- Publisher |
- Dave McGimpsey
- Media Type |
- audio
- Podknife tags |
- Business,
- Interview,
- Science & Medicine,
- Water
- People |
- Country Of Origin |
- USA
- Produced In |
- Jasper, IN
- Premiere Date |
- 2014-03-13
- Related Hashtags |
- #WaterValues
- Frequency |
- Biweekly
- Explicit |
- No
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Submit ReviewChristina Lundbäck provides a fascinating discussion of SurfCleaner and its applications to remove contaminants from water at wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, ports, harbors, and spills.
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
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Water industry veteran and Association of State Drinking Administrators (ASDWA) Executive Director Alan Roberson discusses the big issues facing the water sector from a state regulatory perspective. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for a Bluefield on Tap segment.
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
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An all-star panel of water leaders participate in a roundtable discussion about what happened in the year that was 2021 and provide insights on what 2022 might hold for the water sector.
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
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Christoph Gorder, Chief Global Water Officer, blows us away with a deep dive on charity: water and its work.
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
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Alyson Watson, CEO of Woodard & Curran, delivers a tour de force performance explaining why the water industry needs a fresh approach to delivering services and advocating for an outcome based contracting approach focused on trust and empathy.
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
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Cameron was a civilian employee working on a U.S. Army base before moving to a military contractor. Cameron gives a terrific interview shining a light on water issues on military installations in this U.S. Army approved interview.
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
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James Eklund returns to The Water Values Podcast for a third time to provide an argument for why demand management is critical to the future of the Colorado River.
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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Alison Adams, now Chief Technology Officer at INTERA, drove innovation at Tampa Bay Water when she helped pioneered Tampa Bay Water’s digital transformation. Alison provides firsthand knowledge about how to design a program for digital transformation, how to get employee buy in, and the benefits your utility will achieve along the way. Plus Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment.
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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Claudia Toussaint, General Counsel of Xylem, provides a terrific discussion of ESG issues from the perspective of a publicly traded corporation’s general counsel. In a nutshell, Claudia describes how little acorns of ESG can grow into mighty oaks when corporate boards use ESG to guide their business strategies.
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
- sewer-technology-satisfies-epa-140319326.html">Smart sewer technology satisfies EPA consent decree, saves city $400 million
Tom Ferguson of Imagine H2O fame and now captaining Burnt Island Ventures joins The Water Values Podcast for an engaging discussion on early stage and venture capital investing in the water sector and a big picture discussion about what the water sector needs to achieve greatness.
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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Brent Fewell of the Water Finance Exchange shares the story of why the Water Finance Exchange was established and how it aims to serve the significant need for water infrastructure funding in the market.
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
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Jeffrey Kightlinger provides an excellent interview offering profound thoughts on the water industry that was recorded during the waning days of his 15-year tenure as the General Manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Plus, Reese Tisdale of Bluefield Research comes on for Bluefield on Tap to discuss how population shifts might impact the water sector.
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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Locus Technologies founder and CEO Neno Duplan provides a wealth of experience on water quality in the cloud. Neno began cloud-based data work before any of us knew what the cloud even was. He does a great job explaining the steps needed to undertake and the significant benefits of a cloud-based digital transformation, and much more!
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
- TWV #170: Digitally Enabled Utility Resilience with Xylem’s Albert Cho
- TWV #50: Advancements in Water Testing with OndaVia CEO Mark Peterman
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James Perry of Utilis joins us to discuss Synthetic Aperture Radar and its many and varied applications in the water sector. James provides a wealth of information about how the technology developed to its cost-effective use and application in the water sector. Plus, Reese Tisdale of Bluefield Research provides more water industry insights on the California drought and how utilities are bringing climate adaptation experience learned in California to other regions of the United States.
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
- TWV #175: Climate Change Planning and Adaptation with Jim Schlaman
- TWV #139: Groundwater Depletion and Water Conflict with Jay Famiglietti
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Plutoshift CEO Prateek Joshi comes on to talk about digital transformation in the water sector. Prateek hits on a number of important and practical points in a wide-ranging discussion on data, AI, and machine learning in the water sector.
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
- TWV #179: Data Enhanced Wastewater Treatment with Kando CEO Ari Goldfarb
- TWV #170: Digitally Enabled Utility Resilience with Xylem’s Albert Cho
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Water entrepreneur (and new mom) Meena Sankaran discusses data collection and usage in the water sector. She provides fascinating perspectives on everything from driving the digital transformation to common data gaps to cybersecurity. Get ready for a terrific interview from Meena!
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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Long-time water lawyer Scott Slater discusses the Cadiz water project and touches on everything from environmental issues to water equity to efficient use of infrastructure. Take a listen to gain a unique perspective on the development of a water project and how it impacts society in general.
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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Christine Boyle returns after 5 years and discusses her journey from 2015 start-up to 2018 sale. She provides hints and valuable insights for start-ups to make it through the “valley of death” and much more. Plus, Bluefield Research’s President, Reese Tisdale, joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment talking about President Biden’s infrastructure bill.
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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Patrick Regan provides a broad and deep discussion of water’s place in the power industry. This interview was recorded prior to the Texas disaster, but Patrick’s insights provide a glimpse into the role water played in Texas’ recent power issues. Take this opportunity to listen in on this important but oftentimes hidden aspect of water in our lives.
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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Welcome Ramboll’s Bryan Arndt who discusses innovation in the wastewater space and details the importance of microscopy in wastewater treatment plant operations. Bryan also explains his innovation, Opseyes, that reduces microscopy reads from a 3 day turnaround time to less than 10 minutes. Plus, Reese Tisdale from Bluefield Research joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment talking about the disaster in Texas and the three big water deals announced this week.
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
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Jennifer Walker, the Deputy Director for the National Wildlife Federation’s Texas Coast and Water Program, provides a terrific discussion about urban water planning through a One Water lens and focuses on the connection between One Water and healthy waterways. It’s a great listen for those interested in their community’s water resources!
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
- One-Water-Delivers-for-Healthy-Waterways.pdf">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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Clara Nagy McBane provides a top shelf interview discussing SOURCE’s distributed water solution. Clara does a terrific job describing SOURCE’s technology in an accessible way for the non-technical among us. Plus, Reese Tisdale provides an update on the Biden administration’s action on the lead and copper rule on our Bluefield on Tap segment. Take a listen!
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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LatAm water veteran Shimon Constante provides great insights into the LatAm water markets, their history, and how they developed. Shimon also focuses on and explains the recent Brazilian water legislation and the opportunities it presents for investors. Tune in to hear a fascinating discussion of LatAm water!
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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Sam Schatz of AeroFarms pulls back the curtain on water use in vertical farming. Sam discusses water quality issues, filtration, conservation, and crop water intensity, among other issues. Sam also delves into other considerations in vertical farming, including energy and other factors.
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
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An all-star panel of water experts discusses what happened with water in 2020 and provides a glimpse into what they expect 2021 will look like. Cathy Bailey, Executive Director of the Greater Cincinnati Department of Waterworks, Al Cho, Vice President and General Manager at Xylem, and Debra Coy, Executive in Residence at XPV Water Partners, collaborate to provide you with their insights into the water industry.
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
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
WaterSmart Software’s Dana Haasz provides a riveting discussion of how WaterSmart Software has evolved over the last six years. Dana has held a wide variety of roles in the water sector, and that experience shines through in this terrific interview. 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 & 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
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- The current state of climate change adaption and resilience planning
- Why climate change planning is not a theoretical conversation anymore
- Why coastal utilities are on the front lines of climate change
- How a utility can get started with climate change planning
- Why a vulnerability assessment is the building block for utility planning
- Why digitalization is important not just for technical planning but also for justification to the community
- A trove of information Black & Veatch gleaned from its Strategic Direction report and underlying survey of utilities
- Why Jim is optimistic about water utilities rising to the climate change plan
- How Rich’s background in pharmaceuticals influenced his career arc from delivering treatment to proactively engaging in prevention in the health and wellness space
- Rich’s mission and vision to put an end to single use plastics and drive consumers back to the tap
- How FloWater hopes to “own” the last 6’ of pipe
- How Rich sees FloWater as fostering the democratization of water
- How FloWater can help build trust in tap water and promote tap water systems
- Rich’s thoughts on driving consumers back to the tap
- Why legislating behavior is not the answer to eliminating single-use plastic bottles
- Kathryn’s background as Director of Phoenix Water
- How Phoenix Water approaches water equity
- How Phoenix Water’s rate design promotes water equity
- Phoenix Water’s water recycling and reuse efforts
- How water reuse ties into water equity
- The innovative Phoenix-Tucson water storage and sharing agreement
- Kathryn’s insights on how to deal with the politics that affect water systems
- Kathryn’s Twitter Handle: @PHXWaterDir
- Phoenix Water’s website
- “Landmark Water Agreement Between Tuscson and Phoenix” (Article dated 2014.12.05)
- TWV #133: Resiliency and Regionalism in Southern California with Jeffrey Kightlinger
- TWV #112: Customer Assistance Programs and Their Expanding Importance with Stacey Isaac Berahzer
- Cynthia’s background as a water utility board member and as a lawyer
- What WaterNow Alliance is and does
- The Tap Into Resilience program offered by WaterNow Alliance
- Why WaterNow Alliance was formed
- Why our utilities need to think differently about resilience and programs that foster resiliency
- Why and how decentralized water projects can benefit the local economyCynthia’s insights on how resilience and water equity work together
- Dave’s background in technology and utility deployment of technology
- How pre-paid water works
- Why pre-paid water provides utilities with financial resiliency
- Why pre-paid water dovetails with conservation efforts
- The technical requirements to implement a pre-paid water solution
- How rate structures might differ using pre-paid rates
- How digital technologies impact utility financial resilience
- How digital technologies are performing during the COVID-19 pandemic
- How digital enhanced operational resilience in the early stage of response
- How utilities using digital technologies fared versus utilities using analog technologies
- How digital technologies impact utility financial resilience
- Why Al thinks the utility operational response in the first wave of the pandemic was miraculous (no massive failures, etc.)
- Why the biggest risk to utilities lies ahead in the form of financial impacts
- Why digital technologies can play a significant role in mitigating the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
- How Al distinguishes between “old smart water” and “new smart water”
- The tie between digital technologies and improved cash flow
- The significant savings realized by the City of South Bend, Indiana, by using digital technologies to optimize existing system assets
- Why Lon started Waterworks Fund
- What Lon hopes to accomplish with Waterworks Fund
- An overview of the financial regulations that authorized crowdfunding in the water space
- How Waterworks Fund fills a need in the water space
- How projects and companies can seek to use the Waterworks Fund platform
- The different types of structures available under the Waterworks Fund platform
- The financial limits on crowdfunding for both accredited and non-accredited investors
- How water investors can find out about water projects
- How SmartCover Systems was born
- What CSOs (combined sewer overflows) and SSOs (sanitary sewer overflows) are
- Difference between how SSO systems and CSO systems are designed
- How regulation and regulatory policy drove the need for SmartCover’s product
- Why listening to your customers is so important, especially when developing new solutions
- How smart sewers save money in both capital costs and O&M expenses
- How SmartCover has continued to adapt and what the next generation of sensors will be monitoring for
- Why incrementalism is the key to achieving successful change
- The role of the President of AWWA and AWWA governance
- How the COVID-19 has impacted utilities in the short term
- How a pandemic utility response differs from a natural disaster response
- Strategies employed by utilities to maintain a safe and healthy workforce and protect the public health
- Utilities, vendors to utilities, and “essential services” under government stay at home orders
- Delays in utility capital programs and projects
- Federal legislation and money for utility infrastructure and loan programs
- Long-term repercussions of COVID-19, including financial repercussions, full cost of service rate recovery, and rate affordability
- Jim’s thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic will change and shape the water sector
- The primary challenges smaller systems face
- How small systems deal with big capital needs and a small customer base
- How small systems deal with water quality challenges
- How topography presents challenges for smaller systems
- How populations density impacts smaller systems
- Some of the strategies to address these challenges
- How water kiosks help small systems
- How topography challenges created an innovative energy production opportunity for a small system
- The role training plays in providing innovations to smaller systems
- Why Brian believes the water sector is ripe for investment
- The role of growth capital/private equity capital in fostering water-related businesses
- Brian’s take on the current state of the water sector
- How the water sector is a commodity driven market with upstream, downstream and midstream components
- The difference between private equity and venture capital & why venture capital doesn’t work as well as private equity in the water sector
- Why Brian believes investors are still trying to figure the water sector out
- Why Brian believes management teams and business models are key elements of water sector investing
- Brian’s thoughts on impact investing, ESG & resiliency investing
- What the biggest job needs are for water utilities
- Strategies to develop the skilled trades
- Why our culture doesn’t value the skilled trades highly enough
- How to align skill sets and geographical barriers with workforce needs
- Why more attention needs to be paid to retention strategies
- Compensation issues
- How utility rates impact the workforce
- Keys to succession planning for the utility workforce
- What the anticipated impact of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things might be
- Pete’s background and how a finance expert wound up on the TWDB
- TWDB’s SWIFT Program (State Water Implementation Fund for Texas)
- The TWDB’s regional planning process for water supply
- Issues in marketing TWDB’s $1 billion bond portfolio to investors
- Water & its relationship with economic development and the business community
- Why institutional investors look for positive stories, needed services and creditworthiness when assessing an investment
- TWDB’s programs assessing borrower creditworthiness and implementing post-loan compliance
- The increasing role of climate risk and the importance of local participation in climate planning
- P3s & investment portfolios and the relationship with regulatory risk and technology risk
- Two examples of opportunities where private capital might be leveraged to create value in water supply by lowering technology and regulatory risk
- Seth’s background and awakening to the water sector
- Why Seth chose to write a book on our water systems
- Seth’s conceptualization of the water governance problem
- Why Seth believes government does a poor job of regulating government
- Seth’s multi-faceted solution to the water governance problem
- Seth’s history of how municipal ownership became the dominant water utility model
- How consolidation will help address the problems with our utilities
- How to convert safe drinking water from an environmental issue into a public health issues
- George’s voluntary departure from DC Water
- Why George started Moonshot Missions
- The for profit and the not-for-profit arms of Moonshot Missions
- How the not-for-profit Moonshot Missions helps struggling utilities
- The utilities eligible for help from the not-for-profit Moonshot Missions arm
- Why George thinks the estimated trillions of utility capex spend is overinflated
- The low-hanging fruit for utilities to improve operational, financial and environmental performance
- The role of non-revenue water in improving utility performance
- George Hawkins’ email: George at MoonshotMissions dot org
- George Hawkins’ LinkedIn profile
- Moonshot Missions’ website
- George Hawkins’ Twitter Handle
- TWV #060: Change Leadership with DC Water CEO George Hawkins
Manny Teodoro, Associate Professor at Texas A&M, delivers an insightful and fun interview. Manny discusses the public vs. private ownership models, the benefits and dangers of each (yes, publicly owned systems are not inherently beneficial), and other water governance issues. Manny also describes decoupling and how it factors into water governance models. Manny lives up to his billing as a great and thoughtful guest.
Emagin’s Chief Strategy Officer, Jonathan Grant, explains how Emagin is helping to mainstream AI and machine learning. Jonathan identifies and answers the most common AI questions and dispels AI misconceptions. He also provides discrete examples of AI and machine learning implementation, including what Emagin experiences as common ROI for implementation. Also, Eric Bindler provides his takeaways on the recently concluded SWAN Conference & explains what the “digital twin” is in our Bluefield on Tap segment.
US Water Alliance CEO Radhika Fox targets infrastructure issues affecting the United States. Radhika explains who the US Water Alliance is, its mission, and the programs it undertakes to promote that mission. She does a wonderful job highlighting water infrastructure issues at play in the US and programs that can help with water infrastructure funding and education.
Cindy Wallis-Lage, the President of Black & Veatch’s Global Water Business, provides a great discussion of digital water. Cindy delves into the deep and broad capabilities digital water provides utilities and other participants in the water sector. She also offers ideas and examples for implementation of digital water solutions, including resulting savings. Erin Bonney Casey provides insights into the U.S. government’s $25 billion spend in support of water infrastructure on our Bluefield on Tap segmen
American Water Works Association (AWWA) CEO David LaFrance joins The Water Values Podcast for a wide-ranging look at the AWWA. David recounts some history of the AWWA, discusses AWWA’s strategic initiatives (including a recap of how AWWA’s expansion to India is going) and important current issues, and identifies some key trends where he sees water issues heading in the future. David gives a great interview that’s chock full of interesting information.
Reese Tisdale returns for a third time to discuss digital water. As always, Reese does a terrific job identifying trends, explaining drivers for water industry trends, and providing specific examples of areas where digital water is being used. It’s great to catch up with Reese again in a full interview – can’t believe how long it had been since we had him on as the featured guest!
Todd Danielson, Chief Utilities Executive at Avon Lake Regional Water, relates a number of issues pertaining to utilities in the Midwest. Water quality (including a very interesting preliminary look at what a water quality trading market might look like), water rates, “idle infrastructure” and more issues are addressed. Todd also speaks to Avon Lake Regional Water’s in-process strategic plan and what that document is shaping up to be. A great interview by Todd just a couple days before World Water Day
Antony Currie, a financial reporter who writes about financial risk from water, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss the risks to the economy from water. Antony details a plethora of issues facing businesses dealing with a wide range of water risks from flooding to scarcity. Also, Reese Tisdale provides the latest on water systems in water-scarce areas turning to water reuse, including an extended discussion on Los Angeles’ recent announcement to pursue 100% reuse.
Adel Hagekhalil, General Manager & Executive Director of City of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Street Services and former Assistant Director with Los Angeles’ Bureau of Sanitation, shares his approach to infrastructure assessment, team and culture building, and a holistic approach to infrastructure. Adel also discusses the interrelationship of street and road infrastructure with water infrastructure, which have all been leveraged to improve Los Angeles’ infrastructure story.
Bill Brennan sheds significant light on building a portfolio of sustainable & ESG investments in the water sector. Bill discusses characteristics of companies he looks for, distinguishing those companies, and digging into the data to determine how those companies are impacting water in a positive way. Also, Reese Tisdale joins the podcast for a market update on the water sector, including a deep dive on GE Digital and more insights on GE’s divestiture of GE Water to Suez, in our Bluefield on Tap segment.
BGD LegCon previews the 2019 Indiana legislative session. While the subject matter may be Indiana-specific, it provides insight into how legislators think about water issues. The panel also takes water out of its silo and places it in context of other competing infrastructure issues, such as energy infrastructure and broadband. So please don’t discount this just because you don’t live or do business in Indiana – the insights about how legislators perceive and address issues transcends political boundari
To kick off 2019, long-requested guest, Jay Famiglietti, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss groundwater depletion and water conflict.. Jay formerly worked as the Senior Water Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, and now holds the position of Director of the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan. Diving deep into the issue groundwater depletion, Jay identifies the water conflict issues that water scarcity brings about.
A blue ribbon panel of water experts discusses what happened with water in 2018 and provides a glimpse into what they expect 2019 will look like. Todd Danielson, Chief Utilities Executive for Avon Lake Regional Water in Ohio, Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources for San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and Reese Tisdale, President of Bluefield Research, collaborate to provide you with their insights into the water industry.
WASH consultant Ed Bourque joins The Water Values Podcast and lends a fresh perspective on WASH issues. Ed discusses the relationships of WASH with integrated water resource management and water governance. His hands on experience living abroad and working in the WASH sector gives a great perspective on how WASH is implemented on the ground. Ed identifies what some of the obstacles to WASH projects are and how to overcome those obstacles to achieve a successful WASH project.
Water Reuse Association (WRA) Executive Director Patricia Sinicropi joins The Water Values Podcast for a deep dive into the current state of water reuse. Pat identifies current geographic hotbeds in the U.S. for water reuse, discusses the impact of recently passed legislation, and provides her forecast for water reuse in the future.
Chris Peacock, founder and CEO of AQUAOSO Technologies, discusses building a water resilient future for the ag economy. Chris addresses water risk assessment in the ag sector from banks to investors to growers and from crop diversity and water intensity perspectives. Chris brings clarity to the fragmented ag water marketplace. Reese Tisdale also returns for Bluefield on Tap and discusses M&A activity in the irrigation market & the impacts on the ag and commercial and industrial property management sectors.
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