2025 AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference

Our utility management experts will be attending and presenting at the Utility Management Conference in Dallas, Texas — the leading, most informative and prestigious management conference available.

We are proud to be the lanyard sponsor and hope to see you at any of our technical sessions where you can meet our professionals and learn about the latest in utility management.

Our WEF/AWWA Utility Management Technical Sessions

Wednesday, February 12

Session 06: Collaborative CIP Process and Management 

• Behind the Scenes: Implementing A Newly Defined CIP Process Governance and Workflow at DWU | 2:30 p.m.  
• Speaker: Robert Hoffman  

Session 14: Building the Workforce of the Future through Inclusive Utility Management

• Panel Discussion of Case Studies from Utility Leaders | 3:30 p.m.
• Moderator: Victoria Johnson

Thursday, February 13

Session 09: Facilitating Public Engagement in Lead Service Line Replacement

• Stakeholder Engagement Lessons from the Field: Service Inventory Investigations With Tucson Water | 11:30 a.m.
• Speaker: Ameerah Palacios

Session 12: Securing Funding Success

• Paddy’s Run Triumph: Decoding the Federal Funding Alphabet Soup for Critical Infrastructure | 1:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Sheryl Chino

Session 15: The AI Movement: Realistic Applications

• AI Fact or Fiction? Lessons from Systematic Testing and Application of LLMs with Tucson Water | 2:30 p.m.
• Speakers: Alex Palmatier

Session 18: Joining Forces: Regional Collaboration & Consolidation 

• Jordan Lake Water Supply Program and the Western Intake Partnership – Insights on Regional Collaboration and Program Management | 3:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Jeff Adkins

Session 18: Joining Forces: Regional Collaboration & Consolidation 

• Utility Consolidation: A Win-Win Strategy for Wrightsville Beach & CFPUA | 4:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Jeff Adkins

Friday, February 14

Session 08: Addressing Affordability Concerns 

• Money Talks: Taking a Workforce-First Approach to Rates and Affordability | 11:30 a.m.
• Speaker: Meagan Harris

Session 09: Utility Solutions for Integrated Water Management

• Navigating One Water Planning Through Municipal Water Programs: Meeting Multiple Objectives and Regulatory Challenges – WRF 5175 | 11:30 a.m.
• Speaker: Trent Stober