Water Quality Technology Conference
November 9-13, 2025
Tacoma, WA
Water Quality Technology Conference
Keep Up with Fast-Moving Water Quality Issues & Solutions
Join water professionals from across the U.S. and around the world to discuss ongoing and emerging issues affecting water quality.
Three reasons why you will not want to miss the Water Quality Technology Conference & Exposition (WQTC):
- Gain fresh insights. From PFAS and microplastics to monitoring and treatment, the WQTC program addresses issues that every water system faces.
- Workshops and tours. Pre-conference workshops provide in-depth exploration of topics. Tour facilities to see advanced solutions in action.
- Find solutions. The WQTC Exhibit Hall offers a wide range of technologies and strategies to meet your water quality needs.
Registration is Open!
2025 Dates & Location:
November 9-13, 2025
Greater Tacoma Convention Center
Tacoma, Washington
Who Attends WQTC?
Water quality specialists
Treatment plant managers
Local and federal government officials
Scientists
Engineers
Academics and students
Laboratory personnel
Researchers
Utility managers
Distributors and manufacturers
Consultants
Regulators
Professional Program
WQTC features tracks of sessions on advanced water treatment, contaminants of emerging concern, lead and copper, and much more.
The 2025 program will be released in late June.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Workshops provide in-depth, hands-on comprehensive learning opportunities. Workshop registration does require a separate fee; capacity is limited.
PCW01: From Data Management to Data Analysis—A Technical Deep-Dive
Sunday, November 9, 2025│8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
$285 early member/$385 early non-member
Dive into the intersection of water engineering and data science in this comprehensive workshop. From breaking down data silos to implementing machine learning models, you’ll gain practical skills for turning operational data into actionable insights. Perfect for professionals of all backgrounds seeking to learn data analysis techniques for water—no advanced coding experience needed
PCW02: Adding Utility Benchmarking to Your Continuous Performance Improvement Toolbox
Sunday, November 9, 2025│8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$160 early member/$260 early non-member
This workshop shows utilities how to use benchmarking data from AWWA’s Utility Benchmarking Survey (UBS) to improve performance. Using results from UBS, utilities can focus their efforts on areas with gaps and set improvement targets. This workshop will educate attendees on how to utilize the UBS data as a part of their continuous performance improvement process.
PCW03: Using ATP to Monitor Microbial Regrowth in the Drinking Water Distribution System
Sunday, November 9, 2025│8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m (Offsite Workshop)
$215 early member/$315 early non-member
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) testing could be an excellent tool for monitoring microbial water quality and inform decision making but confusion still exists around where and how it can be used effectively. Join us at the CDM Smith Bellevue Research and Testing Microbiology Laboratory to learn more about potential ATP uses, sources of contamination and types of tests available.
Facility Tours
Tour T1: Green River Filtration Facility – Tacoma Water
Thursday, November 13, 2025│8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$75 per person
Since 1913, Tacoma’s primary water supply has been the Green River. Until the Green River Filtration Facility was built in 2015, the Green River was one of the few major unfiltered surface water supplies left in the U.S. The main reason for building the filtration facility was the need to remove cryptosporidium, a pathogen that can cause disease in humans. Though the Green River generally has low levels of cryptosporidium, we needed to meet new national standards for public health protection that called for water utilities to provide such treatment. After thorough study and public input, the City decided that filtration was the best way to comply and keep the water safe, and so built the filtration facility at the Tacoma Water Headworks, near the town of Cumberland in south King County.
Certificates of Completion
AWWA will provide Certificates of Completion for sessions & workshops. Use the conference mobile app to track your session attendance by downloading “AWWA Events” from your app store, then entering posted check-in and check-out codes at the beginning and conclusion of each session.
How to Access Certificates of Completion
Important Note: All approvals are at the discretion of your licensing agency, and a Certificate of Completion does not guarantee that your agency will award you credit. It is the individual’s responsibility to contact the licensing agency to confirm that the education program is acceptable for continuing education credit. Visit awwa.org/credits to learn more.
Please allow 30 to 60 days for certificate processing time. For login assistance, call 800.926.7337 or email service@awwa.org. For certificate discrepancies or continuing education questions, email EducationServices@awwa.org.
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Be sure to spend time inside the WQTC exhibit hall. You will discover the latest technologies for enhancing water quality while discussing challenges, opportunities, and solutions. Conference lunches, breaks, and networking receptions all happen in the exposition.
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Donna Walstrom – Sales Manager
303.734.3601
720.829.7851
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Donna Walstrom – Sales Manager
303.734.3601
720.829.7851
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Greater Tacoma Convention Center
1500 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
Welcome to Tacoma, Washington, where WQTC attendees can blend the best of urban sophistication with the allure of natural splendor to create an exceptional conference experience. The Greater Tacoma Convention Center is a state-of-the-art facility, known for its impressive spaces and cutting-edge amenities. Beyond the convention center, Tacoma unfolds as a city rich in culture and vibrant experiences, offering a plethora of options for off-site venues that are as functional as they are artistic and inspiring.
Welcome to Tacoma!
Two conference hotel blocks are arranged for WQTC attendees. These blocks will be open until Friday, October 17, or until sold out – whichever occurs first. Book today!
Marriott Tacoma Downtown
1538 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
Marriott Tacoma Downtown is attached to the Greater Tacoma Convention Center, giving you easy access to all your meetings and events.
Hotel Murano
130 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
Hotel Murano is an artful downtown Tacoma hotel located steps from the Tacoma Convention Center and just a few blocks from the city’s best museums and restaurants.
Alert: AWWA is aware of multiple unauthorized organizations contacting attendees to solicit hotel rooms. Reservations made through these unauthorized solicitors cannot be guaranteed by AWWA and could result in hidden charges, unusual restrictions, or incorrect hotel placement. You may report fraudulent activity to awwaconferences@awwa.org.
Presenter Resources
The 2025 WQTC Call for Abstracts is now closed.
Acceptance notifications will be sent in mid to late June 2025.
The speaker portal and important presenter deadlines will be available here in July 2025.
WQTC will address the following topics:
- Advancements In Treatment
- Contaminants of Emerging Concern
- Distribution Systems
- Lead, Copper, and Corrosion Control
- Microbiology
- PFAS
- Water Quality and Monitoring
- Water 2050
- Other Topics
View the complete list of WQTC25 topics and subtopics to further explore program goals.
Visit AWWA’s Plan Your Presentation page for additional guidelines, responsibilities, and best practices to aid in preparing your presentation.
If you have any questions or need assistance please contact Education Services at EducationServices@awwa.org.
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Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors
“This was so applicable to my job as Laboratory Manager/Chief Chemist. I kept saying that I found my people.”
“WQTC is my favorite specialty conference. Attendee size is just right for personal interactions. Sessions are highly technical and include forward-thinking research. Pre-conference workshops are excellent. Ample networking opportunities, especially for students and young professionals.”
Water Quality Resources from AWWA
As you prepare for WQTC, we invite you to explore the wide range of relevant resources available from AWWA.
Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection for Water Treatment
Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection for Water Treatment is your ultimate guide to UV disinfection. If you have questions on UV disinfection, this technical resource should be the first book you turn to.
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M12 Simplified Procedures for Water Examination
Reliable water quality testing forms the basis for regulatory compliance and ensures the best possible quality drinking water for the community. This manual provide 30 common lab tests for process control in drinking water production.
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Ion Exchange for Drinking Water Treatment
This handbook provides information regarding the selection and design of ion exchange processes for water treatment. Read this handbook to understand when, why and how to apply ion exchange technology, along with design examples and case studies that demonstrate applications.
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M7 Nuisance Organisms in Water: Identification and Treatment
This operations manual describes nonpathogenic organisms in source water, the various problems they can cause in water treatment, and treatment strategies.
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Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
This comprehensive reference covers all aspects of water and wastewater analysis techniques.
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M48 Waterborne Pathogens
This operations manual provides information for water treatment operators about waterborne viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens. It describes each type of pathogen, how it enters the water supply, its diseases, and its treatment.
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Filter Evaluation Procedures for Granular Media
This book is a compilation of more than ten years of searching for procedures to evaluate the condition of filter media. Filter Evaluation Procedures for Granular Media takes you through all of the granular filter test procedures that water professionals need to know.
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M68 Water Quality in Distribution Systems
This manual will help drinking water utilities and professionals understand the factors that affect water quality, ways to address them and best practices for optimizing distribution system water quality.
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Handbook for Water Distribution System Model Calibration
Water distribution system hydraulic models are widely used in the planning, design, and operation of water distribution systems.
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M32 Computer Modeling of Water Distribution Systems
Computer modeling is a water utility’s most powerful tool for managing and operating a water distribution system. This manual describes how to build accurate water distribution system models, and use models to manage assets and solve hydraulic and water quality problems.
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Advanced Oxidation Handbook
This handbook provides the fundamentals of the design and operation for advanced oxidation technologies. The possible applications—micropollutant treatment, treatment of taste and odor compounds, and water reuse treatment—as well as the advanced oxidation types are covered.
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M56 Nitrification Prevention and Control in Drinking Water
This manual offers current and practical approaches to nitrification prevention and response to a nitrification episode in chloraminated drinking water distribution systems.
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M20 Water Chlorination/Chloramination Practices and Principles
This manual provides information on chlorination and chloramination practices for the disinfection of drinking water. It does not cover the use of chlorine as an oxidant or as a disinfectant for pipeline and appurtenances.
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M64 Gas Transfer Applications in Water: Addition and Removal
The goal of this manual is to provide the reader with a general understanding of the principles of aeration and air stripping, providing knowledge regarding the applications of aeration and air stripping, and providing operators guidance on the operation and maintenance of aeration and air stripping equipment, including case studies.
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Conference Registration Cancellation Policy: AWWA must receive cancellations in writing. Phone cancellations are not accepted. All cancellations dated on or before early-bird pricing deadline will receive a refund, minus a 25% administrative fee. After the early-bird pricing deadline, cancellations will not be refunded; however, substitute registrants are welcome. Email requests for substitutions or cancellations to service@awwa.org.
WQTC 2025 will held Nov. 9-13 in Tacoma, Washington
