The BCWWA 2026 Annual Conference & Trade Show will be held in-person in Penticton, BC, on Wednesday, April 29 to Friday, May 1, 2026. BCWWA will be recording education sessions and providing on-demand viewing option post conference.
The winning team, BioWise Solutions, from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), includes students Brian Castillo, Prabhkirat Singh, Alexander Reis, Benjamin Mendoza and Gianmarco Urbano. For this year's competition, we partnered with the City of Abbotsford to challenge teams to develop a strategy for improving water quality in the Fishtrap Creek watershed. The team was recognized with an award at the 2026 BCWWA Annual Conference & Trade Show in Penticton, BC, this April. They will go on to compete on September 27 at the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) Student Design Competition in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The BCWWA Yukon Water & Wastewater Workshop & Trade Show invites Yukon’s water and wastewater professionals to reconvene and reconnect on topics and issues affecting the water community and industry sector.
Join the SCADA & OT Community of Practice for a free virtual presentation titled “Cyber Threats to Water Systems: OT Incidents and Lessons Learned” presented by Kaushal Chauhan, on October 28 at noon. Register About The Presentation Join the SCADA & OT Community of Practice on October 28 as Kaushal Chauhan present “Cyber Threats to Water Systems: OT Incidents and Lessons Learned”. The session will be led by our community co-leads, Bart Nelissen and Andrew Townend. This session will provide an overview of the current cyber threat environment affecting water sector operational technology (OT), recent incidents, and key lessons to help [...]
Join the Wastewater Management Community of Practice on November 18 at noon as Darcy Dion presents, "Accountability in Operations". Register ABOUT THE WEBINAR Be part of the Wastewater Management Community of Practice on November 18 as Darcy Dion presents 'Accountability in Operations'. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for Q&A and group discussion, led by community co-leads, Sophia Gupta and Joyce Chang. This webinar is confirmed 0.1 CEUs for the EOCP, core WWT and SWWS. About the Presentation From Darcy’s career as an operator, she draws from past experiences when operational upsets happened in wastewater treatment plants. She discusses [...]
The AWWA/WEF Young Professionals (YP) Summit is the premier water and wastewater industry workshop for young professionals. Join other young leaders by exploring your role in water and discussing how you can best serve the water sector at large. This skills development workshop provides supplemental training and networking opportunities to emerging leaders and students in the water sector.
The 2027 AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference™ comes to Vancouver, BC, bringing together leading water utility executives, managers and decision-makers from across North America.
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