IRWA welcomes individuals from IdWARN’s member systems, non-member systems interested in joining IdWARN, and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) representatives to participate in the 2026 annual meeting. The annual meeting will review the mission of IdWARN, the benefits of mutual aid, the steps to properly activate membership in an emergency, and a short overview of cybersecurity best practices for drinking water and wastewater utilities. IdWARN members will have the opportunity to update key information on behalf of their system to improve future mutual aid activation.
Agenda
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.: Welcome and Introductions Shelley Roberts, Chair, and the IdWARN Steering Committee
1:15 p.m.- 1:45 p.m.: Mutual Aid for Systems: An Overview of IdWARN Member Benefits Shelley Roberts, Chair, and Courtnie Dawson, Administrator
1:45 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.: Cybersecurity Principles Cooper Atkinson, IRWA Water Quality Assistance Specialist
2:05 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.: Administrative Housekeeping by Member Systems
Members are encouraged to update their primary and secondary contact information, confirm their mutual aid agreement is up-to-date, and to begin a resource inventory to return to IdWARN.
2:20 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Final Updates & Closing Remarks
2:30 p.m.: Adjourn
Continuing Education Units Awarded: 0.1 Drinking Water/Wstewater
Location
Setting: Hybrid Veolia Idaho Operations or Online 8248 W Victory Rd Boise, ID 83709-4165