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.
Attendees of this event will earn 0.1 CEU for drinking water or wastewater.
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
