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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PT
Continental Breakfast (PreCon Workshops and Tours only - included in Reg Fee)
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PT
Continental Breakfast (PreCon Workshops and Tours only - included in Reg Fee)
Location: B 2-5 Pre-Function Space
Sponsored By
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
PT
Treatment Workshop: Engineering
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
PT
Treatment Workshop: Engineering
Location: MR 10/11
Lead Presenter:
Ligaya Kohagura
– HDR
Moderator:
Mark A. Harris, AS
– WEST COUNTY WASTEWATER DISTRICT
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PT
Linda County Water District Tour: Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies Pilot Facility
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PT
Linda County Water District Tour: Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies Pilot Facility
Location: North Entrance Convention Center
Tour
Sponsored By
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PT
Asset Management Workshop: From Gaps to Gains - Simple Steps to Smarter Asset Management
Lead Presenter:
Rachel Schonwit
– West Yost
Presenter:
Gerald Fejarang, BS
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Dianna Jensen
Presenter:
Dean Wyley, PE (he/him/his)
– Albat
Presenter:
Eros Yong, PE, PMP, BCEE
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Peter Martin
– Trinnex
Presenter:
Thea Durbin
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PT
Asset Management Workshop: From Gaps to Gains - Simple Steps to Smarter Asset Management
Location: MR 14/15
Lead Presenter:
Rachel Schonwit
– West Yost
Presenter:
Gerald Fejarang, BS
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Dianna Jensen
Presenter:
Dean Wyley, PE (he/him/his)
– Albat
Presenter:
Eros Yong, PE, PMP, BCEE
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Peter Martin
– Trinnex
Presenter:
Thea Durbin
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
PT
Asset Management Workshop: Attacking the AM Knowledge Gap
Location: MR 14/15
Lead Presenter:
Rachel Schonwit
– West Yost
Presenter:
Gerald Fejarang, BS
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Dianna Jensen
Presenter:
Dean Wyley, PE (he/him/his)
– Albat
Presenter:
Eros Yong, PE, PMP, BCEE
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Peter Martin
– Trinnex
Presenter:
Thea Durbin
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
Asset Management Workshop: Asset Management Made Simple - Strategy
Location: MR 14/15
Lead Presenter:
Rachel Schonwit
– West Yost
Presenter:
Gerald Fejarang, BS
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Dianna Jensen
Presenter:
Dean Wyley, PE (he/him/his)
– Albat
Presenter:
Eros Yong, PE, PMP, BCEE
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Peter Martin
– Trinnex
Presenter:
Thea Durbin
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
Asset Management Workshop: Managing Assets Made Simple
Location: MR 14/15
Lead Presenter:
Rachel Schonwit
– West Yost
Presenter:
Gerald Fejarang, BS
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Dianna Jensen
Presenter:
Dean Wyley, PE (he/him/his)
– Albat
Presenter:
Eros Yong, PE, PMP, BCEE
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Peter Martin
– Trinnex
Presenter:
Thea Durbin
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Asset Management Workshop: Smarter Lifecycle Strategies
Location: MR 14/15
Lead Presenter:
Rachel Schonwit
– West Yost
Presenter:
Gerald Fejarang, BS
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Dianna Jensen
Presenter:
Dean Wyley, PE (he/him/his)
– Albat
Presenter:
Eros Yong, PE, PMP, BCEE
– CDM Smith
Presenter:
Peter Martin
– Trinnex
Presenter:
Thea Durbin
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PT
Mutual Aid Workshop: Launching a Regional Mutual Aid Partnership: A Hands-On Workshop Based on the IEUA Model
Lead Presenter:
Lucia F. Diaz, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Presenter:
Edward t. Makowski
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PT
Mutual Aid Workshop: Launching a Regional Mutual Aid Partnership: A Hands-On Workshop Based on the IEUA Model
Location: B 4/5
Lead Presenter:
Lucia F. Diaz, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Presenter:
Edward t. Makowski
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
PT
Mutual Aid Workshop: IEUA Mutual Aid Partnership Overview
Location: B 4/5
Lead Presenter:
Lucia F. Diaz, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
Mutual Aid Workshop: Building Your Foundation: Agreements, Partners, Priorities & Regulatory Alignment
Location: B 4/5
Lead Presenter:
Edward t. Makowski
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
Mutual Aid Workshop: Designing Your First Training or Simulation Event
Location: B 4/5
Lead Presenter:
Lucia F. Diaz, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Mutual Aid Workshop: Action Planning: Building Your Local Mutual Aid Roadmap
Location: B 4/5
Lead Presenter:
Lucia F. Diaz, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Inland Empire Utilities Agency
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PT
Treatment Workshop: The Academy of Treatment: Pumps, People, and Process – Building a Shared Language for Success
Lead Presenter:
Mark A. Harris, AS
– WEST COUNTY WASTEWATER DISTRICT
Presenter:
Mary Martis, PE (she/her/hers)
– Parsons
Presenter:
Ligaya Kohagura
– HDR
Presenter:
Azya Jackson, PE, BS Civil Environmental
– LA Sanitation & Environment
Presenter:
Marco A. Toscano, AS Water/Wastewater Technology, AS Process Operations Technology
– West County Wastewater District
Presenter:
Scott Bice
– HDR
Presenter:
Justin O'Brien
– Carollo
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PT
Treatment Workshop: The Academy of Treatment: Pumps, People, and Process – Building a Shared Language for Success
Location: MR 10/11
Lead Presenter:
Mark A. Harris, AS
– WEST COUNTY WASTEWATER DISTRICT
Presenter:
Mary Martis, PE (she/her/hers)
– Parsons
Presenter:
Ligaya Kohagura
– HDR
Presenter:
Azya Jackson, PE, BS Civil Environmental
– LA Sanitation & Environment
Presenter:
Marco A. Toscano, AS Water/Wastewater Technology, AS Process Operations Technology
– West County Wastewater District
Presenter:
Scott Bice
– HDR
Presenter:
Justin O'Brien
– Carollo
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop
Location: B 6/7
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
Sponsored By
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Module 2: Unified Expectations for Teams. Module 3: Correcting Behavior Without Escalation
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
10:25 AM - 12:25 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Module 2: Unified Expectations for Teams. Module 3: Correcting Behavior Without Escalation
Location: B 6/7
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Module 4: Motivating Without Emotional Labor. Module 5: Accountability with Clarity and Consistency
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
1:25 PM - 3:00 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Module 4: Motivating Without Emotional Labor. Module 5: Accountability with Clarity and Consistency
Location: B 6/7
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Module Module 6: Leadership Sustainability & Personal Capacity. Closing Comments
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Module Module 6: Leadership Sustainability & Personal Capacity. Closing Comments
Location: B 6/7
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Welcome & Module 1: Leadership Identity: Confidence, Presence & Purpose
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
PT
Emerging Leaders Workshop: Welcome & Module 1: Leadership Identity: Confidence, Presence & Purpose
Location: B 6/7
Lead Presenter:
Gloria Weatherspoon
9:15 AM - 3:15 PM
PT
Roseville Pleasant Grove and the Lincoln-Sewer Maintenance Wastewater Treatment Plant Facilities Tour
9:15 AM - 3:15 PM
PT
Roseville Pleasant Grove and the Lincoln-Sewer Maintenance Wastewater Treatment Plant Facilities Tour
Location: North Entrance Convention Center
Tour
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
PT
UC Davis & City of Davis Facilities Tour
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
PT
UC Davis & City of Davis Facilities Tour
Location: North Entrance Convention Center
Track Lead:
Denisse Camachogarcia
Tour
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
PT
Precon Workshop Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
PT
Precon Workshop Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom B - Pre-Function (Level Two)
Sponsored By
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
Treatment Workshop: Operations
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PT
Treatment Workshop: Operations
Location: MR 10/11
Lead Presenter:
Azya Jackson, PE, BS Civil Environmental
– LA Sanitation & Environment
Moderator:
Mark A. Harris, AS
– WEST COUNTY WASTEWATER DISTRICT
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
PT
Lunch (included in the Pre-Workshop Fee)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
PT
Lunch (included in the Pre-Workshop Fee)
Location: B 2-5 Pre-Function Space
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
Treatment Workshop: Maintenance
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PT
Treatment Workshop: Maintenance
Location: MR 10/11
Lead Presenter:
Mark A. Harris, AS
– WEST COUNTY WASTEWATER DISTRICT
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
Precon Workshop Coffee Break
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
PT
Precon Workshop Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom B - Pre-Function (Level Two)
Sponsored By
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Treatment Workshop: Hands-on
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
PT
Treatment Workshop: Hands-on
Location: MR 10/11
Lead Presenter:
Sean Hennessy
– SmartCover Systems
Moderator:
Mark A. Harris, AS
– WEST COUNTY WASTEWATER DISTRICT
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
NRC/SRC Committee Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PT
NRC/SRC Committee Meeting
Location: MR 10/11
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
PT
New Member Orientation
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
PT
New Member Orientation
Location: MR 10/11
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
PT
5S Ceremony
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
PT
5S Ceremony
Location: MR 10/11
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
PT
Icebreaker Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
PT
Icebreaker Reception
Location: Ball Room B - Pre-function Space (Level Two)
Sponsored By