TULSA, OKLAHOMA | APRIL 23 - 25, 2025
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration — Salon Ballroom Foyer
Vendor Hall Setup — Salon Ballroom
10:00 am
ORWAAG Annual Business Meeting — Madrid II & III
12:00 - 1:30 pm Delegate Lunch — Madrid I
1:30 pm
3:00 pm
5:00 - 7:00 pm
ORWAAG Annual Business Meeting — Madrid II & III
Water Taste Test Preliminary — Madrid I
Vendor Social — Salon Ballroom
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration — Salon Ballroom Foyer
Vendor Hall Setup — Salon Ballroom
7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast — Salon Ballroom
8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome & Alliance Announcement — Seville Ballroom
PRESENTED BY:
Jimmy Seago
Arvil Morgan
8:15 am. - 9:15 am Opening Session — Seville Ballroom
PRESENTED BY:
Secretary Blayne Arthur, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry
Dr. Kevin Wagner, Oklahoma Water Resources Center
9:15 am - 10:15 am PFAS Litigation Update - Water - Wastewater - Miroplastics — Seville Ballroom
PRESENTED BY:
Sam Wade, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC
Judge Hank Naughton (Retired)
10:15 am - 10:45 am Break *Sponsored by D&R Tank*
10:45 am - 11:45 am “Splash & Grab” Cyber Attacks on Water Authorities and Rural Infrastructure — Seville Ballroom
PRESENTED BY:
Tanner Shinn, Alias Cybersecurity
Trey Allen, Alias Cybersecurity
11:45 am - 1:45 pm Keynote Lunch *Sponsored by Ferguson Waterworks* — Salon Ballroom
Water Taste Test Finals / Training — Salon Ballroom
PRESENTED BY:
Secretary Jeff Starling, Secretary of Energy & Environment
Rob Singletary, Department of Environmental Quality
Yohanes Sugeng, Oklahoma Water Resources Board
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm How Will the Economy and the New Administration Affect Oklahoma Towns and Rural Water Districts? — Seville Ballroom
PRESENTED BY:
Charles de Coune, Baker Group
Randy Nelson, Baker Group
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Funding the Flow: A Panel Discussion About Infrastructure Financing — Seville Ballroom
PRESENTED BY:
Ariel LaMontagne, Oklahoma Water Resources Board
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Charles de Coune, Baker Group
Pam Bensley, USDA RD
Connie Guinn, DEQ
Break *Sponsored by Norvell Consulting*
Drought Resilence for Rural Water Systems in the Cherokee Nation — Seville Ballroom
PRESENTED BY:
Billy Hix, Cherokee Nation
Walter Chandler, Freese & Nichols
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Awards Reception — Madrid Ballroom Foyer *Sponsored by ORWA Assurance Group*
Awards Dinner — Madrid Ballroom *Sponsored by BancFirst*
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Rusty Meyers Band — Seville Ballroom *Sponsored by Crowe & Dunlevy*
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
7:15 am - 12:00 pm Registration — Salon Ballroom Foyer
Vendor Hall — Salon Ballroom
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet — Salon Ballroom *Sponsored by Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co. Inc.*
8:30 am - 9:15 am
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Workplace Injuries & Mental Health for Water/Wastewater Employees — Madrid I (Track I)
PRESENTED BY:
Ross Naylor, OPEH&W
The Importance of a Hydraulic Analyses — Madrid II (Track 2)
PRESENTED BY:
Aaron Mears, Mears Engineers
Developing Policies & Procedures — Madrid I (Track I)
PRESENTED BY:
John Schwartz, USABlueBook
Water Storage Tanks 101 — Madrid II (Track 2)
PRESENTED BY:
Russell Hicks, Viking Tanks
10:00 am - 10:30 am
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Break *Sponsored by Rosman Enterprises*
A Strategic Approach to Workplace Safety — Madrid I (Track I) PRESENTED BY:
Stacy Williams, Compsource
Asset Management — Madrid II (Track 2)
PRESENTED BY:
Joan Ellefson, Maguire
11:15 am - 12:00 pm The Future of AMI for Rural Utilities— Madrid I (Track I)
PRESENTED BY:
Lucian Goodman, Metron
Ted Worth, Metron
A Holistic Approach to Water Quality & Corrosion Control — Madrid II (Track 2)
PRESENTED BY:
Chandler Warren, AquaSmart
Secretary Blayne Arthur
Oklahoma Department of Ag, Food & Forestry
Dr. Kevin Wagner
Oklahoma Water Resources Center
Hank Naughton
Napoli Shkolnik PLLC Managing Partner
Sam Wade
Napoli Shkolnik PLLC Water Consultant
Tanner Shinn
Alias Cybersecurity Principal Engineer
Trey Allen Alias Cybersecurity Business Development Coordinator & Principal Grant Writer
Secretary Jeff Starling Energy and Environment
Rob Singletary
Department of Environmental Quality Executive Director
Yohanes Sugeng, PE
Oklahoma Water Resources Board Chief of Engineering & Planning Division
Charles de Coune
Baker Group Vice President of Public Finance
Randy Nelson Baker Group Vice President of Public Finance
Ariel LaMontagne
Oklahoma Water Resources Board Marketing & Outreach Specialist
Connie Guinn
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Grants Coordinator for Drinking Safe Water Revolving Fund
Pam Bensley
USDA Rural Development
Water Environmental Program Director
Billy Hix
Cherokee Nation
Senior Director of the Environmental Health & Engineering Program
Walter Chandler
Freese & Nichols
Water Resource Planning
Ross Naylor
Oklahoma Public Employees
Health & Welfare Plan President
Aaron Mears, PE
Mears Engineers, LLC
President
John Schwartz
USA Bluebook
Technical Training Manager
Russell Hicks
Viking Industrial Painting
Tank Maintenance Consultant
Stacy Williams
CompSource
Certified Safety Professional
Joan Ellefson
Maguire
Water Tank Expoert
Lucian Goodman
Metron
Regional Sales Manager
Ted Worth
Metron
Marketing & Sales Manager
Chandler Warren
Aqua Smart, Inc.
Regional Sales Manager
