ALEXANDRIA, VA The Boards of Directors of the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) have unanimously agreed to take the steps necessary to merge and integrate. The Board of Directors of the WateReuse Association also fully endorses the proposed plan to merge. The first step of the merger was to appoint Melissa Meeker as the Executive Director of the Water Environment Research Foundation. The two organizations believe that merging will create synergies, reduce future water research redundancy, and further the evolution toward a unified voice for water.