2021 fall conference and exposition

2021 FALL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITIONSequoyah State Lodge | Hulbert, Oklahoma

August 18-20

Welcome to the 2021 Fall Conference and Exposition! We are excited to host this incredible event and allow us all to gather, learn and reunite with one another! We hope you take

advantage of networking with the associates and agencies in the Exhibit Hall, learn valuable information from our breakout sessions and take the knowledge learned back to

your water and wastewater system.

GENERAL INFORMATIONComplimentary Guest Wifi

Network: SequoyahWHPassword: 8qkq-8mez-69sp

Please Practice Social Distancing

Political Action Committee DrawingsSupport ORWA’s Political Action Committee by purchasing raffle tickets for many incredible items!

Visit the ORWA PAC Booth to purchase tickets, 20 tickets for a $20 contribution. Thank you for all the donations!

Enter for your chance to win a Commemorative Henry Rifle$20 per Ticket

Only 125 Tickets SoldVisit the ORWA SoonerWARN Booth to purchase your tickets!

ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN “COMMEMORATIVE HENRY RIFLE”

$20 PER TICKETONLY 125 TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE

(Do Not Have To Be Present To Win)An even membership of one-cent per person is included in your registration fee(s) allowing participation in ORWA fundraising activities. This is required by Federal Election

Commission laws. If you wish to opt-out, please request refund of the one-cent fee. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE “HENRY RIFLE” GO TO THE NRWA PAC.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEWednesday, August 18, 2021

6:30 AM (Registration)

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

9:00 AM & 1:00 PM

Bass Tournament (7:00 AM) Fish fry sponsored by Utility Technology Services following tournament

Conference Registration & Booth Set Up

Golf Tournament Registration at 8:00 AM Golf Tournament begins at 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM

3:00 PM Water Taste Test Preliminary (Cedar Room)

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEThursday, August 19, 2021

7:30 AM 5:00 PM Registration and Exhibit Hall Hours

8:00 AM 9:00 AM

TENTOPENING SESSION

Agency UpdatesWelcome: Arvil Morgan, ORWA Chairman

Introductions: Jimmy Seago, ORWASpeakers: Scott Thompson, ODEQ | Julie Cunningham, OWRB | Victoria Tran, EE

Water Taste Test Finals: Agency Speakers/Judges

CEDAR ROOM RECREATIONAL ROOM HICKORY ROOM COUNCIL ROOM

9:30 AM 10:30 AM

Oklahoma Strategic Alliance Impact

ORWALarry Condley

Brandon BowmanJR Welch

Oh the Places You Can Go!An Overview of the OWRB

Funding OpportunitiesOWRB

Jerri Hargis

Apprenticeship Program for Water and Wastewater

OperatorsORWA

Jeannie Shurbet

OKIE 811Excavation Safety and

PreventionOKIE811

MG Govia

11:00 AM Noon

How Does a Safety Program Play a Role in the Long Range Sustainability

PlanCompSource Mutual

Adam HughesAmber Summers

Mankiller - Soap Water Act Updates

Cherokee NationBilly Hix

Preparing and Planning for Retirement

BancFirstMike Reynolds

Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Update - How to

Prepare NowODEQ

Mark StasyszenMichele Welsh

Noon 1:30 PM Lunch Break On Your Own

1:30 PM 2:30 PM

Capacity Development and Sustainability for Public Water Supplies

ORWABrandon Bowman

ODEQLisa Maslanka

Katelynn McLaughlin

Grant Writing 101Emblem Strategies

Amy FordJosh McClintock

Metering Past, Present and Future

UTSAl Weber

Approved Methods of Turbidity Measurement

HF ScientificJulie Dawson

2:45 PM 3:45 PM

The Value of a Rate Study for Sustainability

ORWARandy Clark

2025 Oklahoma Comprehensive Water

Plan Update: A Road MapFreese and Nichols

Jeremy RiceJennifer Wasinger

SCADA Does Not Need to be Complicated or

ExpensiveeLynx Technologies

Samantha McPheterCourtney McMillian

DWSRF Basics, New DWSRF Project Subsidy,

and Disadvantaged Communities Subsidy

ODEQCandy Thompson

Eddie Rhandour

4:00 PM 5:00 PM

Plan for Sustainabilty with Asset Management

ODEQLisa Maslanka

U.S. DOE Sustainable Wastewater Infrastructure

of the Future SWIFt Initiative

ORWASandra Stevenson

GIS MappingCreek Co. RWD #2

Cindy HubbellMatt Foreman

Leak DetectionORWA

Mike Westmoland

5:00 PM Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall Closed

5:30 PM Associate Sponsored BBQ Dinner at the Bunkhouse by the Pool

6:00 PM PAC Auction Drawings and Rifle Drawing at the Bunkhouse by the Pool

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEFriday, August 20, 2021

7:30 AM 1:00 PM Registration and Exhibit Hall Hours

8:00 AM 8:30 AMTENT - GENERAL SESSION

The Critical Role of the Rural Water and Wastewater Industry in OklahomaLt. Governor Matt Pinnell, State of Oklahoma

8:30 AM 9:00 AMTENT - GENERAL SESSION

Addressing Medical Marijuana, the McGirt Ruling, and Private Land Ownership in Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor, State of Oklahoma

9:15 AM 10:15 AM

TENT - GENERAL SESSIONImpact of New and Alternative Water Users in Rural Oklahoma

Kinsey Westwood, State Chamber of OklahomaTeena Gunter, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry

Bray Haven, AFR Cooperative

10:30 AM 11:30 AM

TENT - GENERAL SESSIONSystem Perspective on Sudden High-Use Water Demand

Sheldon Tatum, Hughes Co. RWD #6 | Tom Whitaker, Garvin Co. RWD #6Rick Boone, RWD #6 Okmulgee Co. | Valerie Rice, Okmulgee Co. RWD #2

11:45 AM Exhibit Hall Closed

CEDAR ROOM COUNCIL ROOM

11:45 AM 12:45 PM

Manager | Operator ForumORWA

Jimmy Martin Luke Guinn

Bookkeeper ForumORWA

Kelley Brown

12:45 PM Registration Desk Closed

THANK YOU EXHIBITORSAllTerra Central

American Waterworks Supply IncApprenticeship Program

Aquestia - OCV Control ValvesAutomatic Engineering

AVR IncAY McDonald

BancFirstBartlett & West IncBertrem Products

BICI/IMRBrad Greer & Associates

Canada CompanyCentral Equipment

Core and MainCunningham Sandblasting & Painting Co

DFW Plastics, Inc.eLynx Technologies

Environmental Improvements Inc EI2Ford Meter Box

Fort Smith WinWaterFortiline Waterworks

Green Equipment CompanyHawkins Inc

HealthChoiceHugh M. Cunningham Companies/Oklahoma Group

Infrastructure Solutions Group LLCJohn Vance Fleet Services

K D JohnsonKey Equipment & Supply Co & Quality Rents

Lagoon Pumping & DredgingMaguire Iron Inc.

McCain Waterworks Marketing

McIntire Management GroupMcWane Plant & Industrial

Micro-Comm IncMid-American Research Chemical - MARC

Midland-MIDCOMueller Company

OK Dept of Environmental QualityOK WATER LLC

OKIE811 - Oklahoma One-Call System IncOklahoma Water Resources Board

Orr ConstructionORWA

ORWA PAC BoothORWAAG

P&K EquipmentParkhill/Cardinal Engineering

Pioneer Supply LLCPlow Technologies/Whit Industries

Poly-Pro Inc.Prestige Worldwide Technologies, LLC

Pumps of OklahomaRep Partners, LLC

Rose State College Envir Training CenterSECOR

SoonerWARNTANKSPEKCORP

Tecta America OklahomaUtility Technology Services

VEGA AmericasWestern Municipal Supply

Worth Hydrochem of Oklahoma

2022 AT A GLANCE

52nd Annual Technical ConferenceApril 20-22, 2022 in Norman, OK

Equipment Expo & TrainingJune 15-16, 2022 in Stillwater, OK

Registration will open online in the coming months.

Visit ORWA.ORG for more information.

Office Location:1410 SE 15th Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73129

Mailing Address:PO Box 95349

Oklahoma City, OK 73143

P: 405.672.8925 | F: 405.672.9898 | ORWA.ORG

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