The AWWA Virtual Summit - 2020

Education

Stay informed with short, engaging sessions delivered by subject matter experts on today’s most relevant water sector topics. 

Innovation

Explore content-rich sessions, connect with sponsors to find solutions and chat with fellow attendees in the summit’s interactive virtual environment.

Exchange

Engage with your peers, learn about new products, renew relationships, and contribute your ideas to help move the industry forward.

Transforming Utility Management (Day 1 & 2)

Effective leadership has proved critical to handling the events of 2020.  In a year that is still unfolding, utilities experienced priorities changing overnight. This session will explore the evolving impacts of the pandemic and the social landscape on utility workforce, finances, and water affordability.

Strengthening Public Trust (Day 1 & 2)

With water sector challenges becoming increasingly complex, it’s critical that a utility be a trusted source of information as well as reliable service within its community. Maintaining this trust is key to gaining support for capital projects and setting appropriate water rates. Water professionals will discuss the latest strategies and tools for effectively communicating with customers, public officials, employees and the public. Topics will include risk communications, community stewardship and best practices for multiple communications platforms.  

Innovation and Technology / Smart Water (Day 1 & 2)

Addressing continual challenges to do more with less requires an innovative approach to meeting the evolving needs of the water sector.  This innovation extends beyond technology to incorporate all facets of water utility operation.  With an emphasis on smart water, these sessions engage innovation thought leaders in sharing best practices for water utility innovation.

Advances in Water Treatment (Day 1 & 2)

Water treatment challenges require innovative solutions – and today’s environment of competing priories requires a careful balancing of treatment effectiveness with factors such as economics, environment, and societal impacts.  Experts will discuss the latest results and approaches to addressing drinking water issues. 

Water Quality: Contaminants of Concern (Day 1 & 2)

Discover the latest cutting-edge information on the contaminants affecting drinking water from source to supply.  These sessions provide the water sector need-to-know information to stay on top of emerged and emerging contaminants including PFOA and PFOS, manganese, inorganics, microplastics, non-point source pollutants, microbials, and DBPS.  Discussion will include the latest on occurrence, advances in detection, health effects, and regulations and health advisories. 

Sustainable Water Future (Day 1)

Protecting and managing water resource portfolios requires an integrated approach to ensure a sustainable water future.  Experts will discuss the regulatory landscape, best practices for protecting your current source waters and look at new water supply sources all with the goal of developing a robust water supply portfolio that promotes utility resilience.

Exploring Infrastructure Solutions (Day 2)

North America’s water infrastructure, especially the underground pipes, is aging and in need of significant reinvestment. A large portion of this water infrastructure is approaching, or has already reached, the end of its useful life.  Subject matter experts discuss renewing and replacing infrastructure, including lead service lines, financing these capital improvements and access to capital rank high on the list of utility concerns looking for solutions.