The MWWC East Central Section serves operators in the following counties: Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren, and Washington. Due to scheduling conflicts, the East Central Section did not hold a spring meeting. Instead, their 2025 Section Meeting will be held in St. Peters on September 10. East Central Section officers are Chair Tony Davis (Missouri American Water), Vice-chair Jeremy Barron (Woodward & Curran), Secretary/Treasurer Bobby Nichols (Woodard & Curran), and Section Board Rep Shelley Lane (American Water).
Midwest Section
The MWWC Midwest Section serves operators in the following counties: Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Gasconade, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Pettis, Phelps, and Pulaski. The 2025 Midwest Section Meeting was held, in Columbia, on May 1. Attendance at the event was one hundred four including sixty-four individual water and wastewater professionals, twenty-two vendor reps, and eighteen guests including life members, spouses, and presenters. Incoming section officers are Chair Tim Gephardt (University of Missouri Columbia), Vice-Chair Terrance Camp (University of Missouri Columbia), Section Board Rep Aleksander Rowinski (City of Linn) Secretary/Treasurer Dean Bryant (City of Columbia) and Vice-Secretary/Treasurer Joseph Smith (University of Missouri Columbia). The next Midwest Section Meeting will be held in Columbia on May 7, 2026.
Northeast Section
The MWWC Northeast Section serves members in the following counties: Adair, Audrain, Carroll, Chariton, Clark, Grundy, Howard, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Monroe, Pike, Putman, Ralls, Randolph, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, and Sullivan. MWWC's 2025 Northeast Section Meeting was held, in Macon, on April 15. Attendance was one hundred thirty-seven including seventy water and wastewater professionals, sixty-two vendor reps, and five guests. Incoming section officers are Chair Travis Boss (Marshall Municipal Utilities), Vice-chair LaDon Atkinson (Alliance Water Resources), Secretary/Treasurer Lauren Watson (Macon Municipal Utilities), and Section Board Rep Tyler Stuhlman (Alliance Water Resources) Ed Samel was recognized for thirty-six years of service to the water and wastewater industry. Ed retired, from Macon Municipal Utilities, on May 1, 2025. Next year's Northeast Section Meeting will be held in Macon on April 21.
Northwest Section
The MWWC Northwest Section serves members in the following counties: Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Nodaway, Platte, Ray, and Worth. The 2025 Northwest Section Meeting was held, in St. Joe, on April 3. Attendance was one hundred thirty-eight including seventy-four water and wastewater professionals, thirty-nine vendor reps, and twenty-five guests. Incoming section officers are Chair Trudi Burton (Retired), Vice-chair David See (MO American Water), Secretary/Treasurer Michele Allwood (City of Maysville), Section Board Rep John Brown (City of Fairfax), and Training Chair Craig Carlson (MO American Water) Northwest Section award recipients are Wastewater Operator of the Year Allen Boydston (City of Richmond), Water Operator of the Year James Lansdown (American Water Resources), Kramer Award, Dustin Holmes (PWSD #1 Andrew County), the Bill Hills Award Victor Whitley (Missouri American Water), and the David L. Williams Award, Verlon Persinger (Alliance Water Resources). Next year's Northwest Section Meeting will be held in St. Joe on April 2.
Southeast Section
The MWWC Southeast Section serves members in the following counties: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dent, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Pemiscot, Perry, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Texas, and Wayne. MWWC's Southeast Section held its 2025 annual meeting in Cape on April 9. Attendance was one hundred eighty-one including one hundred-thirty water and wastewater professionals, forty-nine vendor reps, and two guests. Incoming section officers are Chair Barry Shirkey (Sikeston BMU), Vice-chair Jeremy Meyer (City of Perryville), Secretary/Treasurer Quentin Overbeck (Sikeston BMU), Training Chair Todd Fulton (City of Cape), and Section Board Rep Keith Morrow (City of Cape). Award recipients were Brian Williams (PWSD #3 Butler County) Water Operator of the Year and Barry Shirkey (Sikeston BMU) Wastewater Operator of the Year. Next year's Southeast Section Meeting will be held in Cape on April 23.
Southwest Section
The MWWC Southwest Section serves members in the following counties: Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Vernon, Webster, and Wright. The 2025 Southwest Section Meetingwas held in Carthage on May 6. One hundred thirty participants, including ninety-six individual water and wastewater professionals, thirty-two vendor reps, and two guests attended the event. Incoming section officers are Chair Brandon Brown (Carthage Water & Electric Plant), Vice-chair Erica Little (City of Springfield), Secretary/Treasurer Lindsay Bein (City of Springfield), and Section Board Rep John Waitman (City of Springfield). The Southwest Section's 2026 annual meeting will be held on May 5.
