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   

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 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