WEF/AWWA Utility Management Conference 2026

March 24-27, 2026 | Charlotte Convention Center | Charlotte, North Carolina

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^{This conference is jointly hosted by the Water Environment Federation and American Water Works Association.}

The Call for Content is open! Abstracts, Session Proposals, and Workshop Proposals are due on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern.

For more information, download and review the UMC 2026 Call for Content.

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Thank you for attending the Utility Management Conference in Dallas in 2025!

Over the past three decades, members of AWWA and WEF have established The Utility Management Conference™ as one of the leading, most informative, and most prestigious management conferences available. Visit the AWWA webpage for more information.

For an overview of the schedule of events, click here to see the Schedule-At-A-Glance.

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Join us in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 24-27,2026!

We are pleased to announce that the WEF/AWWA Utility Management Conference 2026 will take place at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C.

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