Conference Highlights

Operators Challenge
Show off your skills by participating in Laboratory, Maintenance, Safety, and/or Operations events. The Challenge is 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of the conference. Make sure to stop by the Judges Table to register before competing. 

Scholarship Fundraiser
Look for our popular gift basket fundraiser, baskets are donated by Exhibitors and IWEA and IAWPCO Board and Committee members. IWPC 2025 raised over $5,000 for our scholarship programs.

Student Design Competition
The Student Design Competition (SDC) begins at IWPC. Student teams may compete on a chosen design problem or present problems on which they are currently working. 

Networking Opportunities
Please join us at the Tuesday Exhibitor's reception and at IWEA's & IAWPCO's annual banquets.

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Join IWEA
The Illinois Water Environment Association is a community of dedicated professionals working to advance fundamental knowledge of our water environment. Its members are engineers, scientists, plant operators, and students. They work at wastewater treatment plants, engineering firms, and manufacturers of water treatment equipment manufacturers.

Join IAWPCO
The Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators is a professional wastewater operator's organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge among its members concerning the field of wastewater treatment and promoting their standing to the public.  Our members come from all areas of the wastewater industry and include operators, educators, industry reps, engineers and management employees