Chesapeake Section American Water Works Association

Csawwa's annual conference and business meeting is a joint event with Chesapeake Water environment, Inc. (cwea) and Water and waste operators Association (wwoa). The tri-association conference was held in person this year at the roland powell convention center, ocean city, Maryland from august 30, 2022 - september 2, 2022. Event highlights: approximately 1,465 members and partners of the three associations attended. There were 180 exhibitor booths and 130 technical presentations. Operator competitions included the annual operations challenge, top ops.

1.) February 25, 2022, a career fair (joint event with cwea) in bowie, Maryland. Around 28 firms and utilities and 30 students participated in interviews and networking. 2.) The annual spring meeting was held jointly with cwea on may 5, 2022 at white clay country club in Delaware. Nearly 75 attendees, vendors, and presenters gathered for technical sessions and networking. 3.) Ace 22: awwa's national conference was held in san antonio, Texas. Serveral board members attended sessions. 4.) July 27-28, 2022, summer workshop: this was held in denver, Colorado, where staff and board members attended a two-day session on leadership development. 5.) December 8, 2022, Water distribution seminar. Approximately 60 attendees participated in panel discussions on operational recovery from covid and supply chain issues.