Event Dates: September 14 -16, 2026

     Location:  Phoenix, Arizona

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

Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 

Sunday, September 13, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Kiosk and Full Registration Open

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 Foyer (Lower Level, North Building)

Monday, September 14, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Coffee Break

Room: North Ballroom Foyer

Monday, September 14, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Kiosk and Full Registration Open

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 Foyer (Lower Level, North Building)

Monday, September 14, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

WaterPro Opening Session

Room: North Ballroom BCD - 100 Level - North Building

Monday, September 14, 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Room: Entrance of Exhibit Hall 6

Monday, September 14, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Exhibit Hall Coffee Break

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 - North Building

Monday, September 14, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Spouse Session: Paint & Sip

Room: 122 C

Monday, September 14, 9:30 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 - North Building

Rural Water on Display Photo Contest Voting Begins

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 - North Building

Monday, September 14, 11:00 AM

Board Leadership That Works: Strengthening Governance in the Boardroom

Room: 124 A&B

Cyber Intrusions in Water Infrastructure: How Attacks Actually Unfold

Room: 122 A&B

From AI to ROI: Using Artificial Intelligence with Continuous Monitoring to Find Leaks Faster

Room: 128 A&B

Improving Your Operations Using State of the Art AI and Satellite technology

Room: 125 A&B

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Updates on Cost Recovery Programs in PFAS, CERCLA, Wastewater, and Microplastics

Room: 127 B&C

Water and Sewer Pipe Rehabilitation Techniques

Room: 126 A&B

Monday, September 14, 12:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

Room Number TBD

Women in Rural Water Luncheon

Room: North Ballroom BCD - 100 Level - North Building

Monday, September 14, 1:30 PM

Countdown to Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) Compliance

Room: 125 A&B

Emergency Preparedness

Room: 126 A&B

Ethics and Integrity in the Boardroom

Room: 124 A&B

Evaluating Emerging Technology for Non-invasive water service line identification: Partnerships

Room: 127 B&C

How to Increase Revenue Without Raising Rates

Room: 128 A&B

NRWA Annual Business Meeting

Room: North Ballroom A

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Rural Water and Cybersecurity - A Panel Discussion

Room: 121 A&B

Wastewater Plant activation and reactivation. How and why to use BioStimulation Vs. BioAugmentation

Room: 122 A&B

Monday, September 14, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

Room: North Ballroom Prefunction - 100 Level

Monday, September 14, 2:45 PM

Effective & Efficient Board Organization & Meetings – A Two Part Series (Part 1)

Room: 124 A&B

Energy & Water Resources: Intersections, Challenges, and Opportunities

Room: 125 A&B

Financing Water Tank Renovations: Strategies to Balance Compliance, Cost, and Long-Term Value

Room: 128 A&B

From Hiring to High Performance: Building a Leadership System That Strengthens Workforce Reliability

Room: 121 A&B

Modern Metering for Small Water Utilities: A Good, Better, Best Approach

Room: 127 B&C

Off Grid Wastewater Treatment

Room: 126 A&B

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Updates to the USDA RUS Preliminary Engineering Report Guide

Room: 122 A&B

Monday, September 14, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

WaterPro Exhibit Hall Extravaganza and WaterPro Feud

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 - North Building

Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Coffee & Donuts in the Exhibit Hall

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 - North Building

Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 - North Building

Kiosk and Full Registration Open

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 Foyer (Lower Level, North Building)

Tuesday, September 15, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

General Session & Awards of Excellence

Room: North Ballroom BCD

Tuesday, September 15, 9:45 AM

Biological Corrosion in Drinking Water Systems: Implementing an effective Treatment Program

Room: 127 B&C

Effective & Efficient Board Organization & Meetings – A Two Part Series (Part 2)

Room: 124 A&B

Investing in the Water Workforce: Apprenticeship Funding

Room: 121 A&B

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Source Water Protection Assistance Program in Kentucky

Room: 128 A&B

The Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Room: 122 A&B

USDA - RUS: Updates to Streamlining the Environmental Review Process and New Regulation changes

Room: 125 A&B

What Lenders Look For: Credit and Financial Management for Utilities

Room: 126 A&B

Tuesday, September 15, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Finale and Ultimate Meter Challenge Finals

Room: Exhibit Hall 6 - North Building

Tuesday, September 15, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch on Your Own

Room Number TBD

Tuesday, September 15, 1:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Facility Tour

Room: Bus leaves from outdoor loading area on Third St

Tuesday, September 15, 1:30 PM

Damages to Underground Facilities Act (DUFA), and Key responsibilities for Rural Water Providers

Room: 124 A&B

DEF CON Franklin: Boosting the Cyber Resilience of Water Utilities Nationwide - For Free

Room: 122 A&B

Governing Boards and Utility Staff-WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?

Room: 126 A&B

Peracetic Acid: Chemistry, Applications, and Operational Insights

Room: 128 A&B

Prevalence of PFAS Sample Cross-contamination Caused by Sampling

Room: 127 B&C

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

USDA Roundtable

Room: 121 A&B

Tuesday, September 15, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Afternoon Break at WaterPAC

Room: North Ballroom Foyer

Tuesday, September 15, 2:45 PM

Building Sustainable Rural Water and Wastewater Utilities: A Practical Workshop for Operators, Clerks, Managers, and Local Officials (Part 1)

Room: 126 A&B

Call to Action

Room: 124 A&B

Enhancing the Leadership and Management Skills of Water Utility Administrative Professionals

Room: 127 B&C

Importance of Emergency Response Training and Exercises for Operators

Room: 121 A&B

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Septic and Grease Haulers, How do you manage this highly concentrated waste inflow?

Room: 122 A&B

USDA SAM.gov, Login.gov, and RD Apply Applications

Room: 125 A&B

Web GIS: Enabling Digital Maps & GPS Field Data Collection (Part 1 of 2)

Room: 128 A&B

Tuesday, September 15, 4:00 PM

Building Sustainable Rural Water and Wastewater Utilities: A Practical Workshop for Operators, Clerks, Managers, and Local Officials (Part 2)

Room: 126 A&B

Focus on the Future

Room: 124 A&B

High Recovery RO as a Practical and Economical Treatment Strategy: Lessons from Prescott, WI

Room: 122 A&B

Onsite Systems , What They Are and How They Work

Room: 127 B&C

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Unlocking the Story in the Data: NRWA Workforce Survey Results

Room: 121 A&B

USDA Similar Systems Data Collection

Room: 125 A&B

Web GIS: Enabling Digital Maps & GPS Field Data Collection (Part 2 of 2)

Room: 128 A&B

Tuesday, September 15, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Friends of Rural Water Gala

Room: North Ballroom BCD - 100 Level - North Building

Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Coffee Break

Room: North Ballroom Foyer

Wednesday, September 16, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

General Session

Room: North Ballroom BCD

Wednesday, September 16, 9:45 AM

Board Governance – Legal Principles and Practices to Keep the Water Flowing

Room: 124 A&B

By Utilities, For Utilities: A Real-World Water Loss Management Program

Room: 126 A&B

EPA’s SWIFT: Supporting Risk Informed Decisions and Projects

Room: 125 A&B

Funding the Future of Water: Investing Strategically in Rural Infrastructure

Room: 127 B&C

Managing Cyber and Physical Security Risks at Small Water Systems

Room: 122 A&B

NRWA Regulatory Committee

Room: 121 A&B

Power Generation Fundamentals for Water Utility

Room: 128 A&B

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Wednesday, September 16, 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Mid-Morning Coffee Break

Room: North Ballroom Foyer

Wednesday, September 16, 11:00 AM

Asset Management a pathway to understanding and funding. Case studies of small systems experiences.

Room: 128 A&B

How WIFIA Financing Promotes Water Infrastructure Solutions

Room: 125 A&B

Keeping Your Cool: Diffusing Difficult Customers

Room: 127 B&C

Microplastics and the Modern Utility: From Uncertainty to Action

Room: 126 A&B

NRWA Regional Partnership Program Panel

Room: 121 A&B

Power of Association

Room: 124 A&B

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Understanding the Physical and Cybersecurity Threat Landscape Facing the Water and Wastewater Sector

Room: 122 A&B

Wednesday, September 16, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

WaterPro Luncheon

Room: North Ballroom BCD

Wednesday, September 16, 1:45 PM

A Different Way: Utilizing Design Build and Construction Manager at Risk to Accelerate the Development and Construction of a $115 Million System Expansion

Room: 121 A&B

Building a Proactive Compliance Program: A Kentucky Rural Water Case Study

Room: 126 A&B

Developing an Emergency Response Template

Room: 127 B&C

Impact Report on EPA’s Water Engineering Support Services

Room: 125 A&B

Monticello’s Digital Journey: The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unparalleled Success at Monticello’s Wastewater Treatment Plant

Room: 122 A&B

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

The 2-Minute Test: Speak with Impact, Own Every Moment

Room: 124 A&B

Wednesday, September 16, 3:00 PM

Addressing Contamination Incidents in RRAs and ERPs

Room: 125 A&B

Learning From Loss

Room: 121 A&B

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 121 C

Strengthening Source Water Protection Through Effective Spill Response Planning for Rural Water Systems

Room: 122 A&B

Strong Leadership, Strong Utilities: Retaining the Next Generation of Water Professionals

Room: 127 B&C

Understanding Leadership Styles and Their Impact

Room: 124 A&B

If you need assistance or have questions please contact:

Exhibits: Dena Powell 580-467-0625

Sponsorships: Anthony Prince 

Call for Abstracts/Speakers: David Laughlin or Kaylyn Snow 

General WaterPro Conference Questions: Becca Murray 

Or call the NRWA Office at 580.252.0629