AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE27)
The largest US drinking-water gathering: utility managers, engineers, operators and vendors.
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- Dates
- Jun 13 to Jun 16, 2027
- Where
- San Diego, CA
- Cost
- Ticket $1,080 to $1,420. Early-bird full conference $1,080 member / $1,420 non-member through Apr 16, 2027; registration opens mid-Dec 2026.
- Type
- Trade show · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- American Water Works Association
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Student full conference $50 member / $85 non-member; field operator/small utility $515-$785; utility-employee exhibits-only $45 member / $185 non-member.
Speaking opportunities
Open call for speakers
Call for abstracts closed Sept 24, 2026; acceptances Feb 2027.
Call for speakers
Call for abstracts closed Sept 24, 2026; acceptances Feb 2027.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Water and wastewater utilities
Roles: water utility manager, wastewater engineer
The field it serves: Energy & Utilities
- Verified open jobs
- about 10,133
- Typical posted salary
- $122,000 a year (middle half $96,000 to $160,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 31% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +1.6% in utilities, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,558 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.
See the detail →Full Energy & Utilities snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- American Cast Iron Pipe Sponsoring 2026
- Arup Sponsoring 2026
- Autodesk Sponsoring 2026
- Badger Meter Sponsoring 2026
- Birchtech Sponsoring 2026
- Black & Veatch Sponsoring 2026
- Brita Sponsoring 2026
- CDM Smith Sponsoring 2026
- DIPRA Sponsoring 2026
- Garney Construction Sponsoring 2026
- Geospace Sponsoring 2026
- HDR Sponsoring 2026
- J & S Valve Sponsoring 2026
- Jacobs Sponsoring 2026
- Kamstrup Sponsoring 2026
- LoRa Alliance Sponsoring 2026
- M.E. Simpson Sponsoring 2026
- Metron Sponsoring 2026
- Mueller Sponsoring 2026
- Neptune Sponsoring 2026
- QuenchBuggy Sponsoring 2026
- Schneider Electric Sponsoring 2026
- Xylem Sponsoring 2026
- ZENNER Sponsoring 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: ace.awwa.org.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in San Diego, CA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: June 13, 2027 to June 16, 2027, San Diego, CA
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