OAWU's Annual End of Year Operator's Conference

OAWU's Annual End of Year Conference is held in Hood River, Oregon, providing a comprehensive program for water and wastewater professionals. The 2026 conference, scheduled for December 7-10, will feature a pre-conference day on Monday (Dec 7) followed by the main conference from Tuesday to Thursday (Dec 8-10). The full schedule of classes covers a wide array of topics including water, wastewater, groundwater, and management. Attendees can expect sessions on emerging contaminants (PFOS), wildland fire emergency response planning, small water system operations, fundamentals of ultrafiltration, water and wastewater chemical feed pumps, utility rate analysis, project funding, collaboration with engineers, water system surveys, industrial cleaning of digesters and clarifiers, regulatory updates from OHA and DEQ, advanced metering infrastructure, drinking water state revolving fund, fire hydrant basics, biosolids management, pump fundamentals, training program implementation, control valve maintenance, emergency response planning for high hazard rail incidents, pipeline locating techniques, pH sample procedures for DMR reporting, and utility leadership. The conference offers up to 2.0 CEUs in Water or Wastewater. Conference fee includes morning coffee and lunch each day.