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Please note that preference will be given to Associate/Corporate members of SDARWS for presentations

South Dakota Rural Water, in cooperation with the many small and rural systems located in western South Dakota, would like to invite manufacturers, suppliers, and engineering firms to participate in our Rural Water EXPO April 26-27, 2023 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, Rapid City, SD.

Presentations for the 1½ day event will focus on water technology, distribution and regulatory advances in the water & wastewater field. 10-foot tabletop displays will be arranged around the perimeter of the room to provide easy access to exhibit displays.
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In order to provide reduced registration for attendees, we have set the tabletop display cost at $200/exhibitor (non-electric), $225 (electric). We will also offer exhibitors 30 minutes on the program on a first come first serve basis. We have pre-arranged our program to provide 20 presentations at 30 minutes each. Lunch will be provided.

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TOPIC SUGGESTIONS

• Drinking water security strategies and tools
• How Water Storage Can Impact Water Quality
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Hands-on sessions:
  • Control valve repair kits
  • Hydrant maintenance and repair
  • Solution pump repairs (diaphragm and peristaltic)
  • Repair couplers, saddles, wet tapping
• The importance of Cross Connection Control
• Water Rights for public systems
• Ice Pigging to clean water and sewer pipelines
• Source water protection and sustainability of water supplies
• Climate change, water and energy efficiency, and conservation
• Clean Water Act/SDWA connections, nutrient pollution, and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)​
• Emerging drinking water treatment technologies and optimization of current technology

• ​State revolving loan fund tools and techniques/green infrastructure strategies
• Small systems: TMF, sustainability strategies, technologies, and compliance
• Trench Safety
• PFAS
• Data management (e.g., SCADA, GIS, IT)
• Workforce, operator certification, and/or technical assistance initiatives
• Distribution system issues
• Emerging contaminants in drinking water, both chemical and microbial
• Drinking water research
• Sanitation and wastewater management
• Risk assessment, risk communication and consumer outreach
• Implementation of regulations – challenges and successes