Call for Abstracts – 2026 Technical Conference

The Technical Conference will be hosted by the IWEA Collections, Stormwater, Laboratory, Operations & Maintenance, and Residuals & Resource Recovery Committees on March 5th at Merrell Bros, Inc in Kokomo, Indiana. Forum topics will provide a discussion on the core aspects of wastewater conveyance and treatment: research, new technologies, operational and/or maintenance case studies, project design and/or construction case studies, residuals management, resource recovery, laboratory.

Abstracts are now being accepted and there is availability for 50-minute presentations and 25-minute presentations.

All abstracts are welcome! Some topic ideas include:

• Contaminants of Emerging Concern
• Data Management
• Energy Efficiency & Recovery
• Hands-On Demonstrations
• Laboratory Sampling & Analysis
• Operations & Maintenance
• Regulatory Compliance
• Trenchless Technology
• Beneficial Use & Reuse of Biosolids
• Biogas Recovery & Utilization