Event Dates: September 26-29, 2022

     Location:  National Harbor, Maryland

WaterPro Registration, Exhibit Hall, Sessions and Events will be located at: 

The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745    

Sunday, September 25, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Self-Serve Badge Pickup Kiosks Open

Room: Convention Center Entrance (Ballroom Level)

Monday, September 26, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Self Serve Badge Pickup Kiosks Open

Room: Convention Center Entrance (Ballroom Level)

Monday, September 26, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Install - All Exhibits

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Monday, September 26, 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Registration Open

Room: Convention Center Entrance (Ballroom Level)

Tuesday, September 27, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration & Self Serve Badge Pickup Kiosks Open

Room: Convention Center Entrance (Ballroom Level)

Tuesday, September 27, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

WaterPro Opening Ceremony

Room: Potomac AB (Ballroom Level)

Tuesday, September 27, 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Tuesday, September 27, 9:30 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Ultimate Meter Challenge Preliminaries

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Tuesday, September 27, 9:45 AM - 3:00 PM

Mount Vernon and Old Town Alexandria Tour

Room: Maryland Bus Loop - Ballroom Level

Tuesday, September 27, 11:00 AM

Don’t Get Caught With Your Pumps Down: Using a Pump Digital Twin to Improve Pump Performance

Room: Potomac 5/6

Foundation for Success: Board Leadership Introduction

Room: National Harbor 10

Impact of Cannabis Grow Houses on Rural Water Systems

Room: National Harbor 2

Navigating a Career Path in the Water Industry: Building Meaningful Connections

Room: Potomac 3/4

Preparing your System for Future Staffing Needs

Room: National Harbor 11

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: National Harbor 12

Service Area Protection, 1926-b Updates and Panel Discussion

Room: Potomac 1/2

Using Simplified Control Systems & GIS to Manage and Prevent Callouts and Emergency Maintenance in Water & Wastewater Applications

Room: National Harbor 3

Tuesday, September 27, 12:00 PM

Lunch on Own

Room: Lunch on Own

Women In Rural Water Luncheon

Room: Potomac C

Tuesday, September 27, 1:30 PM

Groundwater Source Management – Managing Risk by Accelerating Science to Action

Room: Potomac 5/6

How to Ensure Uninterrupted Pump Operations When Faced With Poor Utility Power Quality or When Using an Emergency Backup Generator

Room: National Harbor 11

NRWA Annual Business Meeting

Room: Potomac D

Privatizing, Regionalizing, and Partnering: The Policy, Economic and Social Perspectives

Room: Potomac 1/2

Put Your Best Foot Forward: PR, Marketing & Advocacy

Room: National Harbor 10

Understanding the Opportunities and Considerations for Wastewater Reuse in Small Communities

Room: National Harbor 2

WebGIS: Enabling Digital Workflows to Support Field and Office

Room: National Harbor 3

Women In Rural Water: Where Do We Go From Here?

Room: Potomac 3/4

Tuesday, September 27, 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: National Harbor 12

Tuesday, September 27, 2:45 PM

Basic Asset Management and Preventative Maintenance Equals Lower Operating Costs, Grant Money and Higher Reliability

Room: National Harbor 2

Business Beyond Water: Growing Outside the Water Business and Facilitating Economic Development for the Region

Room: Potomac 1/2

Innovative Repair Solutions for Failing Water and Force Mains

Room: Potomac 5/6

Make a Difference with Effective Governance Strategies

Room: National Harbor 10

Navigating the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Procurement Process

Room: National Harbor 11

Using High-Accuracy GPS to Replace Paper-Based Workflows and Complete As-Built Requirements

Room: National Harbor 3

Women, Work, and Water

Room: Potomac 3/4

Tuesday, September 27, 4:00 PM

WaterPro Exhibit Hall Extravaganza

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

WaterPro Feud Game Show

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 AM

Registration Open

Room: Convention Center Entrance (Ballroom Level)

Self Serve Badge Pickup Kiosks Open

Room: Convention Center Entrance (Ballroom Level)

Wednesday, September 28, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Building Up Rural America with USDA & Awards of Excellence

Room: Potomac AB (Ballroom Level)

Wednesday, September 28, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Coffee and Donut Break in the Exhibit Hall

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Wednesday, September 28, 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Wednesday, September 28, 9:45 AM

Can Artificial Intelligence Beat a Wastewater Engineer?

Room: Potomac 5/6

Federal Disaster Funding for Small Water Systems

Room: Potomac 3/4

Safety First – How to Start and Grow a Culture of Safety

Room: Potomac 1/2

The Revisions are Final - Confidently Build Your Path to LCRR Compliance

Room: National Harbor 11

Updated Review of PFAS, Regulatory and Technology Review

Room: National Harbor 2

USDA Roundtable Discussion

Room: National Harbor 3

Wednesday, September 28, 9:45 AM - 10:45 PM

Our Fiduciary Responsibilities: It's More Than Just Money

Room: National Harbor 10

Wednesday, September 28, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Finale and Ultimate Meter Challenge Finals

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Wednesday, September 28, 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Dismantle

Room: Prince George Exhibit Hall E

Wednesday, September 28, 1:30 PM

Emergency Response, What’s Your Role?

Room: Potomac 3/4

Environmental Sustainability: It’s not only for Big Cities and Fortune 500s

Room: Potomac 1/2

Fundamentals of Asset Management for Rural Water Utilities

Room: National Harbor 11

Fundamentals of Board Leadership in the New Era

Room: National Harbor 10

Identifying Sustainability Needs Through Tribal Partnerships

Room: National Harbor 2

Managing Pressure to Reduce Water Loss

Room: Potomac 5/6

RD Apply Overview

Room: National Harbor 3

Wednesday, September 28, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: National Harbor 12

Wednesday, September 28, 2:45 PM

An Eye for the Future - How Boards Can Keep Water Systems Ahead of the Curve

Room: National Harbor 10

Basic Cybersecurity Priorities

Room: Potomac 3/4

Nose to the Ground: Canine Leak Detection

Room: National Harbor 11

Risk and Resiliency in Water Utilities

Room: Potomac 1/2

Similar Systems Data Collection

Room: National Harbor 3

The Rural Water PFAS Cost Recovery Program

Room: National Harbor 2

Theory, Techniques, Tips, & Tricks for Utility Locating

Room: Potomac 5/6

Wednesday, September 28, 4:00 PM

American Iron and Steel and Build America Buy America Domestic Preference Requirements for USDA WEP Projects

Room: National Harbor 3

Creating a Comprehensive Water Loss Program

Room: Potomac 1/2

Equitable, Resilient, and Forward-Thinking Solutions are Needed to Enable Small Communities Access to Federal Water Funding

Room: National Harbor 2

Full Circumferential Pipe Break Repair on 2 to 30” Water Mains: An Introduction to the Repair of Breaks, Splits, Pinhole Leaks and Pit Corrosion

Room: National Harbor 11

Pass it On: Recruiting & Succession Planning

Room: National Harbor 10

Preserving Your Water Assets by Choosing the Right Water Meter for Your Water Conditions

Room: Potomac 5/6

Tactics and Techniques of Cyber Adversaries in the Water Sector and How to Protect Against Them

Room: Potomac 3/4

Thursday, September 29, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Regulatory Roundtable 2023

Room: Potomac AB (Ballroom Level)

Thursday, September 29, 9:30 AM

Build Inspiration: Increasing Diversity & Inclusion

Room: National Harbor 10

Building Resilience and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities

Room: National Harbor 3

Crisis Communications in The Instant Information Age: Lessons Learned from The Texas Freeze

Room: Potomac 1/2

Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention 101

Room: National Harbor 11

Microplastics: an Emerging Contaminant of Concern

Room: National Harbor 2

School to Work Pipeline for Water/Wastewater Industry: Explaining the EdPASS-H2O EPA IWIWD Grant

Room: Potomac 3/4

Using Innovative Technology, Tethered Drones, for Exterior Cleaning of Elevated Water Towers as a Cost-Effective Strategy for Asset Management

Room: Potomac 5/6

Thursday, September 29, 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: National Harbor 12

Thursday, September 29, 10:45 AM

Dynamic Duos: The role of Mentorship in Workforce Development

Room: Potomac 3/4

How Water and Wastewater Systems Can Prepare for, and Respond to, Supply Chain Disruptions

Room: National Harbor 3

Is Your Utility Business Office Properly Staffed?

Room: National Harbor 11

Public Relations and Customer Service: the Myth, the Master, the Legend

Room: Potomac 1/2

Shared Leadership: Board/Staff Relationships

Room: National Harbor 10

The Dead-End Danger Zone - How Uncirculating Water on Dead-End Mains Can Pose a Health Threat for Consumers

Room: Potomac 5/6

The Hidden Dangers of Manganese in Drinking Water

Room: National Harbor 2

Thursday, September 29, 12:00 PM

Auction Winners Announced

Room: Potomac AB (Ballroom Level)

Membership Appreciation Luncheon

Room: Potomac AB (Ballroom Level)

Rural Water on Display Photo Contest (Winners Announced)

Room: Potomac AB (Ballroom Level)

Thursday, September 29, 2:00 PM

Addressing Water System Challenges Through Partnerships Workshop and Training Toolbox

Room: National Harbor 3

Collaborative Pilot-Scale Evaluation of GAC and IX Medias for Removal of PFAS from Delaware Groundwater

Room: National Harbor 2

Embrace the Chaos: Navigating Complexity & Managing Risk

Room: National Harbor 10

Low Income Household Water Assistance Program Overview

Room: Potomac 3/4

Predicting System Issues before There’s an Issue: make your data work harder for you.

Room: National Harbor 11

Preparing for the "New" Lead and Copper Rule's Reputation-Threatening Public Communication Challenges

Room: Potomac 1/2

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: National Harbor 12

The Adoption of CIPP Curing Monitoring System Technology: Improving Installation Quality and Verifying the Completeness of the CIPP Curing Process.

Room: Potomac 5/6
If you need assistance or have questions about exhibiting at the WaterPro Conference, please contact Dena Powell, 580-252-0651