MEMBERS, THE PUBLIC, AND POLICY-MAKERS; PROMOTING AND ADVANCING THE WATER QUALITY PROFESSION. 15 15 108 2611 3262004 0 1055421 885449 19299391 19905722 321227 220462 1449509 1164234 22125548 22175867 25000 25000 0 0 9146840 9271489 0 0 0 13181667 13340224 22353507 22636713 -227959 -460846 23293428 22711655 15903648 15870736 7389780 6840919 X THE DEVELOPMENT & DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE NATURE, COLLECTION, TREATMENT & DISPOSAL OF DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL WATER. 0 0 4712884 12329873 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS STATEMENT IS CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O: WEFTEC WAS THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION'S 85TH ANNUAL TECHNICAL EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE, WHERE SOME 17,452 ATTENDEES RECEIVED THE BEST TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN WATER QUALITY TODAY AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITIY TO EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES. THE COMPREHENSIVE FOUR-DAY MEETING INCLUDED A TECHNICAL PROGRAM OF 148 TECHNICAL SESSIONS, 24 WORKSHOPS, AND 7 FACILTY TOURS AND COVERED TOPICS RANGING FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY OPERATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS TO EMERGING ISSUES AND TECHNOLOGIES LIKE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS, AND ENVIRONMNENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. AND AS THE LARGEST WATER QUALITY EXHIBITION IN THE WORLD, WEFTEC ALSO PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES, SERVICES, AND PRODUCTS FOR THOSE LOOKING TO IMPROVE OR UPGRADE WASTEWATER FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. 4633998 725991 WATER ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY IS THE ASSOCIATIONS FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION AND THE PUBLICATION PROFESSIONALS READ TO LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES, TRENDS, AND NEWS IN WATER QUALITY. MEMBERS RECEIVE IT MONTHLY AS A MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT. 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