Event Dates: September 13-16, 2021

     Location:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

The Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203   

Sunday, September 12, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Express Badge Pickup Kiosk Open

Room: Exhibit Hall D Foyer - Level 3

Monday, September 13, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Express Badge Pickup Kiosk Open

Room: Exhibit Hall D Foyer - Level 3

Monday, September 13, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cybersecurity for Water and Wastewater Professionals

Room: Juneau Room - Hilton Milwaukee City Center

Monday, September 13, 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Registration Open

Room: Exhibit Hall D Foyer - Level 3

Monday, September 13, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Jones Island Facility Tour

Room: 4th & Wells entrance in Wisconsin Center

Monday, September 13, 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Monday, September 13, 4:00 PM

Grand Opening Welcome Reception

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Rural Water on Display Photo Contest

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3 - WCD

Ultimate Meter Challenge Preliminaries

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

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

Registration Open

Room: Exhibit Hall D Foyer - Level 3

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

Opening Session

Room: Ballroom CD - Level 1

Tuesday, September 14, 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Morning Coffee Break

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Tuesday, September 14, 9:30 AM - 3:45 PM

Ultimate Meter Challenge Preliminaries

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Tuesday, September 14, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 201 D

Tuesday, September 14, 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Tuesday, September 14, 9:45 AM - 2:15 PM

Brewery Tour

Room: 4th & Wells entrance in Wisconsin Center

Tuesday, September 14, 11:00 AM

Challenges We Face as Water Professionals

Room: 202 D & E

Cybersecurity: The Plague Still Rages

Room: 202 B

Fiduciary Responsibilities of Board Members

Room: 202 C

Healthy Forests = Clean Water

Room: 201 B

Resilient Water Networks through Secure Cellular Technology

Room: 202 A

Your Road to Sustainability through Proactive Reserve and Rate Strategy

Room: 201 A

Tuesday, September 14, 12:00 PM

Lunch On Your Own

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Women In Rural Water Luncheon

Room: Ballroom A - Level 1

Tuesday, September 14, 1:30 PM

Drinking Water Chlorination with Calcium Hypochlorite

Room: 202 B

Improving Resilience for Utilities and Customers through Public Private Partnerships

Room: 201 B

NRWA Annual Business Meeting

Room: Ballroom B - Level 1

The Cyber Pandemic Survival Guide

Room: 202 C

The Non-Traditional Career Path

Room: 202 D & E

They Went That a’ Way

Room: 201 A

Troubleshooting with GIS and Simplified Control Systems

Room: 202 A

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

Afternoon Break

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Tuesday, September 14, 2:45 PM

Bridging the Gap: How Utilities are using a Single Solution as they Transition from AMR to AMI Technology

Room: 202 A

Building an Inclusive Workforce to Promote Innovation

Room: 202 D & E

GIS: Mapping Made Easy

Room: 201 B

Harmony Through Teamwork: Strategy Session on Communication and Conflict

Room: 202 C

How to Increase Revenues without Raising Rates

Room: 201 A

Why Rural Water/Wastewater Digital Data Management is Reasonable

Room: 202 B

Tuesday, September 14, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

WaterPro Feud Game Show

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3 - WaterPro Stage

Tuesday, September 14, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Exhibit Hall Reception

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Tuesday, September 14, 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Ultimate Meter Challenge FINALS

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3 - WaterPro Stage

Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Rise and Shine Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration Open

Room: Exhibit Hall D Foyer - Level 3

Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

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

Building Up Rural America with USDA

Room: Ballroom CD - Level 1

Wednesday, September 15, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Rural Water Awards of Excellence and Sponsor Award Presentation

Room: Ballroom CD - Level 1

Wednesday, September 15, 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Morning Coffee Break

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Wednesday, September 15, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

USDA Rural Utilities Roundtable

Room: Ballroom CD - Level 1

Wednesday, September 15, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 201 D

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

Lunch On Your Own

Room: Exhibit Hall D - Level 3

Wednesday, September 15, 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Badger Meter Facility Tour

Room: 4th & Wells entrance in Wisconsin Center

Wednesday, September 15, 1:30 PM

Accurately Calculating the Net Present Value of GAC and IX Resin

Room: 201 A

Constructive Conversation in the Board Room

Room: 202 C

Legislative Advocacy for State Rural Water Associations (State Board Members Only)

Room: 101 B

Protecting Mission Critical Systems

Room: 202 A

Similar Systems Data Collection

Room: 201 B

SOURCE Hydropanels Impact Navajo Nation amid COVID-19

Room: 202 D & E

Working with a Civil Engineer

Room: 202 B

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

Afternoon Break

Room: 203 A-E

Wednesday, September 15, 2:45 PM

Calming Down a PFAS Panic with the Press & Public

Room: 201 A

Executive & Organizational Succession: Writing the Next Chapter

Room: 202 C

It’s 2:00 AM: Do You Know Where Your SCADA System Backup is?

Room: 202 A

Understanding Rural Development WEP Eligibility

Room: 201 B

Water Quality Emergencies

Room: 202 D & E

When is the Right Time to Move to a Drive Solution?

Room: 202 B

Wednesday, September 15, 4:00 PM

Emergency Response: Your Duties as a First Responder

Room: 202 D & E

NRWA PFAS Cost Recovery Program

Room: 201 B

Preserving Utility Assets and Improving Manpower Productivity through Technology

Room: 202 B

Requirements in the Water Industry for Long-Term Planning

Room: 202 C

Resource Recovery using Supercritical Water Oxidation Technology

Room: 201 A

Using SCADA data to Address Operational Inefficiencies within a Water Distribution System

Room: 202 A

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

Coffee available before opening session

Room: 203 A-E

Thursday, September 16, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

US EPA Regulatory Outlook

Room: Ballroom CD - Level 1

Thursday, September 16, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

RD Apply Lab Open

Room: 201 D

Thursday, September 16, 9:30 AM

Apprentice Graduate Panel Discussion

Room: 202 D & E

Communicating Biosolids: How to Boost Support Using the Press

Room: 201 A

Keeping your Nose to the Ground: Canine Leak Detection as a tool for Water Loss Management

Room: 202 B

Power of Association

Room: 202 C

Regulatory Committee: Your Peers Standing Up for You

Room: 201 B

The Evolution of Tank Coating Systems in D102 & Implications for Tank Asset Management

Room: 202 A

Thursday, September 16, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Morning Coffee Break

Room: 203 A-E

Thursday, September 16, 10:45 AM

Be Water Resilience Ready

Room: 201 B

Emerging Contaminants - Manganese and PFAS

Room: 201 A

How to Create and Validate Service Line Inventory for Rural Water Systems

Room: 202 B

Keys to Success for State Rural Water Associations (State Board Members Only)

Room: 101 B

Leveraging Big Data for Intelligent Water Utility Management

Room: 202 A

Roles and Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board

Room: 202 C

Workforce Development: Beyond Job Training

Room: 202 D & E

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

Presidential Luncheon

Room: Ballroom CD - Level 1

Thursday, September 16, 2:00 PM

A Multifaceted Approach to Recruiting Essential Employees

Room: 202 D & E

Emerging Renewal Technology for Pressurized Pipelines

Room: 202 A

How Mutual Aid Programs are Benefiting Rural Water Systems

Room: 201 B

Investigation of Bioremediation and Biological Factors Involved in Reducing Sludge at a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility Lagoon System

Room: 201 A

Policy in Action: Strategies to Promote Lead Service Line Replacement

Room: 202 B

The Board/Staff Partnership

Room: 202 C

Thursday, September 16, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Afternoon Break - Last chance to enter WaterPAC Raffle

Room: 203 A-E

Thursday, September 16, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

WaterPAC Raffle Winners Announced

Room: 203 A-E
For technical assistance please contact: support
If you need assistance or have questions about exhibiting at the WaterPro Conference, please contact Dena Powell, 580-252-0651