Talking Under Water

Special Episode: WQA Convention & Exposition 2019

In this special episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, WQP Managing Editor Lauren Estes shares interviews with attendees of the Water Quality Assn. Convention & Exposition 2019. First, Estes caught up with James Peterson, product manager for Crystal IS, to discuss disinfection technology and show trends. Next, she spoke with Vince Abendroth, who was honored with WQA's Lifetime Achievement Award at the show. Finally, she connected with Tom Kinnane, WQP's November 2018 Dealer of the Month, to discuss hot topics at the 2019 show.
Show Notes:
WQA Announces Keynote for 2019 Convention & Exposition
2019 WQA Show Companion
Hometown Values
No Mountain Too High
A Look Ahead  

Episode 12: Water Scarcity & Coastal Flooding

In the April episode of Talking Under Water, co-hosts Lauren Baltas and Bob Crossen welcome new co-host Lauren Estes. They discuss water scarcity issues related to their "Day Zero" coverage, including coastal flooding across the U.S. and the effects of PFAS on the environment. Crossen also discusses his experience at Water Week in Washington and the different hot topics covered at the event. Finally, the hosts interview Mark Piesik, director of of sales for water and public power for Itron, and pick his brain on how leak detection and non-revenue water relate to the overarching conversation on water scarcity in the industry. 
Show Notes:
7 American Cities That Could Disappear by 2020
Louisiana's Disappearing Coast
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. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.
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Episode 11: Commercial Water

In this episode of Talking Under Water, hosts Bob Crossen and Lauren Baltas say goodbye to Amy McIntosh as she moves to another magazine within their parent company. Also discussed is Neptune-Benson becoming the water quality sponsor for USA Swimming, the recently introduced Water Quality Protection and Jobs Creation Act of 2019 bill in Washington, and research into PFAS from the University of Arizona. Amy and Lauren also respectively recap recent travel to Washington, D.C. for a fly-in with WQA and the IECA Conference & Expo in Denver. Finally, the hosts close out the episode with an interview with Glenn Wieczorek of Tsurumi America about commercial systems, trends in public and private water systems and conservation strategies for commercial and municipal entities.
Show Notes:
Evoqua’s Neptune-Benson Named Sponsor of USA Swimming
Clean Water Funding Investment Bill Introduced
University of Arizona Researchers Develop New Method to Remove PFAS
EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan
 

Episode 10: River Engineering

In this episode of Talking Under Water, hosts Bob Crossen, Lauren Baltas and Amy McIntosh discuss some recent news, including an omnibus appropriations bill, the U.S. EPA's official PFAS action plan, and Cape Town's plan for water resiliency. Then the hosts talk to Scott Shipley, three-time Olympian and five-time world champion paddler, who turned his affinity for whitewater sports into an engineering career, specializing in river engineering, whitewater park design, and the design and build of community-focused river parks.
 
Show Notes
Omnibus Appropriations Bill To Be Signed
EPA Releases PFAS Action Plan
Watch "The Devil We Know", a documentary about PFAS contamination in Parkersburg, W.Va., on Netflix, iTunes, Google Play and Amazon
Cape Town Proposes Water Resiliency Strategy
Scott Shipley is a 3-time Olympian and 5-time world champion paddler. He also is the founder and president of S2O Design, which specializes in river engineering, whitewater park design and the development of community-focused river parks. Shipley spoke to the Talking Under Water hosts about how he approaches these developments while also taking into account community needs, native fish and wildlife, water use and energy efficiency.
 
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. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com
Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.

Episode 9: Legislation & Lead

In this first episode of 2019, hosts Amy McIntosh, Bob Crossen and Lauren Baltas discuss the newly signed Water Infrastructure Improvement Act and give an update on the Newark, N.J., lead contamination. Then the hosts interview Kenan Ozekin, Fernando L. Rosario-Ortiz, and Amanda Kay Hohner, members of the research team that collaborated on the Water Research Foundation's report "Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water Treatment Process Performance: Development of Evaluation Protocols and Management Practices."
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Show Notes:
President Signs Water Infrastructure Improvement Act
Water Coalition Urges Congress to Fund Water Infrastructure
Lead Levels in Newark, N.J., Drinking Water Hit Record High
Suits Filed Against Newark, N.J., for Lead Contamination in Drinking Water
Private Water Utility Finds Lead in North New Jersey Drinking Water
Water.Shapes.Earth
WRF Explores Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water
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. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.
Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.

Episode 8: Waters of the United States

In this last episode of 2018, hosts Lauren Baltas, Amy McIntosh and Bob Crossen talk about the proposed Waters of the U.S. ruling and what it could mean for waterways across the country. They also recap their recent trip to Los Angeles where they visited the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant, Blue-White Ind., the Bolivar Park storm water project and Puroserve Water Conditioning. Finally, the interview this month is with John Foley, vice president of Puroserve Water Conditioning, who discusses how the wildfires in California are affecting water quality, his customers and his business.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
 
Show Notes:
Old Mines in Finland Impacting Groundwater
EPA Propose New WOTUS Definition
Report Explores Struggles of Los Angeles County Small Systems
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. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com
Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.

Episode 7: State of Our Industries

In this episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Water & Wastes Digest Managing Editor Bob Crossen, Storm Water Solutions Managing Editor Lauren Baltas and Water Quality Products Managing Editor Amy McIntosh review some winners of One Water Awards in New Jersey and also discuss the states of their respective industries. Unsurprisingly there is overlap with the topic of skilled labor, succession planning and replacing retiring employees. The hosts also interviewed Riggs Eckelberry, CEO and president of OriginClear, about one water trends in the municipal, industrial, residential, commercial and storm water markets.
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Show Notes:
New Jersey One Water Awards
State of the Industry 2017 (check out the upcoming December issues for a 2018 update)
Climate Change
Israel Making Long-Term Plans to Avoid Water Crisis
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. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.
Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.

Episode 6: Water Equity

In this episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, your hosts Amy, Lauren and Bob discuss the importance of water equity, the act of ensuring a safe, affordable and accessible water future for all people. They kick off the episode talking about The Value of Water Campaign and their individual water footprints to commemorate "A Day Without Water." Bob also interviews U.S. Water Prize winner Emma Robbins from DigDeep about her involvement in bringing safe, affordable water to Navajo communities in the U.S.
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Show Notes and new links:
Value of Water Campaign
An Equitable Water Future: A National Briefing Paper
Navajo Project news item
Emma Robbins background
Bio here
Instagram link here
Study on Water, Health & Equity
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. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.
Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.

Special Episode: WEFTEC 18

In this special episode of Talking Under Water: One Water, One Podcast, hosts Water Quality Products Managing Editor Amy McIntosh, Storm Water Solutions Managing Editor Lauren Baltas and Water & Wastes Digest Managing Editor Bob Crossen share insights and interviews from the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), held Oct. 1 to 3, 2018, in New Orleans.
The team interviewed Dean Amhaus, president and CEO, and Steve Glynn, director of innovation, of the Water Council regarding the BREW (business-research-entrepreneurship-in water) Accelerator program and the council’s role in connecting businesses. Baltas shares an interview with Jonas Rugys, solutions engineer for the global water practice from Esri, on how software data is revolutionizing the storm water sector. Crossen includes an interview with Annie Wise, the public sector development coordinator from Inductive Automation, discussing the changes from design-bid-build to design-build.  
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Show notes and news links:
WEFTEC 2018 Day One Wrap-Up
WEFTEC 2018 Day Two Wrap-Up
Tech Challenge Program Aims to Connect Solutions with Industry Needs
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. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.
Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.

Episode 5: Hurricane Florence

In the fifth episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, your hosts Bob Crossen, Amy McIntosh and Lauren Baltas review recent news items about water scarcity, equipment affordability and Hurricane Florence. They discuss the impact of the storm in terms of flooding and how that effected hog farms and coal ash ponds. Additionally, McIntosh talks about the storm cancelling the Water Quality Association Mid-year Leadership Conference in Hilton Head, S.C., and provides an interview with WQA Executive Director Pauli Undesser about how they took a physical conference virtual.
News Links: 
New Jersey American Water Completes $37 Million Infrastructure Project
Kentucky Water District Declares State of Emergency
Plan to Reduce Nitrogen in Massachusetts River
Show Notes: Hurricane Florence
Hog Farmers Drain Waste Lagoons Ahead of Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence Causes Widespread Flooding
As Florence Kills Pigs And Millions Of Chickens, We Must 'Open Our Hearts'
Carolinas Continue to Feel Effects of Hurricane Florence
WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference Goes Virtual
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. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com
Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@sgcmail.com. Join the conversation by commenting below or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.