Monday, August 3, 2026
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
South Point Hotel Showroom

(Name badge is required to attend. Registration check-in on Monday is from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM for attendees and guests, and from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM for exhibitors.)

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After you’ve checked into your hotel room and checked in at registration to get your badge (it is required to enter the party), make your way to the Showroom for some cool beverages, light snacks, great music, and totally awesome conversation!

Get into the theme of the 41st Annual Tri-State Seminar and show off your idea of PEACE, LOVE & TRI-STATE when we kick off this year’s seminar at the welcome networking event in the South Point Showroom on Monday, August 3, 2026. Yes, that means costumes that light up the dance floor and emulate our commitment to protecting our planets most precious natural resource – water.

And just as water brings us together in Las Vegas each year, in Arizona, we believe that music has the power to bring people together in a similar fashion, fostering camaraderie and creativity within our professional community. So, guess what we did? We started a band and invited others in our local water community to join us for the opportunity to connect with colleagues in a fun, relaxed setting while sharing musical talents.

In 2025 we rehearsed with the mission to prepare an hour worth of music to perform at the WateReuse Arizona 20th Anniversary dinner celebration held in Flagstaff, Arizona. To say that we had a blast, it is an understatement, so we are bringing the show on the road to share with our fellow water industry colleagues in the southwest during the 41st Annual Tri-State Seminar.

The current lineup of the band includes:

  • Lisa Culbert (Vocals)
  • Mike Caruso, Black & Veatch (Vocals)
  • Jesus Angulo, PCL Construction (Keys)
  • Clayton Freed, City of Phoenix (Keys)
  • Curt King, City of Glendale (Guitar)
  • Geno Mammini, Geo-Logic (Guitar)
  • Kahao Lim, Stantec (Bass)
  • Andy Mally, Black & Veatch (Drums)

For those of you that hail from Arizona, make plans to attend the AZ Water Conference in 2027 where we will provide entertainment for the street party being planned during AZ Water’s 100th Anniversary Conference & Exhibition being held April 20 - 22, 2027 at the Phoenix Convention Center.