Welcome to the WWETT Show!

Let's face it, business opportunities ebb and flow on a daily basis. But there is ONE thing you can count every year—The WWETT Show.

It’s the world’s largest annual trade show for wastewater and environmental service professionals. What does that mean for you?

You’ll experience a robust educational program with nearly 100 live and online sessions, live demos, unmatched networking opportunities and an expo floor brimming with the latest technology and innovations in the industry.

Get in the flow and join thousands of your peers in Indianapolis for THE business event of the year.

Save the Dates: January 24-27, 2024

Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport (WWETT), the world's largest annual trade show for wastewater and environmental service professionals, brought more than 500 exhibitors showcasing new and innovative products and services and over 12,000 participants, February 20-23, to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. WWETT continues to provide attendees with a 360-degree experience, fueling cross-industry collaboration.

As water and wastewater treatment plays an essential part in the processing of discharging purified water back into the environment, WWETT provides a meeting place for further discovery of niche solutions designed for all problems and challenges the industry faces.

Marc Acampora, Market Leader, WWETT Show said, "WWETT is the perfect place for wastewater and environmental service professionals to understand industry trends and learn about new innovations. The energy at this year's event was contagious and cements the importance of this event for the industry. We look forward to bringing the wastewater and environmental service community together again next year."

The WWETT accredited conference program delivered an unparalleled education experience including nearly 100 sessions across 21 tracks targeted to municipalities, plumbers, portable sanitation professionals, septic contractors, sewer contractors and wastewater professionals. Many sessions counted toward fulfilling required continuing educational units (CEUs) and professional development hours (PDHs).

WWETT invited the first ever keynote speaker, Navy SEAL Chad Williams to the stage on the first day of the conference to discuss effective leadership, resilience, teamwork, overcoming adversity and motivation.

The WWETT Expo Hall featured products and services from the following categories: Septic Pumping, Portable Sanitation, Sewer, Waterblasting, Safety Equipment, Pumper Trucks, Dewatering, and Software. Exhibitors from around the globe participated, including Federal Signal, HammerHead Trenchless, Satellite Industries, Vac-Con, Inc and CUES, Inc.

One of the highlights of the WWETT Show, exhibitors demonstrated new products to large audiences of attendees. Ridgid and HammerHead Trenchless were among the exhibitors with new product demonstrations. As attendees attend the expo to discover new tools and learn how to use them daily, product demonstrations are an important part of the event.

During a special Happy Hour General Session Operators Without Borders (OWB) discussed the current situation of water and wastewater utilities in Ukraine. Operators Without Borders provides certified, volunteer water and wastewater operators who can support utilities in developing countries following emergency and disaster situations to ensure that safe drinking water and wastewater management services are resumed. WWETT show management presented OWB with a check for more than $8,000 to help in their efforts.

Conference program highlights included:

• Seven national associations leading education on the first day of the conference
• Two Technical Tours at Deep Rock Tunnel Pump Station and Belmont Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Women in the Industry networking event
• New to the Industry networking eventNew Diversity Track
• Four-hour Confined Space Entry Training
• Two workshops on Management/Leadership
• Eight-hour certification classes led by National Association of Wastewater Technicians

WWETT 2024 will take place January 24-27, 2024 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. 

The 2024 Call for Presentations is now live. The deadline for submission is Thursday, April 27, 2023.

Floor Plan

 

The history of the WWETT Show begins in 1979, when a tiny, trimmed-down newspaper was developed and mailed to around 12,000 septic “pumpers” throughout the Midwest. That little paper consisted of a handful of advertisers, a few classified ads, some makeshift editorial and a crudely-drawn comic of even cruder subject matter. That was the first edition of the The Midwest Pumper.

We’ve come a long way since that first issue of The Midwest Pumper. By 1981 a conference had grown out of it – The Liquid Waste Hauler’s Equipment & Trade Show. It consisted of a few hundred attendees and couple dozen exhibitors. We even had some Canadian attendees, so the following year we chose to rename the expo the The International Liquid Waste Hauler’s Equipment & Trade Show – to better reflect our “global” presence.

The history of the WWETT Show begins in 1979, when a tiny, trimmed-down newspaper was developed and mailed to around 12,000 septic “pumpers” throughout the Midwest. That little paper consisted of a handful of advertisers, a few classified ads, some makeshift editorial and a crudely-drawn comic of even cruder subject matter. That was the first edition of the The Midwest Pumper.

We’ve come a long way since that first issue of The Midwest Pumper. By 1981 a conference had grown out of it – The Liquid Waste Hauler’s Equipment & Trade Show. It consisted of a few hundred attendees and couple dozen exhibitors. We even had some Canadian attendees, so the following year we chose to rename the expo the The International Liquid Waste Hauler’s Equipment & Trade Show – to better reflect our “global” presence.

 

After a few years with that name a new publication was created - Cleaner - and so the expo name was changed again to better include the two main publications we produced and to better encapsulate the growing attendee and exhibitor base. 

Fast-forward to 2014 and the Pumper & Cleaner Expo had grown into one of the largest trade shows in the United States – 64th largest to be precise. A tiny little paper for septic pumpers had expanded out into eight highly focused magazines for professionals across every facet of the water and wastewater professions. 

Your success has fueled our success and those of us willing to change with the times are the future of this industry. So, after more than 30 years, it is time to make another name change. We’re not just a show for “pumpers and cleaners” – we’ve grown and evolved into so much more, and so have you.

 

The industry and profession has surpassed what many of us could have ever imagined way back in 1979, when Pumper was delivered to mailboxes across a few Midwestern states. In 2015, the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International was changed to the WWETT Show – the Water and Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show.

We think it’s a little better snapshot of what we have become and where we are heading. It’s a show for an entire industry of hard-working people who maintain our sewer and water infrastructure, properly treat and dispose of wastewater, keep water safe, and our environment healthy.

Thank You 2023 Sponsors!