Water Infrastructure Conference
TBD
2027 to be announced
Water Infrastructure Conference
Your Community Depends on Excellent Water Infrastructure
Join AWWA at WIC to connect with peers, learn from experts, and bring new insights back to your community.
See You Next Year
Thank you to all who joined us! Stay tuned for 2027 information.
2026 Dates & Location:
August 30 – September 2, 2026
Indianapolis, Indiana
Who Attends the Water Infrastructure Conference?
Managers: Utility processes and facilities
Directors: Utility engineering, planning, and construction
Engineers: Emergency response, SCADA, etc.
Decision-makers: Capital projects, systems (collection, distribution, and dual-distribution)
Consultants: Treatment plant operations, pipeline rehabilitation, security, etc.
Operators and maintenance personnel
Young Professionals
Computer/process control systems professionals
Project managers and Technical practice leaders
Security specialists
Professional Program
Featuring tracks of sessions on distribution system improvements, intelligent water technology, investing in the water utility, securing the water sector, and more.
The 2026 program is still available to explore here.
Certificates of Completion
WIC26 Certificates of Completion are available. Learn how to download your certificates.
AWWA will provide Certificates of Completion for sessions and workshops. Use the conference mobile app to track your session attendance by entering check-in and check-out codes at the beginning and conclusion of each session.
For licensed water operators: WIC 2026 is pre-approved for operator CEUs in: Colorado (CCWP# 26-11623), Florida, Illino`is (IEPA#23911), Indiana (IDEM# PWST26-9833), Michigan (Code 2554 Managerial), Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee (#26345), Wisconsin (#6dp3-p6lx), and Wyoming (#0924). Acceptance will vary in additional states – please contact your agency directly, visit AWWA’s CEU by State webpage, or email us at EducationServices@awwa.org for feasibility in your location.
- Mobile App Instructions
- How to Download Your Certificates of Completion
- AWWA’s Operator CEUs by State webpage
Important Disclaimer: 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 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.
Mobile App
Download the app “AWWA Events” from your app store.
Login to the app using your last name and the number under your barcode on registration confirmation email and onsite badge. See additional tips and tutorials at the link below!
Pre-Conference Workshops
Workshops provide in-depth, hands-on comprehensive learning opportunities. Workshop registrations do require a separate fee during the registration process.
2027 Workshops will be released in early summer 2027.
Join Us in the Exhibit Hall
Visit the Exhibit Hall
Become an Exhibitor
Become a Sponsor
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Explore Services & Technology
Be sure to complete your conference experience by visiting the Exhibit Hall. Explore services and technologies on the forefront of today’s water infrastructure solutions. Conference lunches, breaks, and networking receptions all happen in the exposition.
Benefits of Exhibiting
The WIC exhibit hall is your company’s opportunity to connect directly with a qualified, highly-engaged audience that is gathered to focus on the infrastructure needs of today’s water sector. Your exhibit booth can build brand awareness, foster relationships, and generate leads.
Be sure to receive the prospectus when it becomes available.
Contact Us
Companies Starting with 0-9 and A-I
Donna Walstrom — Sales Manager
303.734.3601
720.829.7851
General Questions
Supporting Water Infrastructure
A conference sponsorship can build brand awareness, foster relationships, and generate leads.
Be sure to receive the prospectus when it becomes available.
Contact Us
Companies starting with 0-9 and A-I
Donna Walstrom — Sales Manager
303.734.3601
720.829.7851
Quick Links
Information for Current Exhibitors
Access the Exhibitor Hub to order show services, register your booth staff, edit your company description, and more!
WIC Exhibitor Hub
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Presenter Resources
The 2027 Water Infrastructure Conference call for abstracts is now open!
The 2027 Water Infrastructure Conference Call for Abstracts will be open until 4:00 p.m. (MDT) on Thursday, December 10, 2026. Any Submissions provided after the call closes will not be accepted.
We are accepting abstracts for the following topics:
- Infrastructure Planning, Design, Construction, and Delivery
- Asset Management
- Operations, Maintenance, and System Reliability
- Utility Risk and Resilience
- Cybersecurity (OT) and Digital Risk
- Data Automation, AI, and Intelligent Infrastructure
- Water Supply, Climate, and Resource Reliability
- Business of Water Infrastructure
- Local Issues
View the complete list of WIC27 Topics and Subtopics to further explore program goals.
Visit AWWA’s Presentation Guide for Water Professionals page for additional guidelines, responsibilities, and best practices to aid in preparing your presentation.
Explore AWWA’s open calls for abstracts.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Education Services at EducationServices@awwa.org.
Submit an Abstract
Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors!
Thank You to Our 2026 Media Partner
Our industry is faced with an ever-increasing array of challenges and decisions that we make today often have impacts for the next 50-100 years. WIC allows me to hear from technical experts who are solving these problems. The conference also has helped me develop relationships with industry leaders and these relationships continued well beyond the end of the conference.
John Civardi
AWWA’s WIC is my favorite conference. The right people attend and the topics interest me.
Tom Walski
“WIC brought me up-to-speed on the latest data use methods, condition assessment techniques, and rehabilitation efforts currently going on in the industry.”
Brent Johnson, CDM Smith
“Attending the AWWA Water Infrastructure Conference and Exposition was an eye-opening experience. I’ve recognized the significance of data-driven approach in operational improvements and capital planning.”
WIC Attendee
“Perfect size conference to be able to network with colleagues, learn something new and interact with vendors without feeling like you missed out on an opportunity like some of the larger conferences.”
WIC Attendee
“I saw a lot of new connections being made throughout the four days I was there and heard some wonderful stories of people rolling up their sleeves, going without sleep, and working hard to keep the water flowing to their consumers. I’m so grateful to work with these people.”
WIC Attendee
“I am a Public Works Director, and one component of my portfolio is water production and distribution. This conference was a good primer for me to understand the issues facing my water infrastructure and how I might be able to better align our current and future actions to meet changing dynamics.”
WIC Attendee
Water Infrastructure Resources from AWWA
As you prepare for WIC, we invite you to explore the wide range of relevant resources available from AWWA.
Resilience Through Cyber-Informed Engineering: An Engineering and Operations Approach to Cybersecurity
Water and wastewater systems are increasingly reliant on digital technologies—yet many remain vulnerable to cyber threats that could disrupt essential services. Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) empowers utility leaders, engineers, operators, and planners to design and operate infrastructure that anticipates and withstands these risks. By integrating cybersecurity into core engineering practices, CIE strengthens resilience, protects public health, and ensures continuity of service for communities across the “One Water” sector.
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M22 Sizing Water Service Lines and Meters
The fourth edition of M22 provides a new approach for sizing residential water meters and adjusts the sizing curves for nonresidential meters.
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M6 Water Meters – Selection, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance, Sixth Edition
This manual is a guide to selecting, installing, testing, and maintaining water meters.
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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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M14 Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control: Recommended Practices
This manual describes the causes and prevention of backflow and cross-connections in potable water systems. It is intended for use by all professionals charged with protecting the public water supply with proper backflow prevention and cross-connection control programs.
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M36 Water Audits and Loss Control
Each year millions of gallons of water are lost to leakage, meter error, and water theft – impacting a utilities bottom line. This manual paired with AWWA’s free Water Audit Software gives you everything you need to greatly improve your water loss program.
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Disinfection of Pipelines and Storage Facilities Field Guide
Field practices for preventing microbial contamination of water mains, storage tanks, and other distribution system components.
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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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M55 PE Pipe — Design and Installation
This manual provides the user with both technical and general information to aid in the design, specification, procurement, installation, and understanding of the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe and fittings.
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Design-Build for Water and Wastewater Projects
Complete guide to planning, procuring, and executing design-build projects for water and wastewater systems.
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M19 Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities
This manual presents an all-hazards approach for principles, practices, and guidelines in water utility emergency planning.
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M5 Water Utility Management
M5 Water Utility Management is designed for both new and experienced managers who are looking to better understand all aspects of public utility management.
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AWWA Small Systems Field Guide: Water and Wastewater
Operators of small water systems do it all — O&M, management, sampling, customer service, everything. This field guide may be the handiest book ever written for these unsung heroes of public health protection.
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M29 Water Utility Capital Financing
Planning and obtaining financing for water utility capital projects. This edition addresses both traditional and innovative utility financing alternatives to meet both short-and long-term capital requirements.
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Maintenance Management for Water Utilities
Regular maintenance of water utility equipment and facilities is absolutely critical to the utility’s mission of delivering safe drinking water nonstop, year in and year out. This book will show water utilities of all sizes how to develop and operate an efficient, cost-effective maintenance management program.
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M47 Capital Project Delivery
This manual describes a variety of project delivery methods and provides guidance to utility managers, project engineers, and buyers for managing any size construction project.
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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.
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