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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Central States Water Environment Association Calendar RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.cswea.org</link><description>RSS Feed</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:45:17 EDT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><item><title>Aug 26, 2026: IL Section New Member Orientation</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday, August 26th, 11am - 2pm&lt;br /&gt;
Fox Metro Water Reclamation Facility&lt;br /&gt;
682 State Rte 31, Oswego, IL 60543&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Welcome to the Central States Water Environment Association&amp;mdash;Illinois Section!&lt;br /&gt;
We&amp;rsquo;d love to meet all our new members in person, and help you learn about some of the exciting things you can get involved in in our organization. This meeting will include introductions by committee chairs, lunch, and an optional tour of the Fox Metro Water Reclamation Facility&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Events/Agenda&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;11:00&lt;/strong&gt; New Member Meeting&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;12:00&lt;/strong&gt; Lunch &amp;amp; Networking&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size:12px"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Don&amp;rsquo;t forget to RSVP for Lunch!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;1:00 &lt;/strong&gt;Fox Metro Facility Tour&lt;br /&gt;
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Questions? Contact:&lt;br /&gt;
Natalie Cook: &lt;a href="mailto:ncook@donohue-associates.com"&gt;ncook@donohue-associates.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Jonathan Kolweier: &lt;a href="mailto:jkolweier@foxmetro.org"&gt;jkolweier@foxmetro.org&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:46 -0400</pubDate><publishDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:46 -0400</publishDate><date>07/18/2026</date><time>5:46 am</time><location>Fox Metro WRD</location><link>http://members.cswea.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=223872</link></item><item><title>Sep 1, 2026: Engineering Ethics Webinar</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | 10 AM - 11AM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p paraeid="{ad65548c-a154-4e05-8d9b-79f772ecf9f5}{191}" paraid="673248028"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&amp;nbsp;CEU&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;Operators&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Illinois. Operator ID/Quiz&amp;nbsp;required&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;webinar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;1&amp;nbsp;PDH&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;all&amp;nbsp;Professional&amp;nbsp;Engineers&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Cost&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$20&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;Members&amp;nbsp;(Discount&amp;nbsp;Code:&amp;nbsp;CSWEA)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
$25&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;Non-Members&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
$10&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;Student&amp;nbsp;(Discount&amp;nbsp;Code:&amp;nbsp;Student)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
$10&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;International&amp;nbsp;(Discount&amp;nbsp;Code:&amp;nbsp;International)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cswea.org/docs/CSWEA_Ethics_Webinar_09.01.2026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000FF"&gt;Info&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt; | &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1014324123392560734"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000FF"&gt;Register&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:45 -0400</pubDate><publishDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:45 -0400</publishDate><date>08/20/2026</date><time>12:45 pm</time><location></location><link>http://members.cswea.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=225013</link></item><item><title>Sep 9, 2026: WI Section Meeting</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday, September 9th, 2026 at 3pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Global Water Center Conference Room&lt;br /&gt;
247 Freshwater Way&lt;br /&gt;
Milwaukee, WI&lt;/strong&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:23 -0400</pubDate><publishDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:23 -0400</publishDate><date>07/21/2026</date><time>6:23 am</time><location>Global Water Center Conference Room</location><link>http://members.cswea.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=223928</link></item><item><title>Sep 9, 2026: Milwaukee Brewers YP Tailgate and Game</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday, September 9, 2026&amp;nbsp;vs Chicago Cubs&amp;nbsp;at 6:40pm&lt;br /&gt;
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American Family Field&lt;br /&gt;
1 Brewers Way&lt;br /&gt;
Milwaukee, WI 53214&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cswea.org/docs/Young_Professionals_Invite_2026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000FF"&gt;Info&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:38 -0400</pubDate><publishDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:38 -0400</publishDate><date>07/21/2026</date><time>1:38 pm</time><location></location><link>http://members.cswea.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=223929</link></item><item><title>Sep 27, 2026: 2026 CSWEA/IWEA WEFTEC Reception</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday, September 27th, 2026&amp;nbsp;| 4:00 - 7:30PM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Chicory&lt;br /&gt;
610 S Peters St&lt;br /&gt;
New Orleans, LA 70130&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://members.cswea.org/members/forms/form.php?fid=11067333" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000FF"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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All members and sponsors of CSWEA and IWEA are invited to attend!</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:18 -0400</pubDate><publishDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:18 -0400</publishDate><date>08/05/2026</date><time>3:18 pm</time><location>The Chicory</location><link>http://members.cswea.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=224544</link></item><item><title>Oct 29, 2026: 2026 Collections Systems Exam (IEPA) - Prep &amp; Test Event</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, October&amp;nbsp;29th, 2026 | 7:15am - 3:30pm&lt;br /&gt;
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Corridors II Office Building&lt;br /&gt;
2655 Warrenville Road&lt;br /&gt;
Downers Grove, IL 60515&lt;br /&gt;
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Registration Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$35 CSWEA members&lt;br /&gt;
$40 Non-Members&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;(Breakfast &amp;amp; Lunch Included)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;IMPORTANT:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; Participants must obtain an IEPA Letter of Admittance. Applications should be submitted to the IEPA &lt;u&gt;at least one month&lt;/u&gt; before the exam date.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cswea.org/docs/Collections_Systems_Exam-2026_Prep_and_Test_Event_Flyer_+_Exam_Request_Form.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000FF"&gt;Flyer/Info + Exam Request Form&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.cswea.org/docs/2025_Exam_Request_for_WW_Op_Cert.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000FF"&gt;Exam Request Form&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://members.cswea.org/members/evr/reg_main.php?orgcode=CNTW&amp;amp;evid=66417823" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000FF"&gt;Registration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:23 -0400</pubDate><publishDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:23 -0400</publishDate><date>07/27/2026</date><time>6:23 am</time><location>Corridors II Office Building</location><link>http://members.cswea.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=223930</link></item><item><title>Nov 4, 2026: 2026 MN Conference on the Environment</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;November 4, 2026 - 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;
Minneapolis Convention Center&lt;br /&gt;
1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55404&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Mark your calendars for the 41 st annual Conference on the Environment (COE) which will be held on&lt;strong&gt; Wednesday, November 4, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.&amp;nbsp;This all-day conference brings together environmental professionals representing industry, consultants, government, and academia, in the areas of air quality, water quality, waste management, and regulators.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Through keynote presentations, concurrent technical sessions, and exhibitor displays, attendees will learn about new, relevant issues and have time for professional networking.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The COE is co-hosted by the Upper Midwest Section of Air &amp;amp; Waste Management Association (A&amp;amp;amp;WMA-UMS) and the Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA) and has become one of the premier conferences in the Upper Midwest dealing with today&amp;rsquo;s pertinent environmental issues.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://members.cswea.org/members/forms/form.php?fid=10813157" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000FF"&gt;CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:47 -0400</pubDate><publishDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:47 -0400</publishDate><date>07/06/2026</date><time>3:47 pm</time><location>Minneapolis Convention Center</location><link>http://members.cswea.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=223100</link></item><item><title>Feb 18, 2027: 2027 WI Government Affairs Seminar</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, February 18th, 2027&lt;br /&gt;
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, Fond du Lac, WI&lt;/strong&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 08:43 -0400</pubDate><publishDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 08:43 -0400</publishDate><date>05/28/2026</date><time>8:43 am</time><location>Radisson Hotel and Conference Center</location><link>http://members.cswea.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=221997</link></item></channel></rss>