The water industry’s most influential events of 2025
2025 water industry trends
- PFAS and AI continued to be top-of-mind
- Conversations surrounding microplastics began to ramp up
- Service line inventory was a prominent topic among utilities
The EndeavorB2B water group editorial team attended two of the water industry's major events in 2025: ACE and WEFTEC.
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) held its Annual Convention & Expo (ACE) in Denver, Colorado from June 8-11. The conference brought roughly 10,000 people to the city, where they could network, attend educational sessions and learn about the latest trends in the water industry.
WEFTEC 2025 took place in Chicago from Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The editorial team attended sessions, conducted interviews and learned about new products at WEFTEC and compiled them here to showcase industry trends and detail what the future holds across the water and wastewater sectors.
Showcased below are the top articles, videos and products from our event coverage this year.
ACE 2025 highlights
WEFTEC 2025 highlights
WEFTEC highlights can be found on Wastewater Digest here.
About the Author
Alex Cossin
Associate Editor
Alex Cossin is the associate editor for Waterworld Magazine, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions, which compose the Endeavor Business Media Water Group. Cossin graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. Cossin can be reached at [email protected].