RFA Annual Meeting
The Responsible Flushing Alliance (RFA) will discuss its newly released annual report during its annual meeting this month. Join RFA to hear the results and strategy from 2025 and preview what comes next for the organization, its members, and collaborators during its fifth virtual annual meeting on April 15 from 10:00 – 11:00am. All wastewater and sanitation agencies, wipes manufacturers, and media are invited to attend the free, hour-long Zoom meeting by registering here.

 

CASA–CWEA Webinar on Hosting Student Water Career Field Days
CASA and CWEA are partnering on an upcoming webinar to help utilities connect with the next generation of water professionals. Save the date for April 29 for this upcoming session on hosting high school and community college career day events. Register here.

This upcoming CASA–CWEA webinar will provide public agencies with a practical roadmap for hosting immersive, hands-on field days that bring water careers to life. Featuring successful case studies from agencies in Roseville, Leucadia, San Elijo, and Olivenhain, the session will highlight strategies utilities of any size can use to build partnerships with local schools and design engaging demonstrations that inspire students to explore careers in the water sector.

Participants will learn how agencies can leverage existing outreach and community education programs to create strategic partnerships with high schools and community colleges. The webinar will also outline practical steps for designing interactive activities that give students a firsthand look at careers in public agencies and highlight the value, impact, and benefits of working in the water industry.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Adapt Existing Programs: Use current community outreach efforts and materials to support a successful field day event.
  • Build Local Connections: Identify effective ways to partner with high schools and community colleges and introduce students to clean water careers.
  • Host Hands-On Activities: Set up interactive, on-site demonstrations that show students what it’s like to work at a public agency.

Register here.

 

CASA and Clean Water SoCal Host Nutrient Workshops in LA, SB and Santa Cruz
On May 18, 19, and 20, Clean Water SoCal and CASA are hosting three free workshops in-person that mirror our event last fall on HDR’s nutrient management evaluation of the Southern California Bight. In addition to a presentation on the report, the program showcases cutting-edge research, nutrient management lessons from other watersheds, and ongoing collaborative scientific efforts statewide to enhance monitoring and modeling efforts. Presentations from the fall are available on CASA’s website, and we hope you will join us next month to hear the latest updates. You may register for the LA event on 5/18 here and for the Santa Barbara event on 5/19 here. Please reach out to Jared Voskuhl or Alec Mackie with questions.

 

CASA Law Symposium
Please join us on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis San Francisco, for the inaugural CASA Law Symposium, a one-day event featuring keynote speaker Rob Bilott, the pioneering environmental attorney whose work inspired Dark Waters. Hear firsthand insights on the evolving PFAS legal landscape and other critical issues shaping water and sanitation agencies. The symposium will also feature discussions on recent U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence around the Clean Water Act, an update from the SWRCB Office of Enforcement, presentations on A.I. and legal ethics for practitioners and public agencies, and a panel discussion on California Proposition 218 for local agency rate setting. CASA is pleased to offer MCLE credits for this event, and both water policy professionals and attorneys are welcome to attend!

The program will feature high-level insights from leadership at the State Water Resources Control Board, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies. Attendees will hear throughout the day from other top national and California legal professionals with deep dives into contemporary issues facing water and sanitation agencies.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with industry leaders and gain the insights necessary to navigate the complex legal and permitting frameworks shaping California’s water future. CASA is pleased to offer attorneys MCLE credits for this event, and water policy professionals are welcome to attend! Register here.

 

Partnering For Impact in California Event
Collaboration is driving the future of water innovation. Join us on June 3, 2026, at The Cove in Irvine, CA for Partnering for Impact (PFI), a dynamic, one-day gathering of leaders from across the wastewater sector working together to advance technology, research, and real-world solutions. This year, the focus of the event will be the intersection of nutrient treatment, reverse osmosis concentrate management, and emissions at wastewater treatment facilities.

Partnering for Impact (PFI) is a one-day, highly focused, interactive meeting of thought-leaders, practitioners, academics, and regulators from throughout the wastewater industry. These industry leaders strive to advance technology and innovation through local and regional partnerships. The goal of the PFI event is to build stronger utility, academic, and regulator collaborations within the water sector and to find areas where we can create a positive impact, and identify specific issues where we can work together to promote national leadership in the water sector.

Partnering for Impact events began in 2016 in San Francisco, California with 45 delegates from 15 national professional water organizations including Bluetech Research, Imagine H2O, WEF, AWWA, IWA, WRA, WRF, U.S. Water Alliance, NWRI, CWEA, SFPUC, and the LuminUS Group.  The group met to explore the simple question “how can we accomplish more by working together?”.  Since the initial inspirational meeting, follow-up national Partnering for Impact (PFI) events occurred in Chicago, San Francisco, Reno, and Washington DC. In California, PFI is organized annually by CASA and sponsored by the firms and individuals who are active in CASA’s Engineering and Research Group.

This year, the focus of the event will be the intersection of nutrient treatment, reverse osmosis concentrate management, and emissions at wastewater treatment facilities. AS part of this event, we hope to discuss various research questions and priorities for future inquiry, as well as develop a shared understanding of how these issues connect and ways to address them for the future. Register here.