Southwest District OAWWA Fall Meeting

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Location: Hobart Arena, 255 Adams Street, Troy, OH 45373

Join water professionals from across Southwest Ohio for a day of learning, networking, and celebrating the importance of safe, reliable drinking water. This year's Fall Meeting is centered around the national Imagine A Day Without Water campaign, highlighting the critical role water infrastructure, treatment, operations, and innovation play in protecting public health and supporting our communities.

Attendees will hear from industry experts, utility professionals, technology providers, and regulators on topics ranging from treatment plant operations and laboratory services to cybersecurity, infrastructure rehabilitation, asset management, and emerging challenges facing Ohio's water systems. The event also includes a guided tour of the City of Troy Water Treatment Plant and concludes with a networking social hour, providing opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the region.

Whether you are an operator, engineer, consultant, manager, contractor, manufacturer, regulator, or student, this event offers valuable technical education, professional development, and industry connections.

Registration Rate: $100 Member | $125 Non-Member
Registration is now open. Registration closes October 08, 2026

What You'll Receive

• Up to 5.5 contact hours of technical education
• A guided tour of the City of Troy Water Treatment Plant
• Updates from Ohio EPA and regional water leaders
• Practical case studies and lessons learned from utilities and industry partners
• Networking opportunities with operators, engineers, consultants, contractors, and utility leaders
• Lunch and Southwest District business meeting
• Access to the post-event networking social hour

Agenda

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM — Gary Evans, City of Troy Water Treatment Plant Tour (1.0 Contact Hour)

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM — Transfer to Hobart Arena

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM — Coffee and Networking

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM — Amy J. Klei, Ohio EPA Update, Ohio EPA (0.5 Contact Hour)

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM — John Seibel, GoCyber Collective: In the Age of Remote Work and Shrinking Budgets, Cybersecurity Must Be a Team Sport (0.5 Contact Hour)

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM — Lunch & Southwest District Business Meeting

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM — Matt Barnes, From Infrastructure to Impact: Why Water Matters (0.5 Contact Hour)

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM — Miyah Bayless, City of Dayton Water: Journey to a Contract Laboratory (0.5 Contact Hour)

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM — Ryan Murray & Jane Burnett, Pipeline Condition Assessment Technologies: Selecting the Right Tool for the Right Pipe (1.0 Contact Hour)

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM — Chris Van Wormer, Benefits of CIPP Lining (0.75 Contact Hour)

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM — Aaron Crutcher, Utilizing VDC & BIM to Transform Water Infrastructure Projects (0.75 Contact Hour)

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM — Networking Social Hour