In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Branko’s background as a utility engineer, appraiser, consultant, regulator and executive
• How and why England privatized its water utilities
• Economist Stephen C. Littlechild’s role in English water privatization
• Why England’s water rates skyrocketed after privatization but electric, gas and telephone utilities all fell
• Why the United States has a predominantly publicly owned system of water utilities (in contrast to predominantly privately owned electric, gas and telephone utilities)
• Why English regulation of water utilities has struggled
• Why high leveraging and capital structure of English water utilities created problems
• How poor regulation created capital structure problems and low water quality problems
• Typical capital structure of U.S. utilities
• Why most U.S. utilities capital structure typically has 40-50% equity despite debt being the cheaper capital
• Why interest rates for debt and equity capital increase as debt’s share of the capital structure increases
• What ringfencing is
• Branko’s thoughts on fixing the English regulatory scheme
• An overview of how water concessions work
• A brief history of Enron’s foray into private water
• Why market fragmentation is holding U.S. water systems back

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Branko’s LinkedIn profile
• Branko’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Martin’s dual-Ph.D. background 
• How Martin determined that algae was ideal for wastewater treatment
• The basics of algal wastewater treatment
• The difference between algae treatment and bacterial treatment
• The climate benefits of algal water treatment
• The lower energy consumption of algal wastewater treatment compared to bacterial treatment 
• The beneficial algae byproducts produced after harvesting 
• The resilience of algae systems
• Why and how algae blooms are harmful 
• How algae harvesting in algae treatments systems helps avoid algae blooms
• Algae treatment system footprints
• How algae treatment systems “bolt on” to conventional treatment systems to help achieve nitrogen and phosphorous removal
• The types and sizes of systems that are ideal for algal wastewater treatment
• How algae treatment works in industrial settings, including food and beverage producers, and municipal wastewater treatment

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Martin’s LinkedIn profile
• Gross-Wen Technologies’ website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Alex’s transformation from economist to the water economist 
• How Alex’s economics background meshes well with the water sector
• The benefits of dynamic economic modeling of capital improvement plans (CIPs) and master plans for water utilities
• How to maintain a dynamic CIP and master plan
• Alex’s thoughts on how artificial intelligence (AI) will affect dynamic CIPs and master plans
• The three major variable inputs for dynamic CIPs and master plans
• OneWater and the value proposition for water
• Why water quality is top of mind for Alex
• How water quality and OneWater approaches differ from large systems to small systems
• Alex’s thoughts on overcoming local politics to creatively solve water issues
• Where Alex has seen IIJA and IRA funds going to water infrastructure issues
• How Alex has seen water utilities overcome affordability challenges
• Alex’s thoughts on what’s in the future for water utility infrastructure

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Alex’s LinkedIn profile
• WSP’s water supply & distribution web page

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Isaac’s unique road to the water sector 
• How 120Water’s business model has evolved from its initial inception 
• The current state of utility LSL inventories based on the approximately 8,000 utilities submitting via the 120Water software platform 
• The unknown percentage and lead percentage in the LSL inventories
• The difference between LSL percentages between urban and rural utilities 
• The LCRI and its 5 focus areas
• Isaac’s thoughts on assisting rural utilities achieve LCRI compliance 
• What the 10-year LSL replacement deadline really means 
• The significance of lowering the lead action level and the change in tap sampling requirements 
• What Isaac thinks utilities should be aware of about the LCRI 
• What “potholing” is
• What should be on utilities’ to-do list for LCRI compliance 
• Why it’s important to eliminate as many unknowns as possible in the next LSL inventories due in 2027

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Isaac’s LinkedIn profile
• 120Water’s website
• Registration for 120Water’s webinar on LCRI Compliance

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Prakash’s upbringing in the Chennai, India, and how it shaped his appreciation of water
• How Prakash earned his Ph.D. and became unemployable, so had to start a company
• How Prakash worked on and invented zero liquid discharge technologies at MIT
• How in Prakash’s words, Gradiant is a water company that solves societal problems
• How Gradiant facilitates lithium extraction and production, and PFAS destruction
• Gradiant’s involvement in industrial water reuse
• Prakash’s unique perspective on the intersection between water, geopolitics, and national security in the context of the semiconductor industry
• How water-intensive industries can flip a water rich area to water-stressed (see: Taiwan, where Prakash explains uses 60% of its water in the semiconductor industry)
• Water reuse in industrial applications and manufacturing processes
• Differences in developing water reuse solutions for greenfield and brownfield projects
• How Prakash tries to futureproof water solutions
• Why water is not a piece of the puzzle, it is the puzzle

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Prakash’s LinkedIn profile
• Gradiant’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Patrick’s fascinating background as an “oil brat”, exposure to geology as a result, and how that led him to environmental geochemistry and the water sector
• Why mining is important for modern life – “If it can’t be grown, it needs to be mined”
• Why mining is water intensive
• How water is used in mining
• What mine tailings are and why tailings ponds are used
• Dewatering in mines
• The difference between contact water and non-contact water and their treatment needs
• How water intensity of mining depends on the relationship among climate, commodity, and location
• The tension between water for mining, water for agriculture, and water for human populations
• The broad spectrum of water risks facing the mining sector
• ESG implications for the mining sector 
• Why water cannot be viewed as a consumable input anymore
• The biggest water transformations in mining over the last 20 years

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Patrick’s LinkedIn profile
• INTERA’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Josh’s background in Australia and Australian stormwater infrastructure projects
• Patrick’s background in environmental engineering and how he moved from Big Tech to start-up CEO
• Why Subeca is a tech company, not a metering company
• How Subeca specializes in IoT solutions that focus on the water industry
• Why Suez/Optimatics wanted to strategically target the smart metering market
• Why Suez decided to make a Series A investment in Subeca
• Patrick’s thoughts on the smart meter market 
• How Subeca’s smart meter register technology allows for simplistic and easy implementation on Amazon’s cybersecurity Sidewalk platform
• The unique aspects of Subeca’s Series A investment and the participating investors
• How Subeca provides simple and affordable smart meter solutions to smaller and mid-size utilities

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Josh’s LinkedIn profile
• Patrick’s LinkedIn profile
• Subeca’s website
• Article on the Series A investment in Subeca

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Brian’s background in construction building materials
• Why Brian made the jump to stormwater and how construction building materials feeds into stormwater management
• Where stormwater fits into the water story
• How to flip the narrative on stormwater from afterthought to forethought
• The steps in stormwater management: Capture, Convey, Store, Treatment, and Opportunities to use it as a resource
• The types of capture infrastructure, including gray and green infrastructure
• Examples of stormwater infrastructure enabling efficient use of land, resources and public engagement, including unique storage solutions 
• Why underground stormwater storage is a preferred storage method
• The various stormwater treatment options and considerations
• The two big stormwater treatment standards used in the United States
• Considerations and opportunities for stormwater harvesting
• Why sustainable stormwater solutions are often economically more viable than traditional solutions

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Brian’s LinkedIn profile
• ADS’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• David’s impressive background in cybersecurity 
• What CISA is and what it does
• How CISA assists and supports owners and operators of critical infrastructure 
• The risks cyber threats pose to critical infrastructure systems
• The changing nature of cyber threats
• Why cybersecurity is more than just water and wastewater service, it impacts the entire economy
• How utilities can assess what assets are exposed and at risk, and why they need to
• The forms of cybersecurity aid that CISA provides for free
• Why critical infrastructure entities need to ensure their vendors take cybersecurity precautions
• David’s tips for some simple cybersecurity steps

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• David’s LinkedIn profile
• CISA’s water and wastewater website
• TWV #252: Cybersecurity for Water Utilities with Dentons Partner Kyle Miller
• TWV #212: Cybersecurity Basics with Consolidated Utility District’s Mike Sumner

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Catching up with Doug since his last podcast appearance
• Doug’s goal of eradicating PFAS not just from the environment but from society
• Doug’s take on the challenges facing PFAS eradication
• Doug’s view on why rushing to clean up PFAS before addressing the production of PFAS is not the best approach
• Doug’s prescient thoughts on PFAS remediation technology and its relation to regulation 
• How the potential overturning of the Chevron decision might affect PFAS regulation [NOTE: The interview was recorded prior to the issuance by the SCOTUS of the Loper Bright Enterprises and Relentless opinions that overturned Chevron]
• Current state of PFAS destruction/remediation technology
• Where are we on the global PFAS eradication continuum
• Doug’s leave behind message on where PFAS eradication and its costs fit into larger societal pressures and demands

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Doug’s LinkedIn profile
• Environmental Business Ventures’ website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Jonathan’s unique background and how the water sector found him just 2 years ago
• OceanWell’s new approach to desalination
• An overview of the technology
• How OceanWell provides environmental benefits and reduced energy consumption compared with conventional desalination
• The depth at which the necessary hydrostatic pressure is found
• The distance from shore the necessary depth is typically found
• The onshore infrastructure needed
• The outreach process to engage with stakeholders
• The “first of a kind” risk and how OceanWell addresses the risks
• How OceanWell leveraged non-water technologies to develop its product 
• Why OceanWell believes “water dissolves conflict and creates value wherever it goes”
• Why OceanWell chose California to develop its desalination solution

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Jonathan’s LinkedIn profile
• OceanWell’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• David’s unique background in the water sector
• What long-range water planning is
• The time horizons typical for long-range water planning
• How long-range water planning has evolved over time
• The relationship between population growth and conservation
• The role of AI and machine learning in long-range water planning
• How utilities make investment decisions given uncertainty and limited capital
• How regulatory frameworks layer in to long-range water planning
• The role of stakeholder involvement in long-range water planning
• The success story of Albuquerque’s long-range water planning efforts
• Why long-range water planning is like your 401(k)
• P3s and long-range water planning

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• David’s LinkedIn profile
• INTERA’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Alaina’s background in foundation work and economic development
• Current’s mission and why it was formed
• How Alaina scaled Current up
• What Alaina means by ‘Blue Economy’
• How Alaina linked water and economic development
• Why Alaina thinks now is the time to accelerate investment in the water sector, especially in the Great Lakes
• How water has morphed from an afterthought to a driver in economic development
• How the Great Lakes ReNEW came together to create regional partnerships
• How R&D, Commercialization, and Work Force elements came together to form the basis of the regional partnerships
• How the Great Lakes ReNEW’s workforce development initiative is coming together
• What’s in store for Great Lakes ReNEW
• How the cooperative grant structure from the National Science Foundation works

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Alaina’s Linkedin Profile
• Current’s website
• Great Lakes ReNEW’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• The background on the Boldt Decision (United States v. Washington, 384 F.Supp. 312 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 12, 1974)
• Why the Indian Tribes brought suit
• The parties involved in the Boldt lawsuit
• The bodies of water affected by the Boldt Decision
• How and why different agencies of the State took different positions on the lawsuit
• Words matter: why the language “usual and accustomed grounds and stations” from the 1850’s era treaty was so important
• How the court determined the Indian Tribes were engaged in commercial fishing at the time of the treaty
• Why Native Americans testified on both sides of the case (for the State and for the Tribes)
• How the United States argued that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service could assist the Indian Tribes in regulating fishing
• Why Judge Boldt determined that the State could not regulate Indian fishing
• The appellate process for the Boldt Decision
• The effects on commercial fishing of the Boldt Decision
• How the media covered the Boldt Decision

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• University of Washington Law School’s webpage on the Boldt Decision
• Historylink website article on the Boldt Decision
• The Backlash to Boldt: Article on the National Museum of the American Indian website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Allen’s background and the book that galvanized his decision to focus on the water sector
• Allen’s work on the World Wildlife Fund’s Freshwater and Food Team
• What the Science Based Target Network (SBTN) is
• What the Freshwater Hub is
• WWF’s Corporate Water Stewardship Program
• SBTN’s 5-step framework for attaining science based targets for nature
• Using targets as a compass
• Where SBTN is in the process of piloting the program and revising guidance
• Why being an early adopter for companies is important
• How watershed basin-based approaches to water stewardship yield enhanced results
• How to get involved in corporate water stewardship

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Allen’s LinkedIn page
• World Wildlife Fund’s website
• Science Based Target Networks Freshwater Hub website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Matt’s water journey over the past 10 years
• How and why Matt decided to become a water futurist through the discipline of strategic foresight
• Why Matt started the Water Foresight Podcast
• Why the water industry needs strategic foresight
• How water foresight helps anticipate, frame, and shape the probable futures
• Matt’s hypothesis on water culture
• The main benefits of a utility adopting a foresight mindset
• How utility vendors can benefit from water foresight
• The lenses through which strategic foresight anticipates, frames, and shapes the future
• Examples of using water foresight to anticipate forthcoming changes

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Matthew’s LinkedIn page
• Water Foresight podcast Buzzsprout website
• Aqualaurus

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During this conversation, Greg addresses water equity issues affecting mobile home parks, emphasizing the importance for anyone concerned about small systems to also prioritize the issues faced by these communities, i.e., mobile home park water systems. Plus, Reese Tisdale makes an appearance to discuss Eversource’s decision to divest Aquarion on this month’s Bluefield on Tap segment.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Greg’s unique journey to the water industry and WASH research focused on the United States
• How Greg defines mobile home parks and how mobile home parks compare and contrast with manufactured housing
• Why mobile home parks are an important barometer for measuring WASH issues
• How mobile home parks typically receive and manage water services
• The challenges mobile home park water systems face in complying with Safe Drinking Water Act regulations
• The technical, managerial, and financial challenges faced by mobile home park water systems
• Why it’s difficult to gather data on how much mobile home park residents pay for water services
• Why neighboring water systems often decline to provide water services to mobile home parks
• How water equity issues in mobile home parks are emblematic of broader inequity issues facing mobile home parks including general infrastructure, heat, fire, ramifications of climate change, stigma, and more
• What “premise plumbing” means for mobile home parks and why it’s a problem
• Potential solutions and policy initiatives to improve water equity in mobile home parks

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Greg’s LinkedIn page
• Greg’s email address
• Greg’s X handle
• UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation’s website
• NIST website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Kyle’s background in cybersecurity and information technology before becoming a data privacy and cybersecurity lawyer
• Recent cybersecurity incidents involving water utilities
• Traditional profit-based cyber attacks and the rise of politically motivated attacks
• The reasons why utilities have difficulty with cybersecurity
• Why some utilities have a false sense of security over cybersecurity
• The cybersecurity vulnerabilities present in utilities
• Why the integration of information systems and operations systems presents a risk
• The regulation that wasn’t in 2023 (U.S. EPAs withdrawn regulation)
• The legal requirements of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act that utilities need to be aware of
• Why utilities need to know the applicable regulations in advance (because you won’t have time to look them up during an incident)
• Two important members of the acronym soup of cybersecurity:
  • CISA: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
  • NIST: National Institute for Standards and Technology
• Kyle’s terrific “leave behind” message for water utilities on cybersecurity

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Kyle’s LinkedIn page
• Kyle’s bio on Dentons’ website
• CISA website
• NIST website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Joe’s background in water and path to Eastern’s General Manager position
• Eastern’s water resource portfolio
• Eastern’s brackish groundwater desalination program
• Eastern’s customer growth and how Eastern has creatively reused water
• Eastern’s Purified Groundwater Replenishment Program
• The groundwater infiltration and aquifer recharge process and cycle
• The climate extremes driving Eastern’s water resource portfolio diversification
• The federal and state support for the groundwater purification project
• How the aquifer recharge supports groundwater resources throughout the entire basin
• How the Water Master administers and improves the basin’s groundwater resources
• The groundwater replacement program’s impact on subsidence and energy usage
• Water efficiency measures adopted by Eastern

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Joe Mouawad LinkedIn profile
• Eastern Municipal Water District’s Website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Art’s distinguished background in water
• The work undertaken by the Institute for Applied Science, Technology and Policy
• The knowledge gaps we need to fill in order to develop a strategy to address water stress
• Key water megatrends: (1) Water Stress; (2) Global Urbanization; (3) Transboundary Water; (4) Agricultural Productivity
• Water stress as a global, national, and regional issue
• The three S’s of water stress: scarcity, socio-economics, and security

• Water stress is usually discussed in scarcity terms, but socio-economics factors (i.e., infrastructure adequacy) also plays a significant role
• The global urbanization challenge and the concentration of water demand
• How population growth will affect water stress
• Agriculture water sources – “blue water” and “green water” and what they are
• How evapotranspiration affects green water
• Unsustainable irrigation and the reasons behind it
• Art’s thoughts on how we address water stress

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Art’s LinkedIn page
• The Stantec Institute for Applied Science, Technology & Policy’s website
• TWV #227: A Refreshing Vision for Water with Metropolitan’s Adel Hagekhalil

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Seth’s unique background in water
• What an underwater archaeologist does
• Seth’s thoughts on technology and workforce replacement
• Seth’s awesome take on the essential function of technology for a utility
• Why Seth believes most of what a utility does from an asset perspective is location-based
• What the “laser guided shovel” is
• Cybersecurity issues for utilities
• The IT and OT cybersecurity issues and how to marry them together
• Why utilities need to prepare for and respond to hyperlocal issues

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Seth’s LinkedIn page
• 1898 & Co.’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• The diverse backgrounds of industry segments and geographies served by our panelists
• Key takeaways from 2023 in the water sector from our panelists
• Use of technology to address climate adaptability and improve customer engagement
• The panelists’ experiences using technology to improve customer engagement
• Why climate change impacts aren’t always apparent, especially to customers
• The impact on affordability and equity our panelists saw in 2023
• How engineering and capital planning decisions impact affordability and equity
• The use of a regulator device in the context of water equity
• Our panelists’ thoughts on the big issues for the water sector in 2024

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Vic’s LinkedIn page
• Raj’s LinkedIn page
• Sarah’s LinkedIn page
• Trinnex’s website
• Kyl Center for Water Policy
• Arizona Water Blueprint

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Tillie’s unique background
• Tillie’s awesome water origin story
• How Tillie came to host a TV show
• The rivers Tillie has been on
• Tillie’s definition of “time on the river”
• How Tillie has seen rivers change over time
• Some of the river restoration projects Tillie has been involved in
• How river restoration projects do more than just improve environmental outcomes
• The “Blue Mind” effect

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Tillie’s LinkedIn profile
• ‘Wild Rivers with Tillie’ website

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• What Tacoma’s been up to since his last guest appearance
• The BIG news at MentorAPM
• Why prioritization problems are not unique to utilities
• The ISO 55000 asset management standard
• The “minimum level of service” concept
• How a holistic approach helps organizations refine their values and “own” them
• Building consensus with stakeholders, both internal and external
• How getting different business units communicating helps organizational efficiency and asset management
• How criticality analyses assist utilities with prioritization
• Dynamic versus endemic risk
• Pulling all aspects of the utilities business together to prioritize decision-making

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Tacoma’s LinkedIn page
• MentorAPM’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Dave’s unique background and how he came across the pond from Ireland
• What sparked Dave to found Klir
• Dave’s perspective on constraints facing utilities and water management
• Why Dave thinks data management is a huge hurdle for utilities and water management
• Dave’s thoughts on AI and its use in utilities
• Why utilities need holistic solutions rather than piecemeal applications
• Why knowing where your organization “hangs out” is so important
• “Pilot fatigue” – why the water industry has more pilots than the airline
• Why change management is key for utilities
• Dave’s observations on the labor force and people’s desire for work with a purpose
• How to build customer engagement and trust

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Dave’s LinkedIn page
• Klir’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Will’s varied background in the water sector
• How Will became the Global Lead for Water Sustainability at AWS
• AWS’s Water Positive program
• How AWS proposes to return more water in the communities in which it does business than it uses, by 2030
• How AWS uses water in its facilities
• AWS’s use of IOT data to efficiently use water
• How evaporative cooling provides greater efficiency than air conditioning
• Why liters per kWh is the metric of choice for water efficiency measurement
• How AWS recycles cooling water and harvests rainwater in its facilities
• Will’s perspective on how AWS interacts with local communities on social license issues
• How AWS supported invasive species removal to help increase local water availability
• How geographic locale and temperature drive water usage at AWS’s facilities
• Organizations AWS partners with in order to improve sustainability

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Will’s LinkedIn page
• AWS’s Water Sustainability website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Tom’s non-traditional path to the water sector
• Capture6’s carbon removal and fresh water production technology
• How the technology used renewable electricity to capture carbon from the air
• How salt in salt water turns into a carbonate that can be permanently sequestered
• The byproducts of the technology, including hydrogen, fresh water, and pure carbon dioxide
• The carbon removal credits that are available through the process
• How the technology differs from zero liquid discharge
• The carbon removal potential and factors affecting carbon removal
• How the chemical bond of the carbonate helps ensure sequestration
• The circular nature of the process when paired with a wastewater treatment plant
• How the synergy between carbon removal and fresh water production reduces the cost of each
• Tom’s bathtub analogy for carbon markets

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Tom’s LinkedIn page
• Capture6’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Sai’s background in digital transformations from the financial, telecom, aerospace, health and other sectors
• Sai’s observations on what the water sector can learn from other sectors digital transformations
• How other highly regulated industries successfully navigated digital transformations
• Sai’s perspective on why the health care sector took the digital leap before the water sector
• The challenges facing the water market that only digital solutions can solve
• Why digital solutions can solve those challenges
• How digital solutions can aid talent attraction and retention
• What challenges water utilities need to overcome to adopt digital solutions
• How utilities can start down the road to digital transformation
• Why avoiding silos of data, IT infrastructure and applications is so important
• Concrete examples of how digital solutions have helped utilities save money
• How different sized utilities can take advantage of digitalization

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Sai’s LinkedIn page
• Xylem’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Rodney’s simple yet complex background in the water sector
• How desalination has changed over time from thermal desalination to membrane based desalination, such as reverse osmosis
• Why desalination is energy intensive
• How energy recovery systems can reduce energy consumption by up to 60%
• Given energy savings, how energy recovery systems make desalination affordable
• How energy recovery systems interface with zero liquid discharge and minimal liquid discharge systems
• Why energy recovery presents a sustainable solution for desalination
• Applications beyond desalination that can utilize energy recovery systems
• Why Rodney sees fertile ground in the wastewater sector for energy recovery opportunities
• The opportunity in refrigerant decarbonization for energy recovery applications

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Energy Recovery’s website
• Rodney’s LinkedIn page

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Jim’s background and 4 careers in the water sector
• Jim’s involvement in water issues on the Colorado River, as well as all over the United States and internationally
• How Jim’s perspectives developed during his earlier careers helped inform him in his role at Denver Water
• Why Jim chose to step away
• Important leadership skills according to Jim
• How Denver Water’s H2O Leadership Academy develops skills in future water leaders
• Why a legal background is a much needed skill for water leaders
• The challenge Jim undertook when starting at Denver Water
• How the role of CEO changed over time
• Jim’s thoughts on “solving” the Colorado River
• Why engagement is so important
• Jim’s words of advice for water leaders

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Jim’s bio on the Water Foundation website
• Denver Water’s website

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Olga’s background in the water sector serving rural communities
• The Rural Community Assistance Partnership’s mission for the last 50 years
• How RCAP helps small rural utilities and communities
• RCAP’s history and connection with the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act
• How technical assistance providers diagnose a utility’s needs
• How RCAP ensures the project for the community fits the community’s needs
• How RCAP is funded
• How RCAP helps communities develop the capacity to undertake and manage projects
• Some of the challenges affecting small systems
• Olga’s terrific insights on regionalization 
• Why Olga thinks small systems need to embrace change even though change is uncomfortable
• Olga’s views on why we need to invest in human capital and how RCAP can bring solutions to rural America over the next 50 years

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Olga’s bio on the RCAP website
• RCAP’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Ajay’s unique path to the environmental sector and his tie to the water sector
• The interrelationship between the air sector and the water sector
• Water’s role as a raw material in decarbonization
• The two primary sources of hydrogen
• Why hydrogen doesn’t exist freely in the universe
• How Ajay’s chemical engineering background fits perfectly in the water & decarbonization puzzle
• Water needs for hydrogen production
• Some of the policy challenges in decarbonization
• The three tiers of net zero
• Ajay’s work on the ETTAC (Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Commission) advising the U.S. Department of Commerce

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Ajay’s LinkedIn profile
• Black & Veatch’s website
• ETTAC’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Elizabeth’s and Shannon’s respective backgrounds and their unique paths to the water sector
• P&G’s water commitments 
• The three pronged plan P&G is pursuing for a water positive future (& what “water positive future” means to P&G)
• How P&G is taking care of its own house through water efficiency programs
• How P&G is restoring water to water-stressed areas
• How P&G responds to big water challenges
• P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program
• The water consumption delta between washing dishes by hand versus by dishwasher
• How specific P&G brands are supporting P&G’s goals
• How P&G partners with other organizations like the Bonneville Environmental Foundation
• Elizabeth’s & Shannon’s thoughts on how companies can make an impact on water issues

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Shannon’s LinkedIn profile
• Elizabeth’s LinkedIn profile
• P&G’s website
• P&G’s Change the Course website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Nick’s background and his unexpected path to the water sector
• What nanobubbles are 
• How big nanobubbles are in comparison to a grain of salt – the answer will surprise you!
• How nanobubbles transfer gas into liquid so efficiently
• How nanobubbles behave different than normal bubbles
• The wide range of industries in which nanobubbles can make process improvements
• How nanobubbles increase agricultural yields, promote water quality and efficiency, improve nutrient absorption and mitigate against waterborne disease and biofilm
• How leadership continuity affects utility culture
• Use of nanobubbles in wastewater treatment, especially in the aeration process
• How nanobubbles improve energy efficiency
• Use of nanobubbles in the energy sector
• How nanobubbles can be used in the natural world to reduce harmful algal blooms and other 

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Nick’s LinkedIn profile
• Moleaer’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Will’s background 
• How Will navigated starting at PWSA during the pandemic
• PWSA’s lead service line (LSL) replacement program
• Why PWSA does not undertake partial LSL replacements
• How the LSL replacement program helped rebuild trust in the community
• Will’s tips on rebuilding trust in the community
• How leadership continuity affects utility culture
• PWSA’s capital improvement program, including its water reliability plan
• Why the Pennsylvania legislature put PWSA under PUC jurisdiction
• The impact of PUC jurisdiction over PWSA
• How PWSA succeeded as a public authority in a state favorable to privatization

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Will’s LinkedIn profile
• PWSA’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Spencer’s background 
• How watching water quality degrade in Biscayne Bay while growing up affected Spencer
• What Sea Lab is
• Why Spencer wants to teach kids to be “solution makers” not “solution thinkers”
• How Spencer interfaced with the local business community to establish Sea Lab
• The researchers Sea Lab has partnered with
• The broad age range that can take advantage of Sea Lab
• How to think globally but act locally
• Some of the research projects that are underway
• Some of the struggles Spencer encountered when building the tidal pool for Sea Lab
• How the Sea Lab program is expanding
• How Sea Lab is educating the community for the long term

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

Spencer’s LinkedIn profile

Sea Lab’s website (make sure you check out the Sea Lab launch video!)

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• What’s new with Antony since he was last on the podcast in 2019
• Antony’s thoughts on how the financial sector impacts climate
• The line between water and green hydrogen
• What the financial statements of green hydrogen developers say about water
• The key water assumptions green hydrogen developers use
• Which renewable resource green hydrogen developers gravitate to and the typical water resources where those resources are plentiful
• Green hydrogen and water efficiency and conservation
• Water resource allocation issues related to green hydrogen
• Antony’s thoughts on green hydrogen production in arid areas
• Why Antony uses stoichiometric so much when discussing water
• Antony’s argument for greater transparency with respect to water in the energy industry

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Antony Currie’s LinkedIn profile
• Antony’s The Liquid Asset webpage
• Reuters’ Breaking Views  

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• Parker’s background and how a mechanical engineering student developed a passion for water
• The interrelationship between water and soil health
• The current state of soil health
• Parker’s thoughts on how to improve soil health
• How regenerative agricultural practices improve soil health
• How yields are affected by using regenerative practices
• The ROI of using regenerative agricultural practices
• How improving soil health saves water
• Steps to improving soil health
• Where the “Soil Surgeon” moniker came from
• How soil health also improves golf course water management (& also indirectly makes those golf courses more available to the public)

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Parker Cohn’s LinkedIn profile
• Parker’s Twitter Handle: @thesoilsurgeon 

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Pat’s update on what’s new with her since she was last on the podcast
• The two proposals made to the Department of the Interior
• How the Six States Proposal and the California Proposal are different
• How recent precipitation affects the negotiations
• How neither proposal reaches the required cut mark
• Where the Six States Proposal pushes the majority of the cuts
• Why the California Proposal is a strict priority based proposal
• How the current acre feet allocation works
• Pat’s guess as to what happens this year in the negotiations
• How the federal government plays into the negotiations
• Why Pat believes a negotiated settlement, rather than a lawsuit, is the most likely outcome
• Pat’s guess as to how the SCOTUS would rule in a lawsuit
• Why paper water rights are worthless if Lake Mead goes to dead pool

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Pat’s LinkedIn profile
• The Water Problem on Amazon (book edited by Pat)

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• DC Water’s Strategic Plan
• How DC Water uses technology to assist customers
• DC Water’s Blue Plains Facility
• Why the US needs a national water policy that affords State and local governments flexibility to achieve policy goals
• Why innovation at the State and local government levels are needed to address water quantity and water quality concerns
• How interplay between grey infrastructure and nature based solutions
• Examples of collaboration and conflict between States
• The connection between the “Conservation Conundrum” and data science
• Digitization and data aggregation leading to real-time decision making
• How utilizing digital strategies can leverage nature-based solutions and reduce grey infrastructure costs
• Convergence in the energy and water sectors
• Changing the utility paradigm
• What the panel sees for the future of water technology implementation

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Wayne Griffith’s LinkedIn profile
• Ben Grumbles bio on the ECOS website
• Christine Boyle’s LinkedIn profile 
• Dave McGimpsey’s bio on Dentons’ website
• Moderator Linda Willard’s bio on Dentons’ website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• How water reuse and recycling has changed over the past 5 years
• How the IIJA has impacted water reuse
• What the drivers for water recycling are and how it differs in various regions of the country
• How businesses are influencing the move toward water reuse
• Some examples of businesses achieving “water positive” facilities
• How the Water Reuse Association (WRA) promotes water reuse in the business community
• The inaugural Industrial Water Reuse Champion Award
• WRA’s 2023 Water Reuse Symposium in Atlanta, GA, from March 5-8, 2023
• Details on El Paso’s new DPR facility and the public’s positive reaction to it
• Advances in potable reuse technologies
• Colorado’s DPR rulemaking
• Los Angeles’ recycling of wastewater
• What’s next for water reuse and the WRA?

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Patricia’s LinkedIn profile
• Water Reuse Association’s website
• Water Reuse Symposium in Atlanta on March 5-8, 2023

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• The unique circumstances that brought Prof. Saylor to lake research
• Prof. Saylor’s lake research and some fascinating aspects of lakes
• How lakes store carbon dioxide and can cause an explosion of the lake
• What causes thermal stratification of lakes
• What Carolina Bays are and the mystery behind how they were formed
• Subglacial lakes and how chemosynthesis drives lake ecology
• How subglacial lakes were formed and were discovered
• Why glaciers are the “master builder” of lakes
• Several ways that lakes die
• The story of the Aral Sea (which in reality is a lake) and its warning for the Great Salt Lake
• How salt lakes form

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Prof. Saylor’s Clemson University profile
• John Richard Saylor’s webpage
• Amazon page for Prof. Saylor’s Book: Lakes: Their Birth, Life and Death

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• How Adel’s life has changed since he was last on in 2019
• Why Metropolitan declared a regional drought emergency and what it means
• How Metropolitan is experiencing a “Second Mulholland Moment”
• The programs Metropolitan is developing and implementing to promote conservation and create sustainable supplies
• How Adel promotes an inclusive and cooperative approach through his “We are one” program
• What Adel means by building a “virtual aqueduct”
• How Adel coalesced support from a divided board
• The biggest surprises Adel encountered after coming to Metropolitan
• The 5 principles Adel adopted in his business plan for Metropolitan 
• Why embracing partnership, not partisanship, is so important on water issues

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Adel’s LinkedIn profile
• Metropolitan’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Our panelists’ discussion of affordability in the face of inflation
• How SAWS addressed fairness in rate design during 2022
• Louisville MSD’s affordability and equity programs
• Woodard & Curran’s experience creating efficiencies in system operations and capital planning that promote affordability
• Louisville MSD’s success in regionalism initiatives
• SAWS’s challenges with regionalism
• Alyson’s perspective on water technology and adoption in 2022 and the “adoption hurdle” 
• How SAWS demonstrated ROI for its smart meter program and overcame the “adoption hurdle”
• Louisville MSD’s use of technology in capital planning, integration of assets into real time operations, and implementation of AI 
• Key takeaways for the year 2022 from each panel member

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Robert’s bio on the SAWS website
• Tony’s LinkedIn profile
• Alyson’s LinkedIn profile

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• How a bioastronautics Ph.D. became an environmental engineering professor
• Why Evan founded Virridy to facilitate water security in drought prone regions in Africa
• How Evan identified the date gap that Virridy filled
• How the sensing technology works
• How Virridy connects sensing data to satellite data
• How Virridy leverages predictive analytics and machine learning to “pre-position” water supplies and food supplies
• How and why Virridy imported its technology to the U.S.
• The needs Virridy’s sensory and satellite linked technology fill in the U.S.
• How Virridy facilitates demand response programs by electric utilities
• Where Evan sees sensing technology and data usage in driving water policy
• How Virridy’s technology fits in the water-energy-food security nexus
• How Virridy provides basic water security through carbon credits and climate financing

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Evan’s LinkedIn profile
• Virridy’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Manny’s COVID experience moving during the pandemic and starting a new job
• Why Manny and his co-authors wrote The Profits of Distrust
• The relationship between the increase in commercial water consumption and the decrease in the trust in government and institutions
• The populations that distrust government most, which in turn causes those populations to buy commercial water
• The socio-economic class that drinks tap water
• The socio-economic class that drinks commercial water
• What it means when a consumer “exits” tap water
• Why utility leaders need to worry about consumers that exit tap water
• Why the silence of the customer base has an ethnic accent
• Why utilities need to operate with excellence, openness and equity to rebuild trust 
• Key components of the co-authors’ plan to achieve excellence, openness and equity

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Manny’s LinkedIn profile
• Manny’s website
• The Profits of Distrust at the Cambridge University Press website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Austin’s journey to the water sector (it started in middle school!)
• Austin’s work on decarbonizing the water sector
• Xylem’s new report, Net Zero: The Race We All Win
• Why net zero is not a scary term
• How to take the first step toward net zero
• Simple strategies utilities can take to reduce their carbon footprint
• Easy ways to integrate decarbonization into capital planning
• How to use what you have smarter
• How most electric related emissions can be reduced 50% at cost savings or at least cost savings
• Strategies for making the net zero story tangible to decision makers and the public
• Examples of utilities around the world that are experiencing success and making progress toward net zero

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Austin’s LinkedIn profile
• Xylem’s website
• Link to download the Net Zero: The Race We All Win

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Tacoma’s work history domestically and internationally, including interesting perspectives on the impact of different governments and financial systems on project success
• What asset management is
• High level overview of ISO 55000 
• Why making risk-based decision is so important to asset management
• Why the water sector needs asset management
• How “level of service” impacts asset management
• Why “minimum level of service” trips people up
• Tacoma’s car analogy. Trust me – it’s fantastic!
• How asset management helps utilities optimize their spending
• How to get good, quality data for asset management decision-making

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Tacoma’s LinkedIn profile
• MentorAPM’s website
• International Organization for Standards’ ISO 55000

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Melissa’s work with the Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources (CLEANR)
• Caroline’s work with the WaterNow Alliance
• What we mean by localized water infrastructure
• Discrete examples of localized water infrastructure projects in multiple geographies in the U.S.:
  • Turf replacement in Nevada
  • Green infrastructure project in Wisconsin
  • Source water protection project in Arkansas
• The One Water nature of localized water infrastructure projects
• How to provide incentives to undertake localized water infrastructure projects
• How localized water infrastructure projects supplement rather than replace centralized systems
• How localized water infrastructure projects support workforce development at favorable wages
• What barriers prevent broader implementation of localized water infrastructure projects
• How to overcome the barriers to greater deployment of localized water infrastructure

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Kelly’s LinkedIn profile
• Caroline’s LinkedIn profile
• CLEANR’s website
• WaterNow Alliance’s website
• Link to download the Tap into Resilience: Pathways for Localized Water Infrastructure report

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• What supercritical water oxidation is
• What supercritical water oxidation does (hint: it will not only remove stains from your laundry, it will eviscerate your laundry)
• How Marc applied for and received funding in 2013 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Reinvent the Toilet Challenge
• The history of technical challenges for supercritical water oxidation that blocked prior commercialization attempts
• The best applications for supercritical water oxidation
• The undesirable compounds in biosolids that supercritical water oxidation treats 
• Why landfill operators don’t like biosolids deposited in their landfills
• The outputs of supercritical water oxidation: clean water, waste heat and resource recovery (including phosphorous)
• How supercritical water oxidation treats and destroys PFAS and other emerging contaminants
• Why supercritical water oxidation is, in Marc’s view, the best option to treat and destroy PFAS

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Marc’s LinkedIn profile
• 374Water’s website
• EPA Announcement on Proposed Rule Designating PFAS as a Hazardous Substance under CERCLA

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• What the Transformative Water Leadership Academy (TWLA) is
• Why it’s necessary
• The details of the program – what is required, time commitment (it’s not overwhelming!), the size, and other issues
• What the AWWA and WaterNow Alliance are looking for in TWLA candidates
• Why diversity is important for the applicant pool
• The types of skills participants will develop
• The “faculty” of the TWLA
• Opportunities to volunteer for the program
• How the TWLA will promote the triple bottom line of social, environmental and financial performance
• How to apply – September 15, 2022 is the application deadline for the inaugural cohort
• Information about The Water Values Podcast scholarship for the TWLA

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Barb’s LinkedIn profile
• Transformative Water Leadership Academy (TWLA) website
• Application for the TWLA Program

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Mae’s background on The Hill and in water policy
• The Congressional aide program and quick tips on how to get a job on The Hill
• The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (i.e., IIJA, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL)
• How SRF funding levels have been increased
• The new water funding programs created by the BIL
• Why the BIL is just a drop in the bucket of needed water infrastructure funding
• How to keep water infrastructure top of mind with legislators and the general public
• The difference between “authorized” versus “appropriated” funding
• The challenges and opportunities as BIL funding gets rolled out
• Why legislators need to hear your voice!

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Mae’s LinkedIn profile
• Banner Public Affairs’ website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• The story of how Alexander and Sciens Water landed in the water sector
• Why Alex chose to approach water investments in the mid-market private equity space with a focus on real assets
• How water offers the ability to earn private returns while making a positive impact on people and communities
• Alexander’s thoughts on the current economic climate and the water mid-market’s capital attraction possibilities
• The themes that Sciens Water supports with its water investments: 1) water utility consolidation; 2) recycle/reuse; and 3) deep infrastructure (targeting prestressed concrete tanks)
• The overlay strategies Sciens Water uses to enhance its core water investments
• How Sciens Water uses digital solutions to bring efficiencies to small systems through scale
• The types of utility systems Sciens Water is consolidating
• Why the water sector is a great place to invest

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Alexander’s LinkedIn profile
• Sciens Water’s website
• Central States Water Resources’ website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Stephanie’s awesome story of how she came to the water sector
• How Stephanie views the climate crisis as a huge opportunity
• How the Integrated Panel on Climate Change was formed and what it does
• Water’s role in climate change
• How the water sector has a business opportunity to help solve climate change
• The link between nonrevenue water and greenhouse gas emissions
• How digital tools play a role in the solution to climate change
• Why utilities cannot afford not to make changes
• Why data needs to support changes rather than relying on the generalities of climate change
• How to get water on the policy agenda
• Stephanie’s great leave behind message

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Stephanie’s LinkedIn profile
• Xylem’s website for YSI
• The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Emily’s background and how she gravitated to the water sector
• Why the US Water Alliance chose to tackle the issue of fragmentation and consolidation in the water utility sector
• The recent report by the US Water Alliance on community based consolidations
• Why utility consolidations are so difficult
• Why consolidation opportunity for utilities are incredibly customizable
• How the US Water Alliance assembled the team of experts and stakeholders to address the consolidation issues
• What some of the roadblocks to consolidation are
• Strategies to overcome the roadblocks
• Some of the policy tools that can be deployed to achieve consolidation goals
• How political will-building for consolidation can be fostered in “Step Zero”
• Why the US Water Alliance is working toward a rate calculator to help forecast what rates might be as a result of consolidation
• How the US Water Alliance is continuing the momentum from the report

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Emily’s LinkedIn profile
• US Water Alliance’s website
• US Water Alliance’s Report: Catalyzing Community-Driven Utility Consolidations and Partnerships

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Epic Cleantech’s origin story in the onsite water reuse space
• The policy background driving onsite reuse
• How onsite reuse supplements centralized treatment systems
• Why and how San Francisco implemented its requirement for onsite reuse systems
• How onsite water reuse regulation is spreading across the United States
• How onsite reuse diversifies supply and enhances resiliency of water supply
• How onsite reuse helps recapture waste heat from wastewater
• How the waste heat provides significant energy savings
• Overcoming the “Yuck!” factor
• Individual home vs. district water reuse systems
• Where the U.S. is on the spectrum of water reuse around the globe
• Aaron’s thoughts on what the U.S. can do better in the policy arena to promote better water stewardship

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Aaron’s LinkedIn profile
• Epic Cleantech’s website
• San Francisco’s water reuse regulations
• NBC News story on Epic Cleantec

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Alan’s background and how he came to the water sector
• Alan’s thoughts on state of innovation and data usage in the water utility industry
• Alan’s work on Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s digital twin
• The paradox between speed of technological advancement and utility adoption
• Why Alan thinks its unfair to peg utilities as slow to adopt technology
• Some of the organizational obstacles that hinder technology adoption
• Candidate attraction challenges
• Why technology for technology’s sake is a recipe for failure
• What Alan thinks will drive technology adoption
• Making the pivot from reactive to proactive decision-making
• Why collaboration is key to achieving technological advancement in utilities

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Alan’s LinkedIn profile
• Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Mike’s background in cybersecurity in the auto and utility industries
• A comparison of cybersecurity issues in the auto and utility sectors
• Password/passphrase basics
• What hackers are after
• Why data security is so important
• Why layers of cybersecurity provide greater protection
• The different types of cyberattacks
• An analysis of the Oldsmar, Florida, cyberattack and its timing vis-à-vis the Super Bowl
• What a honeypot website is
• Why your cybersecurity plan needs to include “people, process, and technology”
• Why cybersecurity testing and auditing is important
• Why a VPN is an important cybersecurity tool
• Why a firewall is important
• Mike’s suggestions for getting a basic cybersecurity plan together

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Mike’s LinkedIn profile
• Consolidated Utility District’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Kendall’s background 
• Why Kendall wrote his article advocating for elimination of residential water rates
• Why residential water rates are typically regressive
• Why Kendall believes water usage is inelastic
• How Kendall proposes to replace water utility revenues
• How Ireland essentially is already doing this
• Why Kendall believes the relationship between water availability/shortages and water rates support his view that water rates should be eliminated
• How to overcome the public’s reticence to pay more taxes
• Kendall’s perspective on how his proposal applies to investor-owned utilities

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Kendall’s LinkedIn profile 
• Kendall’s Twitter handle: @kendix
• Link to Kendall’s article: Water For All

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Katrina’s background in Australian disaster response and how it transitioned her into the utility space
• Katrina’s work in the “utility of the future” space for a major utility
• A lay explanation of blockchain
• The connection between data and blockchain
• How blockchain helps interoperability of data across enterprises (i.e., how blockchain frees data from data silos)
• How blockchain helps the water sector
• How blockchain brings trust, accountability and transparency to data
• What needs to happen before a company/market can engage in blockchain
• Why blockchain will not solve “bad data”
• Why blockchain is not an answer for every situation
• Katrina’s problem first, tech second approach to determining when blockchain should be used
• How blockchain can help the tragedy of the commons involving water
• How blockchain serves the public interest and strengthens property rights
• Blockchain’s role in democratizing information and making markets more efficient
• Why the agricultural water sector is ripe for blockchain (and how blockchain is used in Australian water markets)

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Katrina’s LinkedIn profile
• Civic Ledger’s website
• Water Ledger’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Bryan’s entrepreneurial background in sustainable economic development
• How Cleveland Water Alliance promotes the water economy in the Cleveland area
• How the Cleveland Water Alliance has fostered job growth in the Cleveland area
• Bryan’s explanation of innovation test beds for water technologies
• How the municipal utility test bed is trying to identify lead service lines without breaking ground
• How mobile test beds allow greater technology testing and further reach
• How the Cleveland Water Alliance has expanded into a regional player involving multiple geographies
• How a Data as a Service model helped accelerate the technology testing
• The role of legal and insurance in building trust and making sure all risks are considered and adequately addressed
• The process for accepting companies into the Cleveland Water Alliance’s programs
• How Cleveland Water Alliance has developed buy-in with market participants and built up trust with utilities and other market participants
• Bryan’s perspective on climate change and its impact on water tech innovation and the impacts on the Great Lakes

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Bryan’s LinkedIn profile
• Cleveland Water Alliance’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Iris’ coverage of water in the Philippines
• How the Philippines set up water utilities after achieving independence on July 4, 1946
• Why President Ramos privatized the water utility industry in the Philippines
• Where President Ramos got the idea to privatize the water utility industry
• The background on the Manila water utility concessions
• Why Manila split its water utility concessions between an East Zone and a West Zone
• How the Manila water concessions are ––structured
• How the Manila water concessionaires are regulated
• The legislative franchise the Congress of the Philippines enacted for the concessionaires 
• How the legislative franchise interfaces with the Manila water concessions
• Why the legislative franchise provides a safety net for the concessionaires’ investment in water infrastructure
• Whether privatization improved water utility service in the Philippines
• Iris’ take on the Filipino view of water as a right

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Iris’ page on the Philippine Star’s website
• Iris’ Twitter handle & Instagram handle: @eyesgonzales
• Manila’s Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Service webpage explaining the concessions

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Robin’s extensive background in water law
• The factual background of Mississippi v. Tennessee
• The procedural history of Mississippi v. Tennessee
• Why Mississippi sued Tennessee and not the actual entity pumping the water
• What Mississippi’s claim was
• What the briefings revealed about the parties’ positions
• The issues the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) probed during oral arguments
• What the SCOTUS held in Mississippi v. Tennessee
• What equitable apportionment is
• How equitable apportionment interfaces and impacts compacts between the States
• How the SCOTUS’ holding might impact State compact negotiations over water rights (and potentially other natural resources)
• How the holding of Mississippi v. Tennessee might impact other conflicts among the States over groundwater 

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Robin’s LinkedIn Page
• Robin’s bio on the USC Gould School of Law Faculty Page
• The Supreme Court of the United States Opinion in Mississippi v. Tennessee
• Robin’s blog post on SCOTUSblog about the case

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• What SurfCleaner is
• How the technology behind SurfCleaner was developed
• How SurfCleaner was developed based on the human heart
• How SurfCleaner works
• How SurfCleaner helps separate and capture floating solids
• How SurfCleaner helps remove oil and fuel from water
• How reduced emissions is a byproduct of SurfCleaner
• Why industrial applications are ideal for SurfCleaner
• Why pretreatment applications are ideal for SurfCleaner
• Why “upstream” applications are ideal for SurfCleaner
• The difficulties of using SurfCleaner in the open sea and ocean
• How SurfCleaner differs from traditional skimmers
• Christina’s SurfCleaner leave-behind message

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Christina’s LinkedIn Page
• SurfCleaner’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• What ASDWA is
• ASDWA’s membership
• The priorities in 2022 for state drinking water regulators
• Why the Lead and Copper Rule is the most complex regulation to administer
• How the Lead and Copper Rule interplays with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the service line inventory periods
• How state drinking water administrators view compliance and enforcement
• ASDWA’s perspective on PFAS
• How PFAS regulation might unfold
• How ASDWA interfaces with the U.S. EPA
• How ASDWA looks at cybersecurity for drinking water systems
• How ASDWA views the upcoming funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Alan’s LinkedIn Page
• ASDWA’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Each panelist’s takeaways from 2021
• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding issues
• Why the IIJA needs to be a “down payment” on our infrastructure rather than a one-time investment
• Why our panelists are worried about small and medium sized utilities
• How larger utilities can help small and medium sized utilities
• Why access to infrastructure funds need to be simplified
• How we can help our communities understand water’s role in building our communities
• How historic underinvestment in infrastructure has and is manifesting itself
• How affordability took on an even bigger role in 2021
• Innovation and the role of technology for utilities moving forward
• Our panelists’ favorite holiday traditions

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Cathy’s LinkedIn Page
• OJ’s LinkedIn Page
• Cindy’s LinkedIn Page

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• How Christoph transitioned from disaster relief to charity: water
• charity: water’s mission
• How charity: water’s unique structure helps it achieve success
• How charity: water overcame one of the unique fundraising challenges
• Why clean water helps reduce infant mortality rates, increase literacy rates and increase income
• How much it costs charity: water to implement a water project
• How charity: water uses technology
• What technology solutions charity: water deploys
• How the technology solutions benefit rural communities
• How climate change impacts the populations served by charity: water
• The steps charity: water takes to ensure its projects are resilient to climate change
• How charity: water interacts with governments where its projects are located
• How to get involved with charity: water

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Christoph’s LinkedIn Page
• charity: water’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Alyson’s background as a “water brat”
• Alyson’s perspective on the prevailing mode of project delivery
• Why shifting to an outcome based approach makes more sense
• How risk can be shifted to the private sector to facilitate an outcome based approach 
• What needs to happen to shift to an outcome based approach
• Why trust is key to this outcome based approach
• How empathy factors into the trust equation
• How water leaders can foster outcome based contracting in their organizations
• Several case studies that demonstrate the benefits of outcome based contracting
• How outcome based approaches might have ancillary benefits, such as employee retention
• Alyson’s ideas to foster collaboration in the water industry 
• How outcome based approaches and collaboration can help combat climate change

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Alyson’s LinkedIn Page
• Woodard & Curran’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Cameron’s background
• Why water is important to the armed forces
• Water needs and use on military bases
• Cameron’s role as a civilian working on water issues for the U.S. Army 
• The collaboration on water issues between the military and civilians on military installations
• Water and the impact of COVID-19 on military installations
• How the military used wastewater epidemiology to build a predictive analytics model to monitor the spread of COVID-19 on military bases
• The collaboration among the local university, the civilian water team, and the military on developing the wastewater epidemiology model
• Why wastewater epidemiology models are system specific 
• Water and sustainability on military bases
• Clean water issues for field based military units  
• Cameron’s thoughts on military sustainability and resilience

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Cameron’s LinkedIn Page
• Concurrent Technology Corporation’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• What James has been up to since his last podcast appearance
• A brief history of the Colorado River Compact
• How the Upper Basin and Lower Basin came to be
• How climate change has impacted the Colorado River Compact
• What demand management is
• How demand management and water banking worked in the Lower Basin
• The creation of the water banking account in the Upper Basin
• Why demand management represents a viable solution for Upper Basin States
• How demand management can stem the proliferation of “buy and dry”
• Why demand management hasn’t taken off in the Upper Basin
• Why only sovereigns can “bank” water & the lawsuit behind it
• James’ thoughts on where we go from here on the Colorado River

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• James’ LinkedIn Page
• Eklund Hanlon’s website
• Saving the Colorado River: How Demand Management Can Save the Colorado River, article by James Eklund

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• How Alison’s upbringing on a farm helped form her appreciation of the importance water
• How an environmental issue led to Tampa Bay Water’s need to make the digital transformation
• Why Tampa Bay Water needed to address groundwater pumping
• The Floridian aquifer system and its relation to surface water
• Tampa Bay Water’s early adoption of the digital transformation over two decades ago
• The four defined steps needed to be undertaken in a utility’s digital transformation
• How breaking down internal silos helped the digital transformation process
• How Tampa Bay Water built a decision support system
• What some of the bumps in the road were
• How to message that the technology will not replace workers and jobs but will help them do their jobs better–how to create quick wins
• How Tampa Bay Water’s digital transformation achieved its original goal–environmental recovery–and found new benefits along the way

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Press Release when Alison joined INTERA
• Press Release on Alison’s recent promotion to Chief Technical Officer at INTERA
• Tampa Bay Water’s website
• INTERA’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Claudia’s unique background
• What ESG is from a publicly traded company’s perspective
• Why the water sector is so central to ESG issues
• How sustainability has morphed from primarily being an environmental concept to a business and social concept
• Why an entity’s business strategy needs to align with its sustainability strategy
• The ESG issues involved in the Exxon Mobil proxy fight
• Why ESG needs to be front and center for publicly traded companies (guess what – the logic applies to all businesses!)
• Why it is critical for corporate boards to have an ESG strategy
• How ESG supports a corporation’s access to capital and lowers the cost of capital
• How ESG supports a corporation’s workforce and the corporation’s strategic direction
• How businesses measure ESG
• Why Claudia thinks the water sector can lead on ESG

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Claudia’s LinkedIn Page
• Xylem’s website
• Smart sewer technology satisfies EPA consent decree, saves city $400 million

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Tom’s unique story for how he landed in the water sector
• Why Tom believes that deserving companies in water typically get funded, although their paths may be disparate
• Burnt Island Venture’s “broad at seed” strategy
• The due diligence Burnt Island Ventures undertakes looking for investment opportunities
• Finding the pain point to accelerate the investment horizon
• The investment lifecycle
• Why investment diversification is important
• Burnt Island Ventures’ current “Island” (you’ll need to listen to learn what this is)
• What Tom likes about water sector investing. And what he doesn’t
• Tom’s big picture thoughts on the water sector
• Why the water industry needs to start shouting from the rooftops

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Tom’s LinkedIn Page
• Burnt Island Venture’s website
• TWV #176: The Evolution of a Water Start-Up with Dana Haasz
• TWV #165: Private Equity in the Water Sector with Cimbria Capital’s Brian Iversen

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• What the Water Finance Exchange is
• Why the Water Finance Exchange was founded
• How the Water Finance Exchange is funded
• Brent’s view on why communities have not been proactive in seeking water infrastructure funding
• Brent’s thoughts on how the Water Finance Exchange might fit into the infrastructure bill
• Criteria for Water Finance Exchange funding
• How Water Finance Exchange aims to help build utilities of the future
• Brent’s observations on “water cooperatives”
• Why communities need to be open to change from a water funding perspective
• Brent’s thoughts on regionalization

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Brent’s LinkedIn Page
• Water Finance Exchange’s website

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Why Jeff decided to retire from Metropolitan at this juncture
• Jeff’s perspective on what makes a good water leader
• Where the gaps in water leadership are and whether they’re being filled
• The advice Jeff received when he began his tenure at Metropolitan
• Whether Jeff heeded that advice
• How has the GM position changed during his tenure
• Jeff’s biggest surprises in dealing with water issues
• Jeff’s proudest accomplishments during his years at Metropolitan
• What Jeff wishes had worked out differently
• Jeff’s public words of advice for his successor, Adel Hagekhalil

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Jeff’s LinkedIn Page
• Jeff’s Twitter handle: @8thGenCA
• Other exit interviews: Verde Exchange (Part 1 and Part 2) and org
• TWV #133: Resiliency and Regionalism in Southern California with Metropolitan’s Jeffrey Kightlinger
• TWV #142: Los Angeles’ Approach to Infrastructure with Adel Hagekhalil

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Neno’s background and start in the nuclear sector consulting on cooling water
• Neno’s perspective on water quality data and the cloud
• The digital transformation from spreadsheets to local data bases to the cloud
• The one advantage that utilities still keeping data on spreadsheets have
• Neno’s advice on getting started with data collection and validation
• The cross-functional benefits of using cloud-based data
• The benefits of cloud-based data in regulatory reporting and strategic decision making
• What utilities can be doing now from a data collection standpoint to prepare for future regulation
• Why cloud-based and validated data aids utilities in regulatory reporting
• Where Neno thinks the future of water lies
• How blockchain fits into the water quality regulation

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Neno’s LinkedIn Page
• Locus Technologies’ website
• News Release: US EPA Establishes New Council on PFAS

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Jim’s background in big public companies and start-ups
• What synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is
• How SAR works
• How SAR can find the “underground signature” of water
• How SAR mapping can help identify where leaks occur in a water system
• The types of leaks SAR mapping can identify, from slow drips to large main breaks
• How SAR mapping allows system surveys to allow utilities to target problem leak areas
• Utilis’ experience as to where the infrastructure is leaking (mains, service lines, meters, hydrants, valves, etc. – the answer might surprise you)
• Additional uses for SAR like alternative supply locations, soil moisture monitoring, earthen dam monitoring, wastewater leakage, and much more
• How utilities using SAR experience a 6 month ROI

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• James’ LinkedIn Page
• Utilis’ website

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Prateek’s background & how it influenced his arc into the water sector
• Water-intensive industries and using water data in those industries
• Prateek’s view on digital transformation
• How COVID influenced the digital transformation
• The limitations of human-based decision-making
• Common challenges for data-centric organizations
• How to drive organizational behavior change with respect to data usage
• The difference between AI and machine learning
• Data quality and verification issues
• The factors companies look for when selecting an AI system

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Prateek’s LinkedIn Page
• Plutoshift’s website
• Prateek’s website

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Meena’s upbringing in India and its impact on her work in water today
• Meena’s view on the use of data in the water sector
• Why upcoming workforce retirements should drive the digital transformation
• Meena’s insights into managing data
• How to figure out what data is important
• Common data gaps
• The difference between qualitative and quantitative data gaps
• Getting employees to buy into the digital transformation
• Data collection and management inside the fence versus outside the fence
• Meena’s thoughts on cybersecurity in the water sector

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Meena’s LinkedIn Page
• Ketos’ website
• TWV #179: Data Enhanced Wastewater Treatment with Kando CEO Ari Goldfarb
• TWV #147: The Power of Digital Water with Cindy Wallis-Lage

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Meena’s upbringing in India and its impact on her work in water today
• Meena’s view on the use of data in the water sector
• Why upcoming workforce retirements should drive the digital transformation
• Meena’s insights into managing data
• How to figure out what data is important
• Common data gaps
• The difference between qualitative and quantitative data gaps
• Getting employees to buy into the digital transformation
• Data collection and management inside the fence versus outside the fence
• Meena’s thoughts on cybersecurity in the water sector

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Meena’s LinkedIn Page
• Ketos’ website
• TWV #179: Data Enhanced Wastewater Treatment with Kando CEO Ari Goldfarb
• TWV #147: The Power of Digital Water with Cindy Wallis-Lage

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Scott’s long tenure as a California water lawyer
• The background of the Cadiz water project
• What a dry lake is
• How the Cadiz project intercepts groundwater before it evaporates in dry lakes
• The history of environmental review of the Cadiz project
• How the Cadiz project achieved a zero environmental impact designation
• The current state of the opposition to the Cadiz water project
• How water development relates to economic development activities and housing
• How the Cadiz project takes advantage of existing infrastructure and land rights
• How data has played a role in developing the Cadiz project
• The impact of the Cadiz water project on the equitable distribution of water

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Scott’s LinkedIn Page
• The Cadiz Water Project’s website
• LA Times article on the Cadiz Water Project
• TWV #133: Resiliency and Regionalism in Southern California with Metropolitan’s Jeffrey Kightlinger
• TWV #073: The Coachella Valley’s Water Story with CVWD’s Board President John Powell, Jr.

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Scott’s long tenure as a California water lawyer
• The background of the Cadiz water project
• What a dry lake is
• How the Cadiz project intercepts groundwater before it evaporates in dry lakes
• The history of environmental review of the Cadiz project
• How the Cadiz project achieved a zero environmental impact designation
• The current state of the opposition to the Cadiz water project
• How water development relates to economic development activities and housing
• How the Cadiz project takes advantage of existing infrastructure and land rights
• How data has played a role in developing the Cadiz project
• The impact of the Cadiz water project on the equitable distribution of water

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Scott’s LinkedIn Page
• The Cadiz Water Project’s website
• LA Times article on the Cadiz Water Project
• TWV #133: Resiliency and Regionalism in Southern California with Metropolitan’s Jeffrey Kightlinger
• TWV #073: The Coachella Valley’s Water Story with CVWD’s Board President John Powell, Jr.

 Thank You!

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Christine’s journey from start-up to sale to life inside a publicly traded company
• Why Christine made the decision to sell Valor Water to Xylem
• Practical advice for start-ups on how to build trust with clients
• Christine’s take on how digital water has changed over the last 5 years
• Where Christine thinks digital water is going
• How small- and medium-size utilities can take advantage of digital water
• Christine’s role in the technology incubator within Xylem
• Innovations Christine saw take off during the pandemic
• Christine’s view of digital water and cybersecurity
• How innovation ecosystems in start-ups and big companies compare and contrast
• The issues on Christine’s priority list for innovation going forward

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Christine’s LinkedIn Page
• Xylem’s website
• Xylem’s One Minute in Water with Christine Boyle YouTube Video
• TWV #084: Using Big Data to Improve Water Utility Revenues with Valor Water President Christine Boyle
• TWV #170: Digitally Enabled Utility Resilience with Xylem’s Albert Cho

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Christine’s journey from start-up to sale to life inside a publicly traded company
• Why Christine made the decision to sell Valor Water to Xylem
• Practical advice for start-ups on how to build trust with clients
• Christine’s take on how digital water has changed over the last 5 years
• Where Christine thinks digital water is going
• How small- and medium-size utilities can take advantage of digital water
• Christine’s role in the technology incubator within Xylem
• Innovations Christine saw take off during the pandemic
• Christine’s view of digital water and cybersecurity
• How innovation ecosystems in start-ups and big companies compare and contrast
• The issues on Christine’s priority list for innovation going forward

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Christine’s LinkedIn Page
• Xylem’s website
• Xylem’s One Minute in Water with Christine Boyle YouTube Video
• TWV #084: Using Big Data to Improve Water Utility Revenues with Valor Water President Christine Boyle
• TWV #170: Digitally Enabled Utility Resilience with Xylem’s Albert Cho

Thank You!

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Patrick’s 20 years of experience in the water industry and power sectors
• Patrick’s broad perspective on water’s role in the power sector
• Patrick’s thoughts on where the power sector is going
• The impact of the power sector’s direction on water
• How the power sector cleans up its process water
• Hydrogen power and its ties to and impact on water
• How the drinking water industry can benefit from the technology used in the power sector
• The importance of cross-sector collaboration in the water industry

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Patrick’s LinkedIn Page
• Evoqua Water Technologies’ website
• TWV #117: Spurring Innovation in the Water-Energy Nexus with Michael Murphy
• TWV #097: The Impact of Energy Development on Water Use with Jason Oyler                               

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In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Patrick’s 20 years of experience in the water industry and power sectors
• Patrick’s broad perspective on water’s role in the power sector
• Patrick’s thoughts on where the power sector is going
• The impact of the power sector’s direction on water
• How the power sector cleans up its process water
• Hydrogen power and its ties to and impact on water
• How the drinking water industry can benefit from the technology used in the power sector
• The importance of cross-sector collaboration in the water industry

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Patrick’s LinkedIn Page
• Evoqua Water Technologies’ website
• TWV #117: Spurring Innovation in the Water-Energy Nexus with Michael Murphy
• TWV #097: The Impact of Energy Development on Water Use with Jason Oyler                               

Thank You!

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Bryan’s 20 years of experience in wastewater treatment
• Why wastewater is behind the curve on innovation
• How the wastewater sector takes innovation in other sectors and applies it to wastewater
• How a medical doctor inspired Bryan’s recent innovation, Opseyes
• What microscopy is
• How microscopy assists treatment plant operators
• How Opseyes can deliver results in less than 10 minutes compared to traditional microscopy that can take up to 3 days
• Why thinking outside the box is not the best advice
• Importance of failure in developing the product
• What are the barriers to innovation in the wastewater space
• Where you can try Opseyes for free

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Bryan’s LinkedIn Page
• The Opseyes website
• Article on the Importance of Microscopes in Wastewater Treatment
• TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Systems with Austin Thompson
• TWV #031: Accelerating Innovation in the Water Space with Chris Peacock

Thank You!

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Bryan’s 20 years of experience in wastewater treatment
• Why wastewater is behind the curve on innovation
• How the wastewater sector takes innovation in other sectors and applies it to wastewater
• How a medical doctor inspired Bryan’s recent innovation, Opseyes
• What microscopy is
• How microscopy assists treatment plant operators
• How Opseyes can deliver results in less than 10 minutes compared to traditional microscopy that can take up to 3 days
• Why thinking outside the box is not the best advice
• Importance of failure in developing the product
• What are the barriers to innovation in the wastewater space
• Where you can try Opseyes for free

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Bryan’s LinkedIn Page
• The Opseyes website
• Article on the Importance of Microscopes in Wastewater Treatment
• TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Systems with Austin Thompson
• TWV #031: Accelerating Innovation in the Water Space with Chris Peacock

Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Why urban water planning is important to protecting fish and wildlife habitat
• How a drought caused Jennifer to turn to urban water planning and One Water
• What healthy waterways are
• Why healthy waterways are important
• The four steps of a healthy waterways plan
• Samples of Healthy Waterways / One Water plans from around the country
• Jennifer’s thoughts on ensuring plans move from paper to implementation
• Why water planning is so important for communities and fish & wildlife habitat

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Jennifer’s LinkedIn Page
• National Wildlife Federation’s website
• Article on the Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways report
• The Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways report
• TWV #152: Urban Water Systems and Sustainable Water Management with Newsha Ajami
• TWV #142: Los Angeles’ Approach to Infrastructure with Adel Hagekhalil

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Why urban water planning is important to protecting fish and wildlife habitat
• How a drought caused Jennifer to turn to urban water planning and One Water
• What healthy waterways are
• Why healthy waterways are important
• The four steps of a healthy waterways plan
• Samples of Healthy Waterways / One Water plans from around the country
• Jennifer’s thoughts on ensuring plans move from paper to implementation
• Why water planning is so important for communities and fish & wildlife habitat

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Jennifer’s LinkedIn Page
• National Wildlife Federation’s website
• Article on the Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways report
• The Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways report
• TWV #152: Urban Water Systems and Sustainable Water Management with Newsha Ajami
• TWV #142: Los Angeles’ Approach to Infrastructure with Adel Hagekhalil

Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• The genesis of SOURCE
• The distributed water solution offered by SOURCE
• How SOURCE panels produce water out of thin air + sunlight
• How SOURCE panels produce clean, potable water
• Why SOURCE’s distributed water solution makes sense
• The geographic regions where SOURCE panels are being deployed
• Whether air quality affects the water quality produced by SOURCE panels
• Clara’s thoughts on innovation in the water space

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Clara’s LinkedIn Page
• SOURCE’s website
• TWV #178: “Excelerating” Innovation with Kim Baker
• TWV #082: A Distributed Water Solution with Ambient Water CEO Keith White

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• The genesis of SOURCE
• The distributed water solution offered by SOURCE
• How SOURCE panels produce water out of thin air + sunlight
• How SOURCE panels produce clean, potable water
• Why SOURCE’s distributed water solution makes sense
• The geographic regions where SOURCE panels are being deployed
• Whether air quality affects the water quality produced by SOURCE panels
• Clara’s thoughts on innovation in the water space

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Clara’s LinkedIn Page
• SOURCE’s website
• TWV #178: “Excelerating” Innovation with Kim Baker
• TWV #082: A Distributed Water Solution with Ambient Water CEO Keith White

 Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Broad overview of the LatAm water markets
• The unique characteristics of the public versus private debate in LatAm
• Why infrastructure coverage in LatAm is relatively low
• Shimon’s perspective on how the legacy of Simon Bolivar impacts the LatAm water sector
• Shimon’s insights into the Brazilian water market
• The recent Brazilian water legislation and the opportunity it presents
• How the Brazilian water legislation allows aggregation (and what Shimon expects aggregation means) for privatization opportunities

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Shimon’s LinkedIn Page
• Shimon Constante’s website
• TWV #085: Water Conflict in Mexico with Raul Pacheco-Vega
• TWV #108: Paleohydrology and What It Can Teach Us with Ken Wright, P.E.

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Broad overview of the LatAm water markets
• The unique characteristics of the public versus private debate in LatAm
• Why infrastructure coverage in LatAm is relatively low
• Shimon’s perspective on how the legacy of Simon Bolivar impacts the LatAm water sector
• Shimon’s insights into the Brazilian water market
• The recent Brazilian water legislation and the opportunity it presents
• How the Brazilian water legislation allows aggregation (and what Shimon expects aggregation means) for privatization opportunities

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Shimon’s LinkedIn Page
• Shimon Constante’s website
• TWV #085: Water Conflict in Mexico with Raul Pacheco-Vega
• TWV #108: Paleohydrology and What It Can Teach Us with Ken Wright, P.E.

 Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

Plus, Reese Tisdale from Bluefield Research provides his look back at water in 2020 and a peek ahead at the water sector in 2021 in our Bluefield on Tap segment.

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• What vertical farming is
• Water use in vertical farming
• Water quality issues and filtration in vertical farming
• Water intensity of certain crops
• The crops that vertical farming can grow
• Why vertical farming saves water by not requiring triple washing
• How energy and water intertwine in vertical farming

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Sam’s LinkedIn Page
• AeroFarms’ website
• TWV #123: Plunging into Virtual Water with Jenny Kehl
• TWV #109: A Different Approach to Ag Water and Soil Health

 Thank You!

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Plus, Reese Tisdale from Bluefield Research provides his look back at water in 2020 and a peek ahead at the water sector in 2021 in our Bluefield on Tap segment.

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• What vertical farming is
• Water use in vertical farming
• Water quality issues and filtration in vertical farming
• Water intensity of certain crops
• The crops that vertical farming can grow
• Why vertical farming saves water by not requiring triple washing
• How energy and water intertwine in vertical farming

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Sam’s LinkedIn Page
• AeroFarms’ website
• TWV #123: Plunging into Virtual Water with Jenny Kehl
• TWV #109: A Different Approach to Ag Water and Soil Health

 Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• The panel’s insights into how COVID really impacted the water sector
• How lessons from the last recession played into how utilities dealt with COVID and the financial dip early on in 2020
• How the pandemic affected water equity
• Thoughts on regionalism, collaboration, and consolidation
• A look at what the water landscape might look like under the Biden Administration, including regulations and potential for water investments
• And of course, in keeping with tradition, find out what movies our panelists are going to watch this holiday season!

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• TWV #160: The Year in Water 2019 with Jeff Kightlinger, Sielen Namdar and Reese Tisdale
• TWV #170: Digitally Enabled Utility Resilience with Xylem’s Albert Cho
• TWV #019: What Are the Important Issues in Water Finance? With Debra Coy

Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• The panel’s insights into how COVID really impacted the water sector
• How lessons from the last recession played into how utilities dealt with COVID and the financial dip early on in 2020
• How the pandemic affected water equity
• Thoughts on regionalism, collaboration, and consolidation
• A look at what the water landscape might look like under the Biden Administration, including regulations and potential for water investments
• And of course, in keeping with tradition, find out what movies our panelists are going to watch this holiday season!

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• TWV #160: The Year in Water 2019 with Jeff Kightlinger, Sielen Namdar and Reese Tisdale
• TWV #170: Digitally Enabled Utility Resilience with Xylem’s Albert Cho
• TWV #019: What Are the Important Issues in Water Finance? With Debra Coy

Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

• Why Alan left the water sector to become a coach
• What coaching is
• How coaching works in a virtual world
• Why coaching can benefit the water sector
• How leaders “make the weather”
• Why leaders need someone to speak with and how coaches are the perfect fit
• How to justify coaching with a tight budget
• The different styles of coaching
• How to find a coach for you

• Alan’s LinkedIn page
• Peaceful Direction’s website
• TWV #091: What’s the Blue Mind? With Wallace J. Nichols
• TWV #122: Creating New Revenue Streams with Alan Heymann

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Why Alan left the water sector to become a coach
• What coaching is
• How coaching works in a virtual world
• Why coaching can benefit the water sector
• How leaders “make the weather”
• Why leaders need someone to speak with and how coaches are the perfect fit
• How to justify coaching with a tight budget
• The different styles of coaching
• How to find a coach for you

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Alan’s LinkedIn page
• Peaceful Direction’s website
• TWV #091: What’s the Blue Mind? With Wallace J. Nichols
• TWV #122: Creating New Revenue Streams with Alan Heymann

Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

• Kristina’s background
• How Kristina’s time in the water sector allowed her to recognize the need for a more efficient system of water rights transfers in Washington state
• How the idea for Western Water Market got off the ground
• What Western Water Market does
• How Western Water Market connects buyers and sellers of water rights
• Why the transparency allowed by Western Water Market will help allocate water rights more efficiently
• What are some of the policy tools to make water markets more efficient
• How Western Water Market works for leases of water rights
• How Western Water Market is growing and serving the needs of water rights market participants

• Kristina’s LinkedIn page
• Western Water Market’s website
• TWV #135: Water Resiliency for the Ag Economy with AQUAOSO’s Chris Peacock
• TWV #106: Alternative Transfer Methods with James Eklund        

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Kristina’s background
• How Kristina’s time in the water sector allowed her to recognize the need for a more efficient system of water rights transfers in Washington state
• How the idea for Western Water Market got off the ground
• What Western Water Market does
• How Western Water Market connects buyers and sellers of water rights
• Why the transparency allowed by Western Water Market will help allocate water rights more efficiently
• What are some of the policy tools to make water markets more efficient
• How Western Water Market works for leases of water rights
• How Western Water Market is growing and serving the needs of water rights market participants

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Kristina’s LinkedIn page
• Western Water Market’s website
• TWV #135: Water Resiliency for the Ag Economy with AQUAOSO’s Chris Peacock
• TWV #106: Alternative Transfer Methods with James Eklund        

Thank You!

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• The background on Kando
• How data on wastewater quality improves the treatment process
• How measuring data helps change behavior of customers
• How the Kando system is deployed within the wastewater collection system
• Why data from sensors needs to be supplemented with robust analysis
• The wastewater data parameters Kando uses in its analysis
• How data analysis allows predictive treatment and I&I detection
• How data analysis supports asset management systems
• The water innovation ecosystem in Israel

• Ari’s LinkedIn page
• Kando’s website
• TWV #119: Ensuring Technology Access and Resilience in the Field with David Dolphin
• TWV #079: Water Use in Industrial Processes with Grant Newhouse

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• The background on Kando
• How data on wastewater quality improves the treatment process
• How measuring data helps change behavior of customers
• How the Kando system is deployed within the wastewater collection system
• Why data from sensors needs to be supplemented with robust analysis
• The wastewater data parameters Kando uses in its analysis
• How data analysis allows predictive treatment and I&I detection
• How data analysis supports asset management systems
• The water innovation ecosystem in Israel

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Ari’s LinkedIn page
• Kando’s website
• TWV #119: Ensuring Technology Access and Resilience in the Field with David Dolphin
• TWV #079: Water Use in Industrial Processes with Grant Newhouse

Thnk You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

• The background and mission of Elemental Excelerator
• How Elemental Excelerator fosters innovation across multiple climate verticals, including water
• The targeted investments Elemental Excelerator makes in companies
• What Elemental Excelerator looks for when selecting companies
• How selected companies benefit from their peers in the Elemental Excelerator program
• The power of storytelling in the water sector
• The trends Kim is seeing in new water technologies

• Kim’s LinkedIn page
• Elemental Excelerator’s website
• TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Utility Systems with Austin Thompson
• TWV #050: Advancements in Water Testing with OndaVia CEO Mark Peterman

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• The background and mission of Elemental Excelerator
• How Elemental Excelerator fosters innovation across multiple climate verticals, including water
• The targeted investments Elemental Excelerator makes in companies
• What Elemental Excelerator looks for when selecting companies
• How selected companies benefit from their peers in the Elemental Excelerator program
• The power of storytelling in the water sector
• The trends Kim is seeing in new water technologies

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Kim’s LinkedIn page
• Elemental Excelerator’s website
• TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Utility Systems with Austin Thompson
• TWV #050: Advancements in Water Testing with OndaVia CEO Mark Peterman

Thank You!

Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

• The background on PFAS
• Common uses for PFAS
• The regulatory framework for drinking water standards
• State regulation of PFAS
• The status of EPA regulation of PFAS
• The EPA’s regulatory determination & its meaning for a rulemaking on PFAS
• Chris’ thoughts on how PFAS regulation interplays with the stresses under which utilities operate, including aging infrastructure and affordability
• How the AWWA approaches adoption of a regulatory standard
• The AWWA’s position on PFAS regulation

•  Chris’ LinkedIn page
• AWWA’s website
• AWWA’s PFAS website
• TWV #115: Restoring Lakes to Swimmable Quality with Jay Madigan
• TWV #099: Fertilizer and Water Quality with Mark Slavens

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• The background on PFAS
• Common uses for PFAS
• The regulatory framework for drinking water standards
• State regulation of PFAS
• The status of EPA regulation of PFAS
• The EPA’s regulatory determination & its meaning for a rulemaking on PFAS
• Chris’ thoughts on how PFAS regulation interplays with the stresses under which utilities operate, including aging infrastructure and affordability
• How the AWWA approaches adoption of a regulatory standard
• The AWWA’s position on PFAS regulation

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

•  Chris’ LinkedIn page
• AWWA’s website
• AWWA’s PFAS website
• TWV #115: Restoring Lakes to Swimmable Quality with Jay Madigan
• TWV #099: Fertilizer and Water Quality with Mark Slavens

Thank You!

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In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• How utilities shifted their conservation efforts from a customer service focus to a water resources planning focus
• How WaterSmart Software has evolved by responding to customer needs
• How data use and collection have improved in water utilities
• Where we are on using AMI data in rate design
• The importance of customer engagement on rate issues
• WaterSmart Software’s entrepreneurial journey to the point of its recent acquisition
• The pain points that led WaterSmart Software to the acquisition decision
• Dana’s thoughts on convergence in the utility sector
• How WaterSmart Software navigated the “valley of death” for a water tech start-up

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Dana’s LinkedIn page
• VXsmart Utility Usage Analytics and Dynamic Customer Engagement
• Press Release on VertexOne’s Acquisition of WaterSmart Software
• TWV #068: Speeding Technology Adoption Among Utilities with FATHOM CEO Trevor Hill
• TWV #034: A Smarter Way to Deliver Water with Peter Yolles

Thank You!