2025 Water Summit Agenda

King East Foyer

Sabal Room

Magnolia Courtyard

Party in the City Where the Heat is On 🎶🌴Join us for an enchanting Miami night as we kick off the 2025 Summit.

Garden Room

Robert F. Powelson, President & CEO, NAWC

For 130 years, innovation has been the key to ensuring safe, reliable water and wastewater service with a focus on keeping costs low. Hear how the industry continuously challenges the limits to deliver safe, reliable water and wastewater service while keeping costs low.

The institutional loss of talent and experience that comes with an aging workforce combined with a massive shift in skills needed for the increased use of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies require employers to rethink the workforce. Join us as industry experts share their perspectives and strategies on how we can develop the skills, teams, and supply population for right-now solutions and pipeline solutions for generations to come.

Utility rates are center stage these days with water forefront. Let’s talk about how to communicate with elected officials and customers about what goes into the cost of service, rates, rate increases and the value of water.

Living Water Award

Celebrating 130 Years of NAWC

NAWC Annual Members Meeting

18 months after the Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules about PFAS, we continue to speed toward final implementation. Find out the latest on where things stand with both the states and federal governments and what new challenges lie ahead as the 2029 implementation deadline comes into focus.

Wildfires, flooding, hurricanes and more means preparing for troubled times ahead. The ability of water and wastewater utilities to withstand and quickly recover from natural – and man-made – disasters is a must to ensure the safety of our communities. Find out more about how regulated, private water utilities dealt with some of the biggest blows mother nature could deliver.

Kings Foyer East

Magnolia Courtyard

Sabal Room

Women in Water provides an opportunity for women working in the water, wastewater and related industries to learn from each other. NAWC has a long history of celebrating the critical role women play as experts in these fields as well as the unique perspective women offer for moving the industry forward. What started at NAWC with five women has grown to more than 100 strong, providing opportunities for mentorship, support and friendship.

Robert F. Powelson, President & CEO, NAWC

Everyday, water and wastewater utilities are fighting off attempted incursions into their systems. Today’s interconnected world is not limited to the data, computer systems and technologies. Learn about how water and wastewater providers must stay connected to ensure a universal benefit.

Fresh faces and seasoned veterans. Emerging issues and enduring themes. Join us for the staple of the annual Water Summit – the Commissioner and NAWC Member Roundtable. It’s the opportunity to take an inside look at important topics from the perspective of state utility regulators and the NAWC member companies.

Garden Room