Technical Program
The IWC has always been a strong educational conference. The IWC strives to present timely, relevant, non-commercial scientific information to help further educate an already-educated audience.
Attendees come to share and learn about the latest technologies, processes, and applications in the industrial water treatment industry through the IWC workshops, technical papers, and networking with peers in water treatment.
All papers presented at the IWC are carefully peer-reviewed and technically evaluated for quality and accuracy, and to ensure no commercial aspect is evident. Each paper is followed by a Prepared Discussion, offering a different perspective on the paper topic, questions, or considerations. This then simulates a lively discussion when all audience members and presenters can fully interact—ask questions, seek clarification, and raise alternative viewpoints. Experience an organized technical discussion like no other at the IWC!
2026 Technical Sessions
M1: Advances in Boiler Water Chemistry
Monday, November 9, 2026
M2: Turn that Brine upside down!
Monday, November 9, 2026
M3: Industrial Water Reuse: The Ripple Effect
Monday, November 9, 2026
M4: The Quest for Ultrapure Water in a Dirty World
Monday, November 9, 2026
M5: All About Water for Data Centers
Monday, November 9, 2026
M6: Old Water, New Tricks: Creative Approaches to Recovery and Reuse
Monday, November 9, 2026
M7: PFAS Treatment in Practice: Full Scale Solutions, Dirty Matrices, and Short Chain Challenges
Monday, November 9, 2026
M8: When Wastewater Gets Complicated
Monday, November 9, 2026
T1: AI Can Help Optimize Water Treatment
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
T2: Food, Beverage & the Evolution of Water Reuse
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
T3: Brine Your Own Problems! – Increasing recovery and preventing fouling in reverse osmosis systems to optimize brine management
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
T4: Innovations in Produced Water Treatment in Oil & Gas Operations
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
T5: Going Full Circle: Advancing the Circular Water Economy Through Brine Valorization
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
T6: It’s Cool to Optimize Cooling
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
T7: Reuse or Lose: Making Water Do a Second Shift (and maybe a Third)
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
T8: “Dirty” Water? Clean Solutions
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
W1: Waste to Worth: Water Solutions for Food & Beverage Growth
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
W2: Membranes 2: Innovative pretreatment and operational features for high-recovery and reverse osmosis system optimization
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
W3: Mine Water Treatment: Critical Minerals and Vital Resources
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
W4: Advancing Wastewater Solutions for Power Generation: From Compliance to Implementation
Wednesday, November 11, 2026