Partnership For Safe Water Summit
December 2-4, 2025
Louisville, KY
Partnership For Safe Water Summit
Advancing Utility Excellence
The Partnership for Safe Water Summit is dedicated to advancing excellence in water utility management, operations, and performance. It brings together water professionals to share their experiences, knowledge, and innovative ideas through presentations and case studies. The summit provides a platform for discussing critical topics such as water reuse, disinfection byproducts, and regulatory compliance. This year’s event will also celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Partnership Programs, highlighting their impact since their inception in 1995.
Three reasons why you will not want to miss the Partnership for Safe Water Summit:
- Knowledge Sharing and Networking: The summit provides a unique platform for water professionals to share their experiences, innovative ideas, and best practices. It is an excellent opportunity to network with peers, learn from industry leaders, and gain insights into the latest advancements in water utility management.
- Diverse and Relevant Topics: Attendees can expect a wide range of presentations and case studies on critical topics such as water reuse, disinfection byproducts, regulatory compliance, and emerging contaminants. This diverse agenda ensures that there is something valuable for everyone, regardless of their specific area of expertise.
- Celebration of Excellence: This year’s summit marks the 30th anniversary of the Partnership Programs, celebrating three decades of advancing excellence in water utility operations and performance. It is a chance to reflect on the progress made and to be inspired by the achievements of the community.
Join Us in Louisville
We look forward to welcoming you to Louisville, Kentucky.
Registration for the Partnership Summit will open in spring 2025.
Dates & Location:
December 2-4, 2025 | Louisville, Kentucky
Kentucky International Convention Center
Who Attends the Partnership Summit?
Water Treatment Plant Operators
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
Distribution System Operators
Water/Wastewater Operations Managers & Supervisors
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Discover the Partnership for Safe Water and get optimized. The Partnership’s mission is to improve the quality of water delivered to customers by optimizing water system operations. We offer self-assessment and optimization programs so that operators, managers, and administrators have the tools to improve performance above and beyond even proposed regulatory levels.
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Call for Abstracts is Now Open
Are you driving change in utility optimization and operational improvement? Share your impact with the Partnership Program’s community of excellence at the next Partnership for Safe Water Summit. Often, the most impactful learning opportunities come through knowledge sharing between peers. By sharing your unique experience, knowledge, and innovative ideas, you inspire other water professionals to think bigger and go further in solving their unique water utility challenges.
General Partnership Program Topics
- Case studies and lessons learned
- Identifying performance limiting factors
- Building your optimization team
- Achieving optimization
- Operational continuous improvement
- Obtaining buy-in for optimization efforts
Distribution Program Topics
- Disinfection byproducts
- Pressure management
- Residuals
- Leak detection
Treatment Program Topics
- Water reuse
- Special studies
- Improvement projects
- New optimization tools
- Application of process control skill
- Operator training programs
Miscellaneous Related Topics
- Risk framework for decision-making
- Water workforce
- Regulatory compliance and emerging contaminants
Speaker Resources
Visit our Presentation Guide for Water Professionals page for additional guidelines, responsibilities, and best practices to aid in preparing your presentation.
If you have any questions or need assistance please contact AWWA Education Services at EducationServices@awwa.org.
Utility Excellence Resources from AWWA
As you prepare for the Partnership for Safe Water Summit, we invite you to explore the wide range of relevant resources available from AWWA.
Self-Assessment for Distribution System Optimization: Partnership for Safe Water
Self-Assessment for Distribution System Optimization outlines the Partnership for Safe Water approach to water treatment plant optimization that has been successfully applied in hundreds of facilities for more than 20 years.
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Self-Assessment for Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization: Partnership for Clean Water
Self-Assessment for Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization outlines the Partnership for Clean Water approach to properly evaluate treatment plant performance and implement actions that improve operations, energy efficiency and effluent quality.
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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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M3 Safety Management for Utilities
Looking for actionable tools in developing a Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) program? Newly updated M3 Safety Management for Utilities, Eight Edition, will walk you through how to set up an effective and efficient safety plan at a utility.
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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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Focus First on Service: The Voice and Face of Your Utility
An in-service training workbook for water utility customer service representatives.
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The Water Workforce: Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining High-Performance Employees
The most important resources at any utility are human resources. People make all the difference in the success or failure of your utility’s operation. Managing utility workforce issues is the focus of this practical handbook for water utility human resources employees.
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Utility Management for Water and Wastewater Operators
An introduction to water utility management principles and practices for new managers, as well as anyone who wishes to move into utility management.
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The Partnership for Safe Water is an unprecedented alliance of seven drinking water organizations:
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