ACWA 2026 Spring Conference Presentations

Presentations from ACWA’s 2026 Spring Conference held May 5-7 in Sacramento are available below. 

The designated conference sessions that were recorded are also indicated below. A link to these recordings will be sent to the registrants of the conference on-demand recordings. If you are interested in purchasing access to the recordings, please contact events@acwa.com

For a listing of all sessions and programs, please refer to the detailed conference agenda.

Keynotes on the Main Stage (Video Recorded)

  • Wednesday Welcome Keynote and Awards on the Main Stage
  • Wednesday Vision for Our Water Future Panel Keynote on the Main Stage
  • Thursday Closing Keynote and Awards on the Main Stage

Attorney Programs (Recorded)

Communications Programs (Recorded)

  • Educating Decision-Makers and Communities Without Crossing the Line PRESENTATION

Education Sessions (Recorded)

  • CalWATRS: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going    PRESENTATION
  • Solar Development – The Bigger Picture: What Every Water Agency Needs to Know   PRESENTATION
  • Emergency Preparedness and Response: Coordination and Water Systems Mutual Assistance   PRESENTATION

Emergency Preparedness (Recorded)

  • Lifeline Infrastructure Integration – A New Path for Resiliency
  • Anatomy of a Cyber Breach: What Happened, What Changed, What’s Next *LIVE PRESENTATION ONLY – SESSION RECORDING NOT AVAILABLE

Federal Water Trend (Recorded)

  • Demystifying the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Strategies for expanding your federal partnerships   PRESENTATION
  • Partnering on Permit and Procurement Streamlining

Finance Programs (Recorded)

Innovation Program (Recorded)

  • Water Agencies Powering Tomorrow with Bold Solutions   PRESENTATION

Region Issue Forums (Recorded)

  • Key Developments in the Sites Reservoir Project presented by Region 2    PRESENTATION
  • From Lab to Tap: How Advanced Tech is Solving Local Water Challenges presented by Region 5    CLEVELAND PRESENTATION | WICKS PRESENTATION
  • From Policy to Production: Delivering 9 Million Acre-Feet by 2040 presented by Region 9

Water Management Programs (Recorded)

Solution Spotlights 

  • Turning Asset Data into Budget Decisions That Last  PRESENTATION
  • Cybersecurity in the Water Sector: Shifting from Perimeter Defense to Continuous Breach Response  PRESENTATION
  • Using Spatial Data to Optimize Agricultural Groundwater Management    PRESENTATION
  • ACWA Foundation: AI with Intent: Solving Today’s Challenges, Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce PRESENTATION
  • Flowing Smarter: Streamlining CA Water Reporting  PRESENTATION