Roland E. Powell Convention Center *** Ocean City, Maryland
2026 Tri-Con - September 1 thru September 4, 2026
Chesapeake
Tri-Association Conference
AWWA (CSAWWA) Competitions
Men's Hydrant Hysteria
1st Place - Howard Co., MD (1:13:06)
2nd Place - WSSC Water, MD (1:17:33)
3rd Place -Anne Arundel Co., MD (1:44:56)
Women's Hydrant Hysteria
1st Place - WSSC Water, MD (2:43:53)
Meter Challenge
1st Place - Sean McKenzie, Howard Co. MD (35.91 sec)
2nd Place - Adam Brock, Artesian Water (42.47 sec)
3rd Place - Drew Mason, Anne Arundel Co., MD (50:65 sec)
Men's Pipe Tapping
1st Place - WSSC Water - Big Blue Tappers (1 min, 24 sec)
2nd Place - DC Water (2 min, 17 sec)
Women's Pipe Tapping
1st Place - WSSC Water - Little Blue Tappers (2 min, 33 sec)
Top Ops
1st Place - WSSC Water's Str8 Drippin' (Took 3rd place at 25ACE)
2nd Place - Washington Aqueduct, ACOE
3rd Place - Howard County, MD
Water Taste Test
Surface:
1st Place - Town of Abington (7.34)
2nd Place - Veolia (6.16)
Ground:
1st Place - METCOM Fox Hill (7.24)
2nd Place - Anne Arundel Co., MD - Severndale (6.98)
Best of Tap:
Town of Abington
Pipe Cutting Shootout Participants:
WEF (CWEA) Competitions
Lab Division
1st Place - Diffusers/Chesapeake WEA
2nd Place - Lethal Concentration/WEASC
3rd Place - Brown Tide/NYWEA
4th Place - Rowdy Rotifers/Chesapeake WEA
Safety Division:
1st Place - Bowery Bay Coyotes/NYWEA
2nd Place - Lethal Concentration/WEASC
3rd Place - Team HRSD/VWEA
4th Place - Brown Tide/NYWEA
Process Division:
1st Place - Sewerside Squad/RMWEA
2nd Place - Diffusers/Chesapeake WEA
3rd Place - Rowdy Rotifer/Chesapeake WEA
4th Place - Brown Tide/NYWEA
Maintenance Division:
1st Place - Lethal Concentration/WEASC
2nd Place - Brown Tide/NYWEA
3rd Place - Sewerside Squad/RMWEA
4th Place - Tean HRSD/VWEA
Collections:
1st Place - Lethel Concentration/WEASC
2nd Place - Blue Wave/Chesapeake WEA
3rd Place - Motley Poo/Chesapeake WEA
4th Place - Diffusers/Chesapeake WEA
Overall:
1st Place - Lethal Concentration/WEASC
2nd Place - Diffusers/Chesapeake WEA
3rd Place - Sewerside Squad/RMWEA
4th Place - Brown Tide/NYWEA
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Chesapeake WEA Teams (Overall):
1st Place - Diffusers/WSSC Water (Took DIV 2 3rd place in Labs; 2nd place in Maintenance at 25WEFTEC)
2nd Place - Rowdy Rotifers/Anne Arundel County (Took DIV 3 2nd place in Lab; 3rd place in Safety; 1st place in Process; 2nd place in collections; and 1st overall in Division 3 at 25WEFTEC)
3rd Place - Blue Wave/DC Water (Took DIV 3 1st place in collections at 25WEFTEC)
4th Place - Motley Poo/MES
2025 Tri-Con Operator Competition Results!