2025 Great Plains Water Conference: Securing Water Resources for Tomorrow
September 18 and 19, 2025
Milo Bail Student Center, University of Nebraska Omaha
Join the Great Plains states as we discuss Securing Water Resources for Tomorrow. On September 18 and 19, we’ll gather on the University of Nebraska Omaha campus to provide updates on water supply and water quality throughout the region. Topics include water smart communities and watersheds, water quality monitoring and treatment strategies, emerging contaminants, wellhead protection, education and outreach, basin management, and more.
Join researchers, governments, nonprofits, state agencies, and students from Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota, and North Dakota to share how communities across the Great Plains are planning for their future water resources.
Registration
Conference registration is now open. To register for the conference, visit go.unl.edu/gpwc.
- Regular Registration (now through August 15): $400
- Late Registration (August 16 through September 4): $450
Registration includes all sessions and meals, as well as the Thursday evening reception.
Special pricing is available for students and faculty.
Student Research Poster Competition
Students from across the Great Plains are invited to compete in the Student Research Poster Competition. To submit your poster to compete in the student research poster competition, please register for the conference as a student. You’ll be asked to provide your research poster information during registration. The poster competition announcement and rules are available below.
The conference agenda will be available on this webpage later this summer. Any questions about the conference can be sent to Ann Briggs at annbriggs@nebraska.edu.
This event is sponsored by the Kansas Water Institute and the University of Nebraska – Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
We hope to see you in Omaha in September!
