This conference brings together professionals, including community water supply personnel, local officials, community representatives, partners from the local, state, and federal levels, academia, consultants, service providers, source water protection partners, and others from the Great Lakes region to focus on crucial topics, including:

• Source Water Protection
  • Contaminant Sources, Emerging Contaminants, and Risks to Sources
  • Emergency , Contingency Planning, and Public Outreach and Communication
  • Supplying Drinking Water and Protection of Public Health
• Operator Certification/Capacity Development
  • Lead and Copper
  • Operations/Treatment Technologies
  • Infrastructure Financing/Affordability
• Drinking Water Vision for the future
  • Future of the Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Expanding and Engaging the Workforce/Partnerships
  • Climate Change and System Resiliency