AZ Water Conference 2025

Our water program experts will attend and present at the 98th Annual 2025 AZ Water Conference — Arizona’s largest conference and trade show for water professionals.

We are proud to be a gold sponsor and hope to see you at any of our technical sessions, where you can meet our professionals and learn about the latest research and techniques in the water industry.

Our AZ Water Technical Sessions

Tuesday, April 15
9:30–10 a.m. | Water Distribution and Collections  
Verde Village Septic to Sewer Conversion Feasibility Evaluation
Presenter: Chelsea Penttila

10–10:30 a.m. | Water Treatment  
How New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire in Recorded History Iced Out a Small Town Water Treatment Plant
Presenter: Gabe Alvarado and Pierre Kwan

1:30–2 p.m. | Surface Water Treatment  
Creating a Jar Testing Program to Inform Resilient Treatment Plant Design
Presenter: Allyssa Brauer

1–2:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion 
Bridging the Trust Gap: The Ripple Effect of Transparency and Storytelling in Arizona's Water Future
Presenter: Ameerah Palacios

1:30–2 p.m. | Regulatory  
Top Tier – Tucson Water’s Approach for LCRI’s Tiering of Tap Sample Collection Sites
Presenter: Irbis Martinez Torres

Wednesday, April 16
8:30–9 a.m. | Biosolids  
Tres Rios WRF Biosolids Processing Energy Efficiency Improvements
Presenter: Ty Morton

9–9:30 a.m. | Utility Management  
Escaping the Stone Age – Planning Data Management and Visualization
Presenter: Mario Benisch

10-11 a.m. | Operator Training
Advanced Water Purification: What Operators Need to Know to be Prepared
Panelist: Ty Morton

Thursday, April 17
8–8:30 a.m. | Surface Water Treatment  
Move Over PFAS and LCRR: TOC & DBPs Are Center Stage (Three, that is!)
Presenter: Tyler Smith

2:30–3 p.m. | Asset Management
Leaking the Secrets: Improving the City of Phoenix Small Diameter Pipeline Risk Model
Presenter: Hadley Habeck