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Event	Date	Time	Contact

WEF Water Week 2026 and the National Water Policy Fly-in Water Week 2026 and the National Water Policy Fly-in April 14 - 15, 2026 Washington, DC Mark your calendars for Water Week 2026 and the National Water Policy Fly-in in Washington. All registrants will receive an invitation to the Fly-In Prep Webcast on April 1, 2026. Each year Water Week invites water professionals from across the nation to help advance key water policy priorities such as sustained growth in federal infrastructure investment, addressing water affordability, supporting water research & development and advancing sound science-based solutions, and making our critical infrastructure more resilient. This premier event brings together water professionals, utility leaders, and advocates from across the nation for a week of impactful engagement and collaboration. Learn more and register: https://www.wef.org/waterweek Shared by IWEA's Government Affairs Committee Cost: $150 more info...	4/14/2026 -4/15/2026	7:00am to 7:00pm

IWEA/IWWSG Kayaking Social Join IWEA and Industrial Water, Waste, & Sewage Group (IWWSG) for a downriver social boating excursion on the Fox River! Our journey starts in Batavia, passes through Glenwood Park Forest Preserve, and stops for lunch near the dam in North Aurora. General info: The shuttle will depart from Aurora Athletic Club (550 Clearwater Drive) promptly at 10 a.m. Check in and take shuttle transportation upriver. Paddle downriver and end back at Aurora Athletic Club. Duration Total: 3 - 4 hours Paddling: 2 - 3 hours Rental from Howling Wolfe includes: boat (single/tandem kayak or canoe), paddle, personal flotation device, and shuttle transportation. This is a self-guided trip. The entire trip is downstream. The river current is slow to moderate depending on weather and river stage. Map available at: https://howlingwolfe.com/maps/ Lunch: The group will stop at the North Aurora Dam for lunch. Buy lunch at one of the following restaurants or bring your own: Juquilita Tacos Bruno’s Cheesesteaks Harner’s Bakery Requirements: All attendees must watch safety videos (about 16 minutes altogether), complete a short online quiz and submit certificate. No alcohol. All attendees must wear personal flotation device (provided with rental). Guests are permitted for this event. All attendees must be 18+ or with a parent or guardian. Cost is $69 per person to rent. You may alternately bring your own boat and shuttle it yourself. Stage your boat at 1644 S River St, Batavia, IL 60510, prior to 9:40 a.m. Those bringing their own boat still must follow all safety rules. Registration deadline: April 4 \| Cancellation deadline: April 14 (no refunds after the cancellation deadline) Hosted by IWEA's Students and Young Professionals and Sustainability Committees more info...	4/18/2026	9:30am to 2:00pm	Tom Parkinson

Sustainability Committee Webinar: Space to Grow Sustainability Committee Webinar: MWRD Space to Grow Program - Greening Chicago Schoolyards Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Noon to 12:30 p.m. Zoom Webinar Since 2014, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) has partnered with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the Chicago Department of Water Management (CDWM), Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) and Openlands to transform CPS schoolyards into dynamic places to learn and play, while also educating them on the importance of green infrastructure to manage stormwater. This program, known as Space to Grow, gives students and their neighbors living in low-income communities improved outdoor spaces to play. These permeable surface areas are equipped with new playgrounds, turf fields, rain gardens and other features designed to collect more rainfall and keep it out of the sewers. The permeable surfaces will reduce flooding, reduce the load on the combined sewer system, and encourage the use of green infrastructure techniques that soak up more stormwater by using natural solutions. Speaker: Ky Ochsner, MWRD, Assistant Civil Engineer Hosted by IWEA's Sustainability Committee Members $10 \| Nonmembers $20 .5 PDH/TCH Zoom webinar link will be forwarded by separate email the morning of April 22. more info...	4/22/2026	12:00pm to 12:30pm	Fay Costa

WEF: Residuals, Biosolids and Treatment Technology Conference Residuals, Biosolids and Treatment Technology Conference May 11 - 14, 2026 Kansas City Convention Center (Kansas City, MO) Hosted by the Water Environment Federation For more information and to register, click here: https://www.wef.org/events--education/conferences/RBITT/ more info...	5/11/2026 -5/14/2026	8:00am to 8:00pm

Memorial Day more info...	5/25/2026

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