2021 fall conference and exposition
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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
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSGolf Tournament Sponsors
Golf Hole SponsorsArkhola Sand & Gravel Co | Automatic Engineering | BancFirst | Brad Greer & Associates | Core & Main
Fort Smith WinWater | Intrust Bank | John Vance | K D Johnson | Key Equipment & Supply Co & Quality RentsMidland-MIDCO | OK Municipal League | OK Water LLC | Orr Construction Inc
Oklahoma Rural Water Assurance Group | Pioneer Supply | Pipelife Jetstream | Utility Technology Services | VEGA Americas | Water Tech Inc
Conference SponsorsCunningham Sandblasting & Painting Co.
Refreshment SponsorsAmerican Waterworks Supply | Automatic Engineering | Cunningham Sandblasting and Painting Co. | Intrust Bank | Pumps of Oklahoma
Bass SponsorsRogers Co.
RWD #3
Golf Lunch SponsorP&K Equipment
BBQ SponsorsAllTerra Central | American Waterworks Supply Inc | AVR Inc | Bertrem Products | Orr Construction | Pioneer Supply LLC
Rose State College Envir Training Center | Rural Water Impact/Municipal Impact | VEGA Americas | Water Tech Inc | 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.