Talking Under Water

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water co-hosts Bob Crossen and Katie Johns share brief highlights of the EPA’s Effluent Limitation Guidelines Plan 15, an overview on a potential pricing model for water utilities and a look at a U.S. Geological Survey groundwater study about the connection between groundwater sources and agricultural use.  This month's interview is with Daniel Gaddy, managing editor for Water Technology, Processing and Processing Instrumentation, all of which are Endeavor Business Media publications much like Wastewater Digest, Stormwater Solutions, WaterWorld and Water Quality Products. Gaddy and Crossen discussed the trends in the industrial water and wastewater sector, and what that likely means for business opportunity in 2023.  Show Notes:  Groundwater is running low in agricultural areas of Nevada A promising water pricing model for equity and financial resilience EPA announces plans for new landfill wastewater PFAS regulations Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15  Detroit’s major sewer interceptor connecting tunnel | 2022 WWD Top Projects Timestamps:  Cold open | 0:00  Episode summary | 1:02  News | 2:30  Interview with Daniel Gaddy begins | 7:49  Trends in the industrial sector | 8:18  Business development for industrial water and wastewater | 12:25  Regulations impacting industrial users | 14:44  Industrial storm water management | 18:51  Housekeeping | 29:39  Award Programs: Stormwater Solutions Young Pros Stormwater Solutions Industry Icon Wastewater Digest Young Pros  StormCon Discount: Talking Under Water listeners have access to a special discount code to register for this year's StormCon. When registering, use the code ONEWATER10 to receive a 10% discount on your conference registration. Visit bit.ly/stormconreg2023 to register and use the code.   About the Podcast  Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

 In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, co-hosts Bob Crossen and Katie Johns share some recent industry news, including the influx of policy movement from the U.S. EPA in the past month. In lieu of an interview this month, Crossen and Johns dive into the results from the state of the industry surveys that Water & Wasted Digest, Storm Water Solutions and Water Quality Products sent out to their respective audiences. The results provided insight into all verticals of the water industry: drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, residential, commercial and industrial water. Show Notes [Video] Interview with Radhika Fox Water Shares Final Comments on PFAS CERCLA Proposal What is Build America, Buy America? [Video] OMB Takes Up BABA Implementation Preview of WWD SOTI U.S. EPA Marks One Year Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Shares Anniversary Report EPA Issues Guidance to States to Reduce Harmful PFAS Pollution EPA Releases One-Year Progress Report for PFAS Strategic Roadmap Timestamps Cold Open | 0:00  Host Introduction | 0:55  Episode Summary | 1:06  The State of Municipal Water & Wastewater | 2:09  The State of Stormwater | 6:35  The State of Residential/Commercial Water | 9:29  Regulatory impacts | 10:40  Municipal water and wastewater | 11:01  Stormwater | 14:57  Residential and commercial water | 16:13  Build America, Buy America | 20:30  Funding | 26:36  Housekeeping | 29:25 About the Podcast  Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.    Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water co-hosts Bob Crossen and Katie Johns dive into recent industry news, including the EPA’s PFAS CERCLA proposal, the Jackson, Mississipi Water Crisis and recent funding for both drought resiliency in the West and SRFs. Additionally, the hosts share an interview with Steve Drangsholt, account executive with Trinnex. Johns and Drangsholt spoke about smart water and how the digital transformation is impacting the water industry. They also dive into machine learning and digital twins, and Drangsholt shares how you can bring digital transformation to your workplace.     Show Notes:  EPA Issues Final List of Contaminants for Potential Regulatory Consideration in Drinking Water  Water Associations Share Final Comments on PFAS CERCLA Proposal  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $210 Million for Drought Resilience Projects In the West  Illinois EPA Awards $70M in SRF to 13 Projects  NY Wastewater Projects Receive $176M in CWSRF     Timestamps:  Cold open | 0:00  Host intro and episode summary | 0:38  EPA’s proposal to add PFOS and PFOA | 1:25  Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis | 6:34   Funding for drought resiliency in the West | 7:15  SRF funding update | 8:08  Steve Drangsholt Introduction | 9:10  What is Trinnex? | 9:36  Current smart water trends | 11:10  Mitigating digital risks | 14:40  Impact of increasingly Intense weather | 17:09  Machine learning & digital twins | 18:57  How digital twins can improve infrastructure | 26:29  Advice for implementing smart water practices | 28:41  Keeping the human element | 31:06  Interview ends | 32:47  Housekeeping | 33:02 Outro | 33:52     About the Podcast  Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water co-hosts Bob Crossen and Katie Johns discuss a recent funding announcement for water storage and conveyance projects in the West and share a PFAs regulation update from Radhika Fox, assistant administrator for the EPA Office of Water. They also touch on SeaLab, a new tidal pool built on the Middle River that will be used by students at St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to teach them about global water and sustainability issues. And, this month’s interview is with Maura Jarvis, who is the assistant manager of the public outreach team for the Philadelphia Water Department and is the 2022 US Water Prize winner for Rising One Water Leader. Jarvis and Crossen talked about her career, why water is so important and what one water means to her.  Show Notes:  Value of Water Series: Utility Perspective with Buffalo Sewer Authority Veolia NA Breaks Ground on Thermal Waste Treatment Facility Clean Water Act, Funding & PFAS with Radhika Fox Biden-Harris Administration Announces $210 Million for Drought Resilience Projects In the West Timestamps:  Cold open | 0:00  Host intro and episode summary | 0:38  Water storage and conveyance project funding | 1:15  Clean Water Act Anniversary | 3:07  Update on PFAS regulations for water and wastewater | 3:54  Maura Jarvis interview introduction | 6:42  Maura Jarvis’ career path and successes | 7:33  What One Water means to Maura | 11:45  Representation matters for One Water | 13:59  Interview ends | 17:15  Housekeeping | 17:53  Outro | 19:27 Surveys: Storm Water Solutions State of the Industry Survey Water Quality Products State of the Industry Survey  About the Podcast  Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com. Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.  #BBD0E0 »

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water co-hosts Bob Crossen and Katie Johns give an overview of the Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis and touch base on the latest proposal from the EPA, which relates to adding PFAS chemicals to Superfund. Additionally, this month’s interview is with Jeff Cornell, global PFAS practice lead for Black & Veatch. Crossen and Cornell talked about all things emerging contaminants, particularly as it relates to PFAS, but Cornell also shares an exhaustive list of just how many things are on his and the industry’s radar as it relates to water contamination.  Show Notes:  Water Pressure is Restored in Jackson, Miss.  EPA Proposes Designating Certain PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund   Water Experts Respond to PFOA, PFOS CERCLA Proposal   Timestamps:  Cold Open | 0:00  Host Introductions | 0:25  Episode Summary | 0:36  Water Crisis in Jackson Mississippi | 1:10  EPA Proposes Adding PFOA, PFOS to Superfund | 3:43  Interview with Jeff Cornell begins | 6:43  Overview of emerging contaminants in water and wastewater | 6:54  The CERCLA designation is complex and vast | 19:55  Viewing emerging contaminants with a one water lens | 21:20  Exciting technologies to address emerging contaminants | 25:11  What’s the roadmap for addressing emerging contaminants | 30:13  Interview ends | 34:38  Housekeeping | 35:01  End | 35:36  Events:  StormCon 2022 is happening September 26-28 in National Harbor, Maryland. Join us for networking opportunities, an exhibit floor and educational sessions on stormwater, green infrastructure and more. Click here for more information and to register.  About the Podcast  Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water co-hosts Bob Crossen and Katie Johns discuss the movement of EPA’s proposal for PFOA and PFOS to be listed as a hazardous substance under CERCLA and a $132 million investment in the national estuary program. The hosts also share an interview with Glenn Barnes, who is the director of Water Finance Assistance and works with numerous small utilities throughout the United States. Crossen and Barnes talked about the challenges facing small systems, how they are trying to adapt to the new normal, and how workforce concerns are nearing a tipping point.  Show Notes:  OMB Finishes Review of EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA  What is CERCLA?  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $132 Million for EPA’s National Estuary Program from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law  Timestamps:  Cold open | 0:00  Host Intros | 0:32  Episode summary | 0:43  OMB finishes review of PFAS CERCLA proposal | 1:12  $132M investment for National Estuary Program | 4:08  Introducing Glenn Barnes | 6:00  Just how many small systems are there in the U.S.? | 6:32  What small utilities are thinking about day to day | 9:11  Small town public workers wear too many hats | 11:38  How small utilities are looking at infrastructure funding | 14:30  Inflation and rising costs hit small utilities hardest | 17:42  Issues at the top of small systems’ minds | 20:13  The future of small systems in the U.S. | 22:18  Interview wrap up | 26:02  Housekeeping | 26:52  Awards:  SWS is now accepting 2022 Top Projects nominations. Nominations are open until September 5. Submit here. About the Podcast  Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, co-hosts Bob Crossen and Katie Johns discuss the PFAS health advisory limits announced by the U.S. EPA last month and share some of the conversations surrounding that news Additionally, they touch on the recent announcement of NOAA funding opportunities through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Finally, we share an interview with Dr. Sera Young, professor of anthropology and global health at Northwestern University. Johns spoke with her about water scarcity and the Water Insecurity Experiences Scales, also known as WISE scales. Show Notes:  EPA Announces New Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals  Water Industry Responds to PFAS Health Advisories  Communication & Education Vital for PFAS HALs, Firms Say  WWD Water Scarcity Newsletter  Biden Administration Announces Coastal & Climate Resilience Funding  Water Insecurity Experience Scales Timestamps:  Cold open | 00:00  Host introductions & episode summary | 01:03  EPA announces PFAS Health Advisory Levels | 01:54  NOAA climate funding news | 06:36  Interview introduction & start | 8:30  Career path and current work | 9:19  Why measure experiences of water? | 12:51  Biggest takeaways from water insecurity research | 17:20  How do we increase visibility of this issue? | 19:23  How to measure water insecurity | 21:59  Why breaking down silos can address the issue | 23:41  Goals for the future of the measurement of water insecurity | 26:10  Interview wrap up| 27:37  Housekeeping | 28:40 Awards  SWS Top Project nominations  About the Podcast  Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water co-hosts Katie Johns and Bob Crossen discuss the Action Plan on Global Water Security that Vice President Harris announced earlier this month, in addition to the research American Water conducted on Americans’ perception of water infrastructure. Finally, this month’s interview is with Millicent Pitts, executive director of Ocean Exchange. Crossen and Pitts spoke about one water, circular economy and trends as it relates to technologies and frameworks for discussing water issues as a global community in addition to a local one. Show Notes: http://www.wwdmag.com/one-water/addressing-americans-misconceptions-about-water-infrastructure https://bit.ly/wwdbentleywebinar Action Plan on Global Water Security  Timestamps: Cold Open | 0:00 Host introductions | 0:54 Episode summary | 1:06 Americans’ misconceptions about water infrastructure | 1:38 Action Plan on Global Water Security | 4:58 Interview with Millicent Pitts begins | 7:50 What is Ocean Exchange? | 8:54 Innovation grant funds for solutions providers | 11:00 Criticality of a One Water vision and mission | 11:58 Why a siloed approach can create problems for other silos | 15:45 Water scarcity and how it is driving the industry | 16:45 Water scarcity as a result of water quality | 20:50 How Ocean Exchange evaluates start-ups for grant funding | 22:55 Technology and solutions trends in the water sector | 28:00 Interview ends | 33:12 Housekeeping | 33:46 Ends | 35:47 About the Podcast Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com. Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water the hosts highlight the recent DoD memo that temporarily halted the burning of PFAS as a disposal method and touch on the complexities of Build America Buy America. Additionally, they discuss new grant funding to the State Revolving Funds from the US EPA. Finally, they share an interview with Jesse Mains, the stormwater management division chief for the City of Alexandria and Brian Rahal, the division’s senior civil engineer. Co-host Katie Johns spoke with them about how Alexndria is managing flood mitigation work, how flooding affects wastewater and drinking water and green infrastructure solutions to flood mitigation. Show Notes: https://www.wwdmag.com/regulations/what-build-america-buy-america-baba https://www.wwdmag.com/polyflouroalkyl-substances-pfas/what-dod-pfas-incineration-halt-means-water-professionals Timestamps: Cold Open | 0:00 Host introduction & episode summary | 1:06 U.S. Department of Defense temporary PFAS burning halt | 1:49 Build America, Buy America | 2:55 EPA announces issuance of State Revolving Fund money | 4:06 Interview introduction | 6:29 Water work in Alexandria, Virginia | 7:50 Collaborating with entities and communicating to the public | 9:50 Program allowing use of public funds on private property | 14:04 Eligible practices and flood mitigation devices for that program | 16:52 How the program has been going | 19:49 How flood mitigation can use a one water mindset | 21:05 Common flood mitigation solutions | 24:37 Storm intensity increasing and the challenges it creates | 27:56 Final thoughts | 32:40 Big Announcement: Joining Endeavor Business Media | 33:51 Housekeeping | 35:48 Events: AWWA ACE22 | June 12-15 | San Antonio, Texas About the Podcast Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.   Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, hosts Katie Johns and Bob Crossen talk about a new documentary, “FLINT,” that will be released on Friday, April 29. Additionally, they discuss an EPA memo regarding accelerating nutrient pollution reductions.  Finally, the interview this month is with Maria Lehman, president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers and director of US Infrastructure for GHD. Johns talked with Maria about regulations, including the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act, PFAS, lead service line replacement and more.  Show Notes: “FLINT” Documentary EPA Announces Strategy to Protect Water Quality by Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions Talking Under Water Episode 34: Women in Water, including an interview with Maria Lehman Timestamps: Cold open | 0:00 Host introduction | 0:57 Episode summary | 1:09 FLINT documentary analysis | 1:42 EPA Nutrient Pollution Reduction Memo | 5:35 Interview with Maria Lehman begins | 7:28 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law impacts on the water industry | 7:57 How the ASCE Report Card influences the infrastructure bill | 9:05 Next steps for utilities, engineers, etc. for BIL funding | 11:14 Lead service line replacements | 13:44 Obstacles the water industry must overcome despite the funding | 17:40 How to advance water equity | 19:50 PFAS in water and wastewater | 20:55 Sustainability and technology advancements | 23:31 Recruitment, retention and the future of the water workforce | 27:09 Final thoughts | 30:26 Housekeeping | 31:43 Videos: WWD Young Pros Interviews About the Podcast Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.   Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com or engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.