Attendees who take full advantage of the Symposium will receive 1.2 continuing education units to use for their certification and license requirements.

It's the third year that Watts has renewed, and the company joins 20 other businesses as part of the program.

Targeted to parents, students, educators and the transitional workforce, the goal of the campaign is to attract more than 100,000 workers to the PHC industry by 2020.

A growing number of respondents (23 percent) said reverse osmosis was the most effective form of water treatment, up from 19 percent in 2015. 

To maximize attendance, both the UA and MCAA have agreed to wave the conference registration fee.

Presentations to cover safe water and plumbing, environmental and economic sustainability, and water and energy policy.

Chairman David Fink is a longtime PPI member who also serves on several committees within PPI and has worked within the industry broadly since 2008.