Welcome to the 2026 OGWA Spring Technical in Wilsonville!
We look forward to being together once again and experience classes, education, and fellowship.
Venue and Hotel Information Holiday Inn Portland South – Wilsonville 25425 S. W. 95th Ave. Wilsonville, OR 97070 (503) 682-2211
The OGWA has reserved a block of rooms for our event. King rooms are $119 a night plus tax, and Double Queen rooms are $129 a night plus tax. Please note, the room cutoff is January 28, 2026. You must reserve your room prior to that date to obtain the OGWA rates. Please call the hotel directly and use “OGWA 2026” when requesting the group rate.
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Schedule of Events
Thursday, February 19, 2026
8:00 – 8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
First Aid, CPR & AED
Not included in full conference – extra registration required
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Hazmat Update
Not included in full conference – extra registration required
7:00 pm
Board Meeting
Friday, February 20, 2026
7:00 – 7:45 am
Registration – Morning Coffee & Pastries
7:45 – 8:00 am
Welcome
Josh Lisenby, OGWA President
Drilling Track
8:00 – 9:00 am
Observed Common Well Construction Deficiencies
Tommy Laird & Ryan Pillsbury (OWRD – Rules)
9:00 – 10:00 am
Division 512 Rulemaking & Static Water Level Measurement for Permit Conditions
OWRD (Rules)
10:00 – 11:00 am
ODOT Changes and Updates for 2026
Oregon Department of Transportation
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Casing Materials
Jeremy Kuhn, Roscoe Moss
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Filter Pack Design
Jeremy Kuhn, Roscoe Moss
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Well Cutting Identification and Subsurface Geology
Jason McClaughry, DOGAMI
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Well Development
Marvin Glotfelty, Clear Creek Associates
4:00 – 5:00 pm
The Missoula Floods
Jason McClaughry, DOGAMI
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Happy Hour
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Dinner Buffet
Pump / Water Treatment Track
8:00 – 9:00 am
Danfoss VFD Basic Training and Troubleshooting
Bevan Alumbaugh, Mitchell Lewis & Staver
9:00 – 10:00 am
Water Quality Application Problem Solving – Part 2
Richard Mest, Master Water Conditioning
10:00 – 11:00 am
Intro to Remote Pump Monitoring and Wireless Products
Nick Kennelly, Banner Engineering
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Arsenic Treatment
CJ Cole, 2M Company
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Advanced Remote Pump Monitoring: Installation & Troubleshooting
Nick Kennelly, Banner Engineering
Saturday, February 21, 2026
8:00 – 9:00 am
2026 Legislative Update
Genoa Ingram, OGWA Lobbyist (Court Street Consulting)
9:00 – 10:00 am
Well Disinfection
Norman Howard, Cotey Chemical
10:00 – 11:00 am
Aquifers Explained
Mike Piechowski, Terraphase Engineering
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Artesian Flows
Kirby Donald, Baroid IDP
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Tax Updates for 2026
Block Advisors
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Customer Service Roundtable
