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2026 Annual Conference Operator Registration

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT) to Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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Continuing Education Credits: Earn up to 1.8 CECs

Cell Phone and email address are required for registration. We do not share cell phone and email address with outside parties and only call cell phones if we cannot reach you via the work number or if after hours and there is a change to the class you are scheduled to attend.

NEW ATTENDEE? CALL THE MRWA OFFICE TO REGISTER AND RECEIVE 
$40 OFF COST OF A FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
$20 OFF COST OF A ONE DAY REGISTRATION

Policies
-Mandatory use of registration name badges will be enforced for admittance to all conference, meals, sessions & exhibit hall.
-Registrations will not be processed until payment is received.
-Cancellations: A request for a refund must be written and postmarked or emailed no later than March 3, 2026. No refunds after March 3, 2026 but you may send a substitute.
Credits Price
Member: Full Registration - Early Bird
Includes education, exhibit hall pass, coffee break, lunches and one (1) banquet ticket. Registration Ends 2/28/26 at 10:50 PM EDT
$435.00
Member: One-Day Pass - Wednesday Only - Early
Includes sessions, exhibit hall, coffee and lunch for specific day Registration Ends 2/28/26 at 10:50 PM EDT
$250.00
Member: One-Day Pass - Thursday Only - Early
Includes sessions, exhibit hall, coffee and lunch for specific day Registration Ends 2/28/26 at 10:50 PM EDT
$250.00
Member: One-Day Pass - Friday Only - Early
Includes sessions, exhibit hall, coffee and lunch for specific day Registration Ends 2/28/26 at 10:50 PM EDT
$190.00
Credits Price
Non-Member: Full Registration - Early Bird
Includes education, exhibit hall pass, breakfast, lunches and one (1) banquet ticket Registration Ends 2/28/26 at 10:50 PM EDT
$535.00
Non-Member: One-Day Pass - Wednesday Only - Early
Includes sessions, exhibit hall, coffee and lunch for specific day Registration Ends 2/28/26 at 10:50 PM EDT
$300.00
Non-Member: One-Day Pass - Thursday Only - Early
Includes sessions, exhibit hall, coffee and lunch for specific day Registration Ends 2/28/26 at 10:50 PM EDT
$300.00
Non-Member: One-Day Pass - Friday Only - Early
Includes sessions, exhibit hall, coffee and lunch for specific day Registration Ends 2/28/26 at 10:50 PM EDT
$230.00
Credits Price
Pre-Conference Class
1:00 - 4:30 PM - You must attend at least one day of the conference to be eligible to attend one of these Tuesday classes.
FREE
Credits Price
Additional Lunch Ticket(s) - Wednesday
Do not purchase this if you are registering for the full conference or a one day pass. Full conference and one day pass includes lunch.
$40.00
Additional Lunch Ticket(s) - Thursday
Do not purchase this if you are registering for the full conference or a one day pass. Full conference and one day pass includes lunch.
$40.00
Additional Banquet Ticket(s)
Do not purchase this if you are registering for the full conference. Full conference includes one banquet ticket. If you plan to bring a significant other, co-worker etc. to just the banquet, purchase this ticket.
$100.00
Spouse Registration
Includes two lunches, banquet & exhibit hall badge. Spouses are welcome to participate in euchre and cornhole. Just have to pay the entry fee for these events which is paid onsite.
$205.00

2026 HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Make reservations on-line at www.soaringeaglecasino.com
Once on the website choose the Book Now  tab and change Promo code to Group code and then enter group code MRWA031726.

OR

Call 877-232-4532, press option #1 for reservations, and refer to Michigan Rural Water Association for arrival week of March 16, 2026.  

Room block with special group rate shall be available until Monday, February 23, 2026.

Rooms: $129 plus 6% tax plus $24.99 resort fee. Total $161.73 per night.

For More Information:

Michigan Rural Water Association Logo 2127 University Park Drive, Suite 340
Okemos, MI 48864 517.657.2601
AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Location time Class Name
Tuesday March 17, 2026    
  11:30am - 12:45pm Women in Water Lunch
Anishnabeg Noon - 6:00 Registration
  1:00pm - 4:30pm Class TBD
  1:00pm - 4:30pm Class TBD
  7pm - 10pm Euchre Tournament
Wed March 19, 2025    
Grand Foyer 7am Continental Coffee Break
Anishnabeg 7am - 9am Attendee & Exhibitor Registration
Black River/Swan Creek 7:45am Annual Business Meeting
     
Black River/Swan Creek 7:30am - 9am Operator Ethics: The Foundation of Proper Decision Making
  9am - 9:15am Break
     
Saginaw 9:15am - 11:30am Class TBD
Swan Creek 9:15am - 10:15am Identify Leaks Using Smoke Testing
Black River 9:15am - 10:15am Class TBD
Ojibway 9:15am - 10:15am Energy Management Comes in Many Ways
Three Fires 9:15am - 10:15am Class TBD
     
  10:15am - 10:30am Break
Anishnabeg 10am Water Taste Test Round 1
     
Saginaw 10:30am - 11:30am Class TBD
Swan Creek 10:30am - 11:30am Class TBD
Black River 10:30am - 11:30am Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool
Ojibway 10:30am - 11:30am Are You Ready for an Emergency?
Three Fires 10:30am - 11:30am Class TBD
     
Entertainment Hall 11:30am - 1:30pm Lunch
Entertainment Hall 11:30am - 6 Exhibits
     
Entertainment Hall 1:30 - 2:30 MiWARN
Entertainment Hall 1:30 - 2:30 Water and Sewer Rates
     
  2:30 - 3:00 Break
     
Entertainment Hall 3:00 - 4:00 A Simple Introduction to Chemistry
Entertainment Hall 3:00 - 4:00 Class TBD
     
Entertainment Hall 4pm - 6pm Meet & Greet
Entertainment Hall 4pm Water Taste Test Finale
Entertainment Hall 4:30pm Water Tower Contest
Black River/Swan Creek 8pm - 1am Cornhole Tournament/Hospitality Suite
Thurs March 20, 2025    
Entertainment Hall 7:30am Continental Coffee Break
Entertainment Hall 7:30am - 11am Exhibits
     
Entertainment Hall 8:30am - 9:30am Maps and Drawings
  8:30am - 9:30am Class TBD
     
Entertainment Hall 11am Poker Hand Turn In
Entertainment Hall 11am Raffle Prize Giveaways
Entertainment Hall 11am Lunch
     
Saginaw 11:30am - 12:30pm Class TBD
Swan Creek 11:30am - 12:30pm Wastewater Operator Update
Black River 11:30am - 12:30pm Class TBD
Ojibway 11:30am - 12:30pm Class TBD
Three Fires 11:30am - 12:30pm Class TBD
     
  12:30pm - 12:45pm Break
     
Swan Creek 12:45pm - 1:45pm Water Operator Update
Black River 12:45pm - 1:45pm Covering your assets for Sustainability 
Ojibway 12:45pm - 1:45pm Centrifugal Pumps Overview
Three Fires 12:45pm - 1:45pm Class TBD
     
  1:45pm - 2pm Break
     
Swan Creek 2pm - 3pm Class TBD
Black River 2pm - 3pm Class TBD
Ojibway 2pm - 3pm Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
Three Fires 2pm - 3pm Class TBD
     
  3pm - 3:15pm Break
     
Black River 3:15pm - 4:15pm Dechlorination Basics
Ojibway 3:15pm - 4:15pm Class TBD
Three Fires 3:15pm - 4:15pm Source Water Protection Program Plan Development and Implementation
     
Grand Foyer 5pm - 6pm Reception
Saginaw 6pm - 8pm Banquet
Saginaw 8pm - Midnight Hospitality Suite with Cash Bar
Friday March 21, 2025    
  7:30am Continental Coffee Break
Saginaw 8:30am - 9:30am Class TBD
Swan Creek 8:30am - 9:30am MISS DIG
Black River 8:30am - 9:30am Class TBD
Ojibway 8:30am - 9:30am Class TBD
Three Fires 8:30am - 9:30am Class TBD
     
  9:30am - 9:45am Break
     
Saginaw 9:45am - 10:45am Class TBD
Swan Creek 9:45am - 10:45am MISS DIG
Black River 9:45am - 10:45am Class TBD
Ojibway 9:45am - 10:45am Class TBD
Three Fires 9:45am - 10:45am Class TBD
     
  10:45am - 11am Break
     
Saginaw 11am - Noon Class TBD
Swan Creek 11am - Noon MISS DIG
Black River 11am - Noon Class TBD
Ojibway 11am - Noon Class TBD
Three Fires 11am - Noon Class TBD