2024 Arkansas Water & Wastewater Managers Association Annual Conference: July 24-27, Hot Springs, Arkansas

The Arkansas Water & Wastewater Managers Association (“AWWMA”) will hold its annual conference from July 24-July 27.

The conference will be held in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Scheduled presentations include:

• Lonnie Emard
  • Arkansas Center for Data Sciences
• Mike Rogers
  • Arkansas’s Chief Workforce Officer
• Glenda Caton, Caton Consulting
  • Retention and Recruitment
• Jean Block, AWWMA Vice President
  • Training/Recruitment/Succession Planning
• Arkansas Department of Health (Speaker TBD)
• Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (Speaker TBD)
• Ryan Benafield
  • Arkansas Natural Resources Department
• Jean Block, AWWMA Vice President
  • Financing/CIP/Regulatory Requirements
• Lane Crider, Beaver Water District
• Chelsea Boozer, Rogue Water Lab
• Paul Graham, Heber Springs Water
  • Messaging your Utility. Connecting with your Residents
• Scott Pace, Impact Management
  • Communicating with Lobbyists & Legislators
• Lori Ramsey, Fort Smith Water Utilities
• Kenetta Ridgell, Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority
• Brandi Reed, Pine Bluff Wastewater
  • Use of Social Media in Communicating with the Public

The AWWMA describes itself as a nonprofit organization to promote continued education and professional development of water and wastewater management; the advancement and promotion of higher standards of qualification in the water and wastewater fields; the study, promotion and encouragement of improved water and wastewater management practices; the promotion of good public affairs in the community understanding, acceptance, and support of water and wastewater operations; and the support of the Arkansas Water Works & Water Environmental Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Environment Federation.

A link to AWWMA’s website containing the schedule and registration information can be found here.