This 2 1/2-day annual conference includes facility operation and collection system topics, a plenary session, and a keynote speaker.
- breakout sessions cover a wide variety of priority topics for the entire industry
- a trade show showcases products, services, and new technology; vendors are available at each booth to meet with attendees and answer questions
- network with colleagues and learn about all that’s new or evolving in the wastewater industry
There is NO exam session or exam refreshers offered at this event. An exam refresher with exam session will be offered separately on Feb. 3-5, 2026.
A full-day Type IV refresher (land application) course will be offered on November 18 at this event; register using the checkbox on the conference registration form.
Contact hours: 16 Wastewater
Learn more: Wastewater training and certification
Registration information
Registration form
Lodging: Marriott Northwest (Brooklyn Park: 7025 Northland Dr N) - Reserve lodging online or call 1-877-303-1681
Program and breakout sessions
The conference offers a wide variety of priority topics for the entire industry:
- Collection System O&M
- Lift Station Rehab
- Working with Certified Laboratories
- Nutrient Track
- Pond Track
- Emerging Issues & Technologies
- Behind the Flow: A Tour of Otsego’s Membrane Bioreactor Treatment Facility
- Retirement Planning
- Sulfate
- Wastewater Microbiology and Process Control
- Managing Risks & Liabilities
- Collection & WW System Upgrades
- Collection System Track
- Resource Recovery & Energy (Central States)
- PFAS
- Collection System Operator Roundtable
- Federal Laws; Drugs, Alcohol and CDLs
- Need-to-Know Process: Collection Systems Training & Certification
- How to Overcome Sticker Shock with your Council
- eDMRs
- Asset Management