WEFTEC 2025 coverage

This special coverage offers insight into what's happening at WEFTEC 2025 in Chicago. Learn more about special sessions, new products and video interviews with industry professionals.
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WEFTEC 2025 show coverage

Show Floor Hours

  • Sept. 29 - 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Sept. 30 - 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Oct. 1- 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The EndeavorB2B water group editorial team attended sessions, conducted interviews and learned about new products at WEFTEC and compiled them here to showcase industry trends and detail what the future holds across the water and wastewater sectors.

Where and when is WEFTEC 2025?

WEFTEC 2025 will take place in Chicago from Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Event highlights

What to expect at WEFTEC 2025

WEFTEC 2025 in Chicago focuses on emerging water industry trends, including AI and the circular water economy.
Sept. 24, 2025
This collection of sessions at WEFTEC 2025 covers critical topics like microplastics detection, PFAS removal, and urban flood mitigation, emphasizing innovative research and practical...
Sept. 25, 2025

WEFTEC 2025 session write-ups

WEFTEC 2025: Building resilience and sustainability in the water sector
WEFTEC 2025 in Chicago highlighted resilience in the water sector, emphasizing climate challenges, aging infrastructure and workforce gaps, with a focus on innovative engineering...
Sept. 29, 2025
Industry experts discuss the emerging roles of AI in the water landscape.
At WEFTEC 2025, experts showcased how AI is lowering digital adoption barriers in water utilities, enabling smarter infrastructure management, leak detection and resource optimization...
Sept. 29, 2025
Water and wastewater utilities worldwide are confronting a significant funding crisis driven by aging infrastructure and declining government support, requiring urgent innovative...
Sept. 30, 2025
Chestermere, Alberta, overcame long-standing hydrogen sulfide issues by implementing a sidestream dissolved oxygen system, significantly reducing costs and improving odor control...
Sept. 30, 2025
Research presented at WEFTEC 2025 highlights the pervasive presence of PFAS in wastewater, driven largely by household products, and advocates for proactive regulation and source...
Oct. 1, 2025
This emerging UV technology enhances disinfection in challenging wastewater conditions by increasing UV transmission through reduced path lengths, with proven pilot results in...
Oct. 1, 2025

WEFTEC 2025 video interviews

18 months with PFAS: Lessons from a California wastewater pilot study
Hazen and Sawyer's Conner Murray shares insights on the shifting landscape of PFAS regulations impacting wastewater utilities, emphasizing the importance of tailored treatment...
Sept. 29, 2025
The future of water management: AI, machine learning, and innovation at HRSD
This interview explores real-world AI applications in water utilities, highlighting operational improvements, cybersecurity concerns, and the future integration of wearables and...
Sept. 29, 2025
Microgrid design for water utilities: Fort Wayne’s approach with CDM Smith
Fort Wayne’s water utility in Indiana has developed a comprehensive microgrid connecting its drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities with floating solar arrays and...
Oct. 1, 2025
Discharge avoidance and potable reuse: Shaping water management in the Western U
John Rehring discusses how stricter wastewater discharge permits are driving utilities in the western U.S. toward potable reuse solutions,
Sept. 30, 2025
Can AI solve water’s biggest challenges?
John Ikeda discusses how AI, data center water use, and global reuse targets are shaping water management, emphasizing emerging themes like GenAI, PFAS, and sustainable reuse ...
Oct. 2, 2025
What the latest research says about the fate of PFAS in wastewater
McNamara discusses the evolving landscape of thermal biosolids treatment, emphasizing the importance of drying, air pollution control, and scalable infrastructure to meet tightening...
Oct. 2, 2025

Products at WEFTEC 2025

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Moleaer Inc. secures the 2025 WEFTEC Innovation Award and partners with Xylem Inc. to expand nanobubble technology globally, enhancing wastewater treatment efficiency and sustainability...
Sept. 30, 2025
Advanced wastewater treatment for low UVT
The NovoLabs Supercritical UV system offers a cutting-edge solution for disinfecting liquids with UV transmittance below 1%, utilizing turbulent flow and modular design for optimal...
Sept. 30, 2025

WEFTEC news

Ukrainian water utility representatives from Mykolaiv, Lviv, Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia participate in WEFTEC 2025 in Chicago, part of the X4U peer-learning program aimed at enhancing...
Sept. 30, 2025
The Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence, a collaboration between WEF, Amazon and leading water organizations, aims to integrate AI into water sustainability efforts, focusing ...
Sept. 30, 2025
Brown and Caldwell received the WEF Project Excellence Award for their role in the $170 million Power Quality Improvement Project at King County’s West Point Treatment Plant, ...
Oct. 1, 2025
The 38th Operations Challenge at WEFTEC 2025 brought together 57 international wastewater teams to compete in process control, laboratory, safety, collection systems and equipment...
Oct. 1, 2025