Advanced Rehabilitation Technology

Advanced Tank & Infrastructure Solutions

American Contracting and Environmental

   Services Inc

AMT

AquaSmart Inc

​Arcadis

Carollo Engineers

CCJM

Charles Morrow & Associates

Cintas Corporation No. 2

Clark Water, LLC

Clow Valve Inc

Core and Main

CoreAqua

DL VEWS, Inc

DN, LLC

​EA Engineering, Science, and Technology,
   Inc., PBC

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Keynote Speaker

2026 Mid-atlantic utility conference

Hotel Reservations

Adam Ortiz, Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, will deliver the Keynote Welcome Address on March 10th.

Deputy Secretary Ortiz joined the Maryland Department of the Environment after an impactful tenure as Regional Administrator at the EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Office. Known for his innovative leadership, he spearheaded environmental justice initiatives, forged groundbreaking partnerships and the effort leading to the highest Chesapeake Bay health grade in decades.

This year’s conference will again be held at The Live! Hotel and Event Center, conveniently located between Baltimore MD and Washington DC.  Attendees get the amazing room rate of $159/night in this AAA Four Diamond hotel.  This room rate is only guaranteed through February 6, 2026.  After February 6, the rate increases and there is no guarantee of availability.

Confirmed Participants:

(listed alphabetically)

thank you 2026 sponsors and exhibitors!

​McWane Plant and Industrial
Mueller Water Products​

NSI Neal Systems, Inc.

PC Construction

Pleasants Construction

Ramboll

​RJN Group, Inc.

​Sentinel Water Solutions

SewerAI

Sherwood Logan

Southern Corrosion

The Sherwin Williams Company

Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association

Victaulic

Viking Industrial Painting, LLC

​WWOA

​Xylem

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Jalil Abdul, Baltimore City DPW

Michael Aborbor, WSSC Water

Glen Abrams, Philadelphia Water Department

Michael Beardslee, Loudoun Water

William Bettin, Harford County Department of Public Works

Clarence Beverhoudt, WSSC Water

Jon Brindle, Stafford County

​Chris Coit, DC Water

Gian Cossa, DC Water

Craig Daly, Howard County

Christina Davis, Loudoun Water

Jegnaw Essatu, WSSC Water

Alison Ford, Howard County

Charles Glass, Ph.D., PE, Maryland Environmental Service

Kimberly Grove, Baltimore City Department of Public Works

Mike Harmer, Sussex County, DE

Dan Hartnett, AMWA

Mahmudul Hasan, Baltimore City Department of Public Works

Nancy Hausrath, City of Hagerstown

George Heiner, Anne Arundel County

Clark Howells, WSSC Water

Jason Hughes, WSSC Water

Tara Jones, WSSC Water

Anna Kazasi, Virginia American Water

Yosef Kebede, Howard County

Pam Kenel, Loudoun Water

Hari Kurup, Prince William Water

Rosanna LaPlante, WSSC Water

Thom Lipinski, Loudoun Water

Susan Miller, Fairfax Water

Maribel Moore, Anne Arundel County

Christopher Moughan, LeHigh County Authority

Mishelle Nobel-Blair, Upper Occoquan Service Authority

Laura O'Donnell, WSSC Water

Adam Ortiz, Maryland Department of the Environment

Don Pannell, Prince William Water

Jacki Payne, Town of Centreville

Kishia Powell, WSSC Water

Emily Remmel, NACWA

Maria-Claudia Rubio-Galvez, Fairfax County

Laura Runkle, Virginia American Water

Sydney Samples, Water Research Foundation

Bryan Samuels, Baltimore City DPW

Alan Savageau, WSSC Water

Kendra Sveum, Loudoun Water

Malcolm Taylor, WSSC Water

Benjamin Thompson, WSSC Water​

Steve Via, AWWA

Ashley Voskuhl, WEF

Carl White, Morgan State University

Kirsten Williams, DC Water

Joe Wright, Maryland Environmental Service

Nadine Zerini, DC Water

Joyce Zhu, WVWA

Electric Motor & Contracting Co.

Eurofins Lancaster Laboratory
   Environmental Testing, LLC

Ferguson Waterworks

Fortiline Waterworks

Fortinet

Freemire & Associates

Garney Construction

GFT

Green Steel Environmental

Halogen Systems, Inc.

Hawkins, Inc.

HDR Engineering Inc

Heyward Incorporated

IDEXX

Jet Blast Inc.

LB Water / Sensus

​Mcwane Ductile

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