WWF’s Allen Townsend provides an illuminating discussion on Science Based Targets and corporate water stewardship. Allen explains current guidance status, the entities involved, and where science based targets for nature and corporate water stewardship are headed. Plus, Reese Tisdale updates us on IIJA funding status during this month’s Bluefield on Tap segment. 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 ...
Apr 02, 2024•43 min
Ten years ago, Matthew Klein was the first ever guest of The Water Values Podcast. Matt, now CEO and Chief Futurist at Aqualaurus Group, returns to discuss the discipline of strategic foresight and how it can benefit the water industry. 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 ...
Mar 19, 2024•40 min
Today’s podcast episode features Greg Pierce, Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA, Research and Co-Executive Director at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, Director of UCLA’s Water Resource Lab, and Director of UCLA’s Human Right Water Lab. 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. Plu...
Mar 05, 2024•43 min
Dave’s law partner at Dentons, Kyle Miller, is a cybersecurity and data privacy lawyer who provides a tremendous discussion on a wide range of cybersecurity issues for water utilities. Water utilities (and all critical infrastructure providers) will find Kyle’s in-depth knowledge and experience on cybersecurity and data privacy issues well worth the time investment. In this session, you’ll learn about: Kyle’s background in cybersecurity and information technology before becoming a data privacy a...
Feb 20, 2024•37 min
Eastern Municipal Water District (Eastern) General Manager, Joe Mouawad, provides a fantastic discussion of Eastern’s Purified Groundwater Replenishment Program and its attendant benefits, as well as a discussion about water usage and water efficiency in Eastern’s service area. 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 growt...
Feb 06, 2024•41 min
Art Umble, Director of the Stantec Institute for Applied Science, Technology & Policy, provides a fascinating discussion identifying the key megatrends impacting water and exploring the issues driving those megatrends. I n 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) Wat...
Jan 16, 2024•47 min
Seth Johnstone, the Client Engagement Leader for Water Utility Digital Solutions at 1898 & Co., provides a fresh perspective on digital transformation at water utilities. Seth crushes this interview, and no matter how much you think you know about digital transformation, you will learn from taking a listen to Seth. Plus, Reese Tisdale kicks off another year of Bluefield on Tap with a Top 5 issues list. See if your issues list matches Reese’s list. In this session, you’ll learn about: Seth’s ...
Jan 02, 2024•44 min
An all-star panel of water leaders participate in a roundtable discussion about what happened in the year that was 2023, and provide insights on what 2024 might hold for the water sector. 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 t...
Dec 19, 2023•49 min
Host of the PBS series Wild Rivers with Tillie , Tillie Walton, relates her love for water, time “on the river” and water’s restorative powers. So sit back, relax, and learn about the role water can play, making your life and world better. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment. 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 ...
Dec 05, 2023•43 min
Tacoma Zach, Co-founder and CEO of MentorAPM, delves into the problem of prioritization for utilities. Tacoma provides an insightful look at ways utilities can efficiently prioritize their asset management programs and their business organizations. 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 org...
Nov 21, 2023•38 min
David Lynch, CEO & Co-founder of Klir, provides an absolutely fabulous interview discussing how utilities manage data and AI applications, as well as delivering some key insights for holistically handling data, AI and the myriad changes that utilities face every day. 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 d...
Nov 07, 2023•37 min
Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Global Lead for Water Sustainability, Will Hewes, provides an insightful look at AWS’s approach to water and discusses AWS’s Water Positive program that strives to return more water than it uses to the communities in which it does business, by 2030. 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 com...
Oct 17, 2023•32 min
Tom Ricciardi, Vice President of Business Operations at Capture6, discusses its fascinating technology that removes and sequesters carbon while simultaneously producing fresh water. Tom provides details on the process, carbon credits, and much more in this wide ranging interview. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment. 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 ...
Oct 03, 2023•38 min
Sai Allavarpu, Xylem’s Chief Digital Officer, shares his vast knowledge of how other industries have made the digital transformation and how the water sector can learn from that prior experience. Sai also elaborates on how digital solutions can solve utility challenges that analog attempts simply cannot solve and much, much more. 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 ...
Sep 19, 2023•34 min
Energy Recovery, Inc.’s Senior Vice President of Water, Rodney Clemente shares how using energy recovery technologies, the water sector saves energy, becomes more sustainable and delivers water at a more affordable price. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment discussing the recent New York Times feature on groundwater depletion in the United States. In this session, you’ll learn about: Rodney’s simple yet complex background in the water sector How desalination has cha...
Sep 05, 2023•42 min
Retired Denver Water CEO Jim Lochhead reflects back on his career(s) in water. In this wide-ranging interview, Jim discusses the challenges on the Colorado River, good leadership and its attributes, how a water leader’s role has changed over the years, and much more. Don’t miss out on Jim’s fantastic insights! 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 i...
Aug 15, 2023•37 min
RCAP CEO Olga Morales-Pate discusses RCAP’s mission serving rural communities, highlights the needs and challenges of small rural communities and utility systems, and provides insightful commentary on how projects in small, rural communities achieve success and sustainability. 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 commu...
Aug 01, 2023•53 min
Ajay Kasarabada, Associate Vice President and Director of Environmental Solutions for Black & Veatch, provides a brilliant discussion on the issue of water’s role in decarbonization and net zero. 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 freel...
Jun 20, 2023•36 min
Shannon Quinn, Global Water Stewardship Leader, and Elizabeth Kinney, Senior Communications and Sustainability Director, of Procter & Gamble provide an in-depth discussion P&G’s vision for a water positive future. They also discuss how companies can enhance their impact on water citing examples of P&G’s own water programs and partnerships. Plus, Reese Tisdale gives us a rundown on the latest water sector news on our Bluefield on Tap segment. In this session, you’ll learn about: Eliza...
Jun 06, 2023•45 min
Nick Dyner, CEO of Moleaer, takes us on an amazing journey into nanobubble technology – what it is, what it does and how it improves water efficiency, water quality, water processes and much more. 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 ...
May 16, 2023•33 min
Will Pickering, the CEO of the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, provides a master class in utility leadership covering a wide range of issues from capital programs to the art of building trust with your customers. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for a Bluefield on Tap segment discussing some interesting economic information in the water sector. 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) replace...
May 02, 2023•48 min
Dr. Spencer Taintor, Head of School for St. Mark’s Episcopal School and Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, fills us in on Sea Lab and the awesome programming it provides, as well as an inspirational message of hope about water quality. 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 wi...
Apr 18, 2023•38 min
Financial journalist and The Water Values Podcast veteran guest, Antony Currie, returns to discuss the water issue in the context of green hydrogen. Antony delivers a fantastic interview and highlights that green hydrogen developers need to pay more attention to water. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins our Bluefield on Tap segment to discuss a significant development in the private water utility space. In this session, you’ll learn about: What’s new with Antony since he was last on the podcast in 2019 A...
Apr 04, 2023•46 min
In this session, you’ll learn about: 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 W...
Mar 21, 2023•37 min
The one and only Pat Mulroy provides a stark reality check and status update on the state of the Colorado River negotiations. And Reese Tisdale from Bluefield Research provides his observations on several recent P3 announcements in the water space. 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 precip...
Mar 07, 2023•30 min
Wayne Griffith, now the Acting Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of DC Water, Ben Grumbles, the Executive Director of Environmental Council of the States, Christine Boyle, Vice President of Business Incubation for Xylem, and Dave McGimpsey, water, energy and utility Partner at Dentons engage in a panel discussion surrounding water technology and its role in finding solutions for utilities. In this session, you’ll learn about: DC Water’s Strategic Plan How DC Water uses technol...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 20 min
After a 5 year hiatus, Patricia Sinicropi, Executive Director of the Water Reuse Association, relates the exciting and substantial changes seen in the water reuse sector over the last 5 years. Plus, Reese Tisdale breaks down the Xylem agreement to acquire Evoqua in our Bluefield on Tap segment. 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 va...
Feb 07, 2023•42 min
John Richard Saylor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University, provides a fascinating look at lakes and things you didn’t know about them. He provides examples of unique lakes around the world and offers a warning about natural resources and the human tendency to deplete them. 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 an...
Jan 17, 2023•39 min
Water rock star Adel Hagekhalil imparts a powerful vision for leadership in the water sector through the lens of his work at Metropolitan. Plus, Reese Tisdale kicks off our Bluefield on Tap segment by providing his top 5 water issues to be on the lookout for in 2023. 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...
Jan 03, 2023•46 min
An all-star panel of water leaders, including Alyson Watson, Tony Parrott, and Robert Puente, discuss the year that was in water and share insights and perspectives on the water sector. 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 ...
Dec 20, 2022•44 min
