Conferences & Events

NACWA hosts several conferences, workshops, regional meetings, virtual events and webinars annually. We strive to offer the most current information about legislative, regulatory and legal developments in the clean water sector and provide many opportunities for you to network with your colleagues and industry leaders from across the country. Speakers at NACWA conferences are drawn from Congress, EPA and other Federal and State Government Agencies, as well as the public and private sectors.

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2024 National Pretreatment Workshop + Training

May 14 – 17 | Pittsburgh, PA

The program will focus on the regulatory issues that are important to pretreatment programs – both today and in the future – and on topics that impact the day-to-day management of pretreatment programs. Featured speakers and panel presentations will address PFAS, source reduction, enforcement strategies and case studies, flushable wipes, and more! Multiple roundtable discussions will allow participants to learn from their peers and have in-depth discussions on the topics that are most relevant to their programs.

New and seasoned pretreatment professionals can benefit from one of the optional, all-day trainings on May 14 (separate registration required):

Pretreatment 101
Advanced Local Limits
Permitting and Other Control Mechanisms for Nondomestic Dischargers

2024 Strategic Communications: H2O Workshop

June 4 - 5 | Virginia Beach, VA

The role of public clean water utilities in their communities as anchor institutions – economically, socially, environmentally, and as stewards of public health – has never been more important. This is especially true as utilities take on a more proactive role in telling their own stories about what they do and why it matters so much. However, the ability of utilities to communicate effectively about their critical role to their customers, their political leaders, and the media has also never been more challenging – especially given the increasingly chaotic and polarizing daily news environment competing for peoples’ attention.

StratComm: H2O promises to deliver an informative and compelling program to help clean water utility leaders and communications professionals cut through all the noise to develop and implement effective communications outreach that benefits their utilities and ratepayers. Topics will include how to address concerns around emerging contaminants like PFAS, the best way to handle crisis communications, the appropriate role of social media, protectively telling your utility’s positive story, developing and maintaining relationships with key community constituencies, and effectively communicating internally with your utility staff – to name a few!