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    

Please check back as updates and sessions are added to the WaterPro Conference 2021 Agenda.

Session times and dates are subject to change.

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