50th Annual Conference

February 10th thru 12th, 2025

Community Choice Credit Union
Convention Center
Veterans Memorial Center
730 Third Street
Des Moines, Iowa

2025 Conference Attendee Registration

Online Registration for Conference Attendees
(see Exhibit Information for Booth Registration)

2024 Awards of Excellence

The Iowa Rural Water Association is soliciting nominees for the 2024 Awards of Excellence Program to be recognized Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 during the Sportsman Raffle and Awards Reception at the Veterans Memorial Community Choice Credit Union Conference Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Nomination Form

2025 Host Hotel
Hilton Downtown Des Moines

Online Reservations are open!
Room Rate starts at $147.00/night.

Hilton
Know Before You Go

Need further information about your February stay at Hilton Des Moines Downtown? Download the flyer below. 

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Event Maps

Click the link below for directional maps of the Hilton Des Moines Downtown, the Des Moines Skywalk and the Iowa Events Center.  

Maps

Best Tasting Water 2025

Official Contest Rules
1. A one-quart sample in a glass container (glass canning jar) should be entered in Des Moines at the conference registration desk by 9:30 am on Monday, February 10th, 2025.

2. A panel of distinguished tastetesters will judge all samples on Monday Morning, February 10th at the conference. The winner will be announced at the conference Award Reception on Tuesday, February 11th starting at 3:30 PM.

3. Judging Criteria: Taste, Bouquet and Clarity

4. The winner will be eligible to compete against other states at the National Rural Water Association’s Rural Water Rally in Washington, D.C. in February 2026.
IRWA will award the Best Tasting Water winner a trip to the Water Rally with two nights of accommodation and airfare for one individual from that utility. All other expenses are the responsibility of the Water Rally attendee(s).

5. Contest is open to Iowa communities and regional systems.