35th Annual Technical Conference
April 21–24, 2026
Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center
Casper, Wyoming
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2026 Spring Conference
Mon 4/20
| 3-5pm | Registration |
Tues 4/21
| Track | Session | Presenter(s) | Credits | Length |
| Track 1 | Things you need to Know | WARWS staff and Lindsay Patterson, WYDEQ | All/Core | 8hrs |
| Track 2 | New Operator Orientation | Various | All/Core | 8hrs |
| Track 3 | Sustainable Utility Management | Kathy Weinsaft, WARWS | All/Core | 8hrs |
| Track 4 (8-12) | PFAS | Paul Jackson, Pace Lab & Lindsay Patterson, WYDEQ | All | 4hrs |
| 5PM | Registration and Reception | |||
Wed 4/22
| 7am | Registration |
| 8-10am | EPA Updates Rule Managers Credits: All/Core/Rules | 2hrs |
| 10:00-10:30am | Break |
| 10:30-noon | Asset Management / John Tedder Award Keenan Hendon, WYDEQ Credits: All/Core/Rules | 1.5hrs |
| NOON-1:30pm | Exhibit Hall Buffet Lunch |
| 1:30-3pm | Spotlight on New Technology Core and Main, Timber Line, Sensus, Orenco, TechStar, McElroy Credits: All | 1.5hrs |
| 3:30-5pm | Vendor Round Robin Various Credits: All | 1.5hrs |
Vendor Round Robin Rooms
| Theater | North | South | Central | Teton | Natrona |
| Basic Water | Advanced Water | Basic Wastewater | Advanced Wastewater | Mngmnt/ Leadership | Hands on and Tours |
| 3-3:30pm | Break |
| 5-8pm | Game Night - Meet 'n' Greet, Food and Drinks |
Thu 4/23
| Time | Theater | North | South | Central | Teton | Natrona |
| 8-10am | Chapter 5 and Database Kim Parker WY DEQ All/Core/Rules |
Meters Miquelle Bernard Sensus All/Core |
Orenco Package Plants Johnathon Honeywell Orenco WW/C/Core |
Bubblers John Hinde Air Diffusion WW/C/Core |
Lessons Learned Stevie Osborn Rawlins All |
Cyber Security Table Top Mikki Munson CISA All/Core |
| 10-10:30am | Exhibit Hall Break | |||||
| 10:30-NOON | Back Up Power Patrick Munsell Core and Main All/Core |
Technology and your system Aaron Mooney TechStar All/Core |
Orenco Con't | Bio Augmentation Terry Maier Team Labs WW/C/Core |
Where is the funding George Moser / Lillian Freed / Greg Crocker WWDC / USDA RD All |
Cyber Security Con't |
| NOON-1:30pm | Exhibit Hall Buffet Lunch | |||||
| 1:30-3pm | Capacity Development Kim Parker and Greg Crocker WY DEQ All/Core/Rules |
Meters are Essential to Revenue Scott Burns Core and Main All/Core |
Duckweed Control Mark Court WW/C/Core |
Safety Priority 1 Todd Condelario Workers Comp All |
Asset Management Arnab Bhowmick Aktivov All/Core |
HDPE David Mosier Core & Main All/Core |
| 3-3:30pm | Exhibit Hall Break | |||||
| 3:30-5pm | Protecting your system Jennifer Walker Water ISAC All/Core |
Mapping Alternative Ben Hill Diamond Maps All/Core |
Digging in Wyoming Jan Warren One Call All/Core |
Labor Laws and what you need to know Dana Maesta / Tessa Parke Labor statndards Enforcement All |
Asset Management Con't | Hydrants and Valves Sam Huhta American Flow Control All/Core |
Fri 4/24
| 7-9am | Annual Business Meeting | ||||
| Time | Theater | North | South | Central | Teton |
| 9-11am | Water Round Table Various |
Source Water Protection Michelle Christopher WARWS All |
Wastewater Round Table Various |
Forcasting Alga Blooms and addressing emerging contaminants in ww Jingrang Lu / Blake Scheffer US EPA WW/C |
Communication and problem solving Andrea Hixson LGLP All |
| 11am-12:30pm | Water and Climate Data Base Tony Bergantino University of Wyoming All/Core |
Documenting Your Ground Water Victor Spencer WARWS W/D/Core |
Wastewater Regulatory Update Hannah Snitko WYDEQ WW/C/Core/Rules |
PFAS and Nitrates Michelle Christopher WARWS All |
Solid Waste Updates Craig McComie / Danny Baker DEQ/GASWD All |
