Dear Friends of the Montana Water Well Drillers Association:
Come celebrate 81 years! Join us in Billings for our annual Convention and Trade Show. Thank you for your continued support and participation with the MWWDA, as we continue to press for what is BEST for the State of Montana’s water!
We look forward to seeing you in Billings!
Thank you to the following companies that have already agreed to exhibit:
Mountain Supply, Co. - Bag Sponsor
Northwest Pipe Fittings, Inc. - Gold Sponsor
Cotey Chemical Corp.
Pacific NW Sales Co.
Johnson Screens
Mitsubishi Materials USA Corp.
2M Company Inc. - Gold Sponsor
Hose Solutions
Foremost Industries - Silver Sponsor
Blackadar Insurance Agency
Techline Services Inc. - Bronze Sponsor
Preferred Pump & Equipment - Silver Sponsor
Midland Implement - Gold Sponsor
HD Fowler Company
Grundfos
Shakti Pumps USA LLC
West 11 Marketing
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, February 4
- 12:00-5:00 p.m. Exhibitor setup
- 12:00-5:00 p.m. Registration & Board Meeting
- 7:00-10:00 p.m. Reception
Thursday, February5
- 6:30 a.m. Registration opens
- 6:45-7:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet
- 7:30 a.m. Keynote
- 8:30 a.m. Well design from sieve to screen selection, and what’s in-between – Johnson Screens (1 CEU)
- 8:30 a.m. The Ins and Outs of Drug Testing - The Chemnet Consortium (1 CEU)
- 9:30 a.m. The use of casing materials and corrosion – Roscoe Moss (1 CEU)
- 9:30 a.m. How to use FE Connect App to communicate with SubDrive Connect VFD units. – Franklin Electric (1 CEU)
- 10:30 a.m. Well Rehabilitation – Cotey Chemical (1 CEU)
- 10:30 a.m. Correcting Toxic Workplace – The Chemnet Consortium (1 CEU)
- 11:30-1:30 Lunch/Annual Meeting/Leg. Update (time will be provided during Tradeshow for one-on-one discussion with MWWDA Leadership)
- 1:00-5:30 p.m. Tradeshow – Ballroom
- 6:00 p.m. Banquet/auction/awards
Friday, February 7
- 7:00 a.m. Registration
- 7:00 a.m. Teardown (Vendors Only)
- 7:15 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
- 8:00 a.m. Basic Rig Math – John Mitchell (1 CEU)
- 8:00 a.m. Drilling a successful well based on the hydrogeologic framework and other tools. - James Madison - Montana Bureau of Mines. (1 CEU)
- 9:00 a.m. DNRC Update on Form 602 Changes (1CEU)
- 10:00 a.m. Member Only Discussion on Lawsuit and 2027 Legislation
- 12:00 p.m. Past President and Board Meeting
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM TODAY!
Billings Hotel & Convention Center
1223 Mullowney Lane
Billings, Montana 59101
Phone: 406-248-7151
Accommodations: MWWDA has secured a limited block of rooms on a first come, first served basis at the group rate of $125 per night, plus any applicable fees and taxes. This rate applies to the MWWDA room block and is valid until the January 10 cutoff date, unless our room block has been filled before that date. When making your reservations, be sure you mention that you are attending the MWWDA Convention to receive this group rate.
Remember, you are responsible for securing your own reservations. For guest check-in and checkout times, please contact the hotel directly.
