Water Values Podcast The Year in Water 2021 with Cathy Bailey, OJ McFoy and Cindy Wallis-Lage
Dec 21, 2021
48:46
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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