March 10, 2014 (BALTIMORE, MD) — Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., today announced that the Water Environment Federation (WEF) will open its Collection Systems 2014: Collection on the Chesapeake conference at the Baltimore Convention Center on Tuesday, March 11, running through Friday, March 14. Director Chow is also co-chair of the conference.

The WEF Collection Systems Committee, in cooperation with the Chesapeake Water Environment Association and the National Association of Sewer Service Companies, are sponsors of this event. The conference will draw professionals from across the country, and from several foreign countries, who share an interest in improving the effectiveness of their organizations involved in combined and separate sanitary sewer collection systems.

Key components include an interactive workshop, 14 technical sessions, facility tours, and a large exhibit floor (exhibits open March 12 – 13). 

On March 12, Director Chow will welcome the gathering at the Opening General Session. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will also provide welcoming comments that morning. Presenters on Wednesday include the Baltimore National Aquarium, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Environmental Canine Services, LLC.

Founded in 1928, WEF is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals from around the world. WEF members, Member Associations, and staff proudly work to achieve their mission to provide bold leadership, champion innovation, connect water professionals, and leverage knowledge to support clean and safe water worldwide.