WEF and AWWA joined forces more than twenty-five years ago to collaborate as hosts of a joint management conference that addresses the mutually important topic of successful utility management in a changing society. Utility managers and consulting staff are increasingly challenged to do more with less, strive for best management practices, and find innovative solutions for ever-evolving water quality issues.

An important step in best addressing these issues is a sector-wide movement toward Utilities of the Future (UOTF)—transforming traditional treatment into full resource recovery that includes sustainable, cost-effective options that capture valuable and reusable products for society.

Built around the UOTF theme, Utility Management 2016 features an expanded technical program of seven workshops and 36 concurrent sessions designed to provide the latest tools, techniques, best practices, and emerging solutions needed for effective utility management. Topics include: utility benchmarking, sustainability initiatives, workforce development, efficiency and risk management, innovation, resiliency, and more.

Professionals encouraged to attend include: engineers, scientists, consultants, academics, treatment plant operators, regulators, graduate students, implementing organizations, non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies, researchers, manufacturers and their representative groups, and both North American and international industrial communities.

For complete program and registration details, visit: www.wef.org/UtilityManagement.