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		<description>The Water Values Podcast series is presented in collaboration with Bluefield Research. This podcast series explores water issues from a variety of perspectives with the goal of uncovering the true value of water. Each episode will delve into one aspect of water, such as water utilities, water treatment, water resources, water reuse, and more.</description>
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		<copyright>© 2024 Water Values</copyright>
		<itunes:subtitle>Bluefield is an independent insight firm focused exclusively on water markets.</itunes:subtitle>
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		<itunes:summary>The Water Values Podcast series is presented in collaboration with Bluefield Research. This podcast series explores water issues from a variety of perspectives with the goal of uncovering the true value of water. Each episode will delve into one aspect of water, such as water utilities, water treatment, water resources, water reuse, and more.</itunes:summary>
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	<title>The High Tech Partnership That’s Saving Water with Xylem’s Austin Alexander</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Austin Alexander, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Xylem, returns to the show to discuss the unique partnership between Xylem and Amazon that saves water in Monterrey and Mexico City. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment discussing Bluefield Research’s recent analysis of water rates. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/the-high-tech-partnership-thats-saving-water-with-xylems-austin-alexander/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The High Tech Partnership That’s Saving Water with Xylem’s Austin Alexander</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Austin Alexander, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Xylem, returns to the show to discuss the unique partnership between Xylem and Amazon that saves water in Monterrey and Mexico City. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Austin Alexander, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Xylem, returns to the show to discuss the unique partnership between Xylem and Amazon that saves water in Monterrey and Mexico City. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment discussing Bluefield Research’s recent analysis of water rates. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/the-high-tech-partnership-thats-saving-water-with-xylems-austin-alexander/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The High Tech Partnership That’s Saving Water with Xylem’s Austin Alexander</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Why Are U.S. Water and Sewer Bills Rising Faster Than Inflation?</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[U.S. household water and sewer bills rose 5.1% in 2025—the steepest annual increase in five years and a 24.2% jump since 2020. Rates are rising faster than general inflation, with chemicals, energy, labor, and construction all contributing to sustained upward pressure. Bluefield analyst Megan Bondar joins Reese Tisdale to unpack new data covering 50 major&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/why-are-u-s-water-and-sewer-bills-rising-faster-than-inflation/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why Are U.S. Water and Sewer Bills Rising Faster Than Inflation?</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[U.S. household water and sewer bills rose 5.1% in 2025—the steepest annual increase in five years and a 24.2% jump since 2020. Rates are rising faster than general inflation, with chemicals, energy, labor, and construction all contributing to sustained u]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. household water and sewer bills rose 5.1% in 2025—the steepest annual increase in five years and a 24.2% jump since 2020. Rates are rising faster than general inflation, with chemicals, energy, labor, and construction all contributing to sustained upward pressure. Bluefield analyst Megan Bondar joins Reese Tisdale to unpack new data covering 50 major&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/why-are-u-s-water-and-sewer-bills-rising-faster-than-inflation/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why Are U.S. Water and Sewer Bills Rising Faster Than Inflation?</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Water for Agriculture: An US$84 Billion Irrigation Opportunity</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[At more than 70% of U.S. water withdrawals, agriculture is one of the most significant drivers of water demand in the country. In this episode, host Reese Tisdale sits down with Bluefield Analyst Olivia Kranefuss to unpack her newly released report, Water for U.S. Agriculture: Irrigation Trends, Technology Adoption, and Market Forecasts, 2026–2031, and the&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/water-for-agriculture-an-us84-billion-irrigation-opportunity/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Water for Agriculture: An US$84 Billion Irrigation Opportunity</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[At more than 70% of U.S. water withdrawals, agriculture is one of the most significant drivers of water demand in the country. In this episode, host Reese Tisdale sits down with Bluefield Analyst Olivia Kranefuss to unpack her newly released report, Wate]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[At more than 70% of U.S. water withdrawals, agriculture is one of the most significant drivers of water demand in the country. In this episode, host Reese Tisdale sits down with Bluefield Analyst Olivia Kranefuss to unpack her newly released report, Water for U.S. Agriculture: Irrigation Trends, Technology Adoption, and Market Forecasts, 2026–2031, and the&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/water-for-agriculture-an-us84-billion-irrigation-opportunity/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Water for Agriculture: An US$84 Billion Irrigation Opportunity</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The US$10 Billion Market Nobody Talks About: Chemicals for Water Treatment</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Chemicals used to treat water is a US$10 billion market hiding in plain sight—fragmented, consolidating, and far more strategically interesting than the name suggests. Bluefield&#8217;s latest water treatment chemicals analysis mapped nearly 500 companies across the space. In this episode, Bluefield analyst Caroline Vauclain joins host Reese Tisdale to unpack what she found—including why the&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/the-us10-billion-market-nobody-talks-about-chemicals-for-water-treatment/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The US$10 Billion Market Nobody Talks About: Chemicals for Water Treatment</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Chemicals used to treat water is a US$10 billion market hiding in plain sight—fragmented, consolidating, and far more strategically interesting than the name suggests. Bluefield&#8217;s latest water treatment chemicals analysis mapped nearly 500 companie]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chemicals used to treat water is a US$10 billion market hiding in plain sight—fragmented, consolidating, and far more strategically interesting than the name suggests. Bluefield&#8217;s latest water treatment chemicals analysis mapped nearly 500 companies across the space. In this episode, Bluefield analyst Caroline Vauclain joins host Reese Tisdale to unpack what she found—including why the&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/the-us10-billion-market-nobody-talks-about-chemicals-for-water-treatment/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The US$10 Billion Market Nobody Talks About: Chemicals for Water Treatment</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Deep Sea Desalination with Flocean’s Alex Fuglesang</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Alex Fuglesang, Founder and CEO of Flocean, provides Flocean’s origin story and a look at Flocean’s amazing technology. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment discussing Bluefield Research’s brand new report on the agriculture water sector. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/deep-sea-desalination-with-floceans-alex-fuglesang/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Deep Sea Desalination with Flocean’s Alex Fuglesang</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Alex Fuglesang, Founder and CEO of Flocean, provides Flocean’s origin story and a look at Flocean’s amazing technology. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment discussing Bluefield Research’s brand new report on the agriculture ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Alex Fuglesang, Founder and CEO of Flocean, provides Flocean’s origin story and a look at Flocean’s amazing technology. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment discussing Bluefield Research’s brand new report on the agriculture water sector. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/deep-sea-desalination-with-floceans-alex-fuglesang/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Deep Sea Desalination with Flocean’s Alex Fuglesang</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alex Fuglesang, Founder and CEO of Flocean, provides Flocean’s origin story and a look at Flocean’s amazing technology. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment discussing Bluefield Research’s brand new report on the agriculture water sector. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session&#8230; Continue reading Deep Sea Desalination with Flocean’s Alex Fuglesang]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Debunking the Myths of the Data Center Water Footprint</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data center growth is reshaping not only electricity markets, but water demand across the value chain. In this episode, podcast host Reese Tisdale sits down with Research Director Amber Walsh to discuss the broader water footprint of data centers—both onsite and offsite—and why the conversation is shifting beyond cooling towers to the&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/debunking-the-myths-of-the-data-center-water-footprint/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Debunking the Myths of the Data Center Water Footprint</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data center growth is reshaping not only electricity markets, but water demand across the value chain. In this episode, podcast host Reese Tisdale sits down with Research Director Amber Walsh to discuss the broader wat]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data center growth is reshaping not only electricity markets, but water demand across the value chain. In this episode, podcast host Reese Tisdale sits down with Research Director Amber Walsh to discuss the broader water footprint of data centers—both onsite and offsite—and why the conversation is shifting beyond cooling towers to the&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/debunking-the-myths-of-the-data-center-water-footprint/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Debunking the Myths of the Data Center Water Footprint</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data center growth is reshaping not only electricity markets, but water demand across the value chain. In this episode, podcast host Reese Tisdale sits down with Research Director Amber Walsh to discuss the broader water footprint of data centers—both onsite and offsite—and why the conversation is shifting beyond cooling towers to the&#8230; Continue reading Debunking the Myths of the Data Center Water Footprint]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>When States Lose Veto Power: The New Water Policy Landscape</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Significant policy shifts are reshaping water infrastructure investment across North America. Greg Goodwin, Bluefield Research Senior Research Director, joins host Reese Tisdale to discuss his latest semi-annual policy review covering regulatory changes, budget developments, and emerging frameworks in the U.S. and Canada. The conversation examines a two-speed regulatory environment where traditional pollutant standards face relief&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/when-states-lose-veto-power-the-new-water-policy-landscape/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">When States Lose Veto Power: The New Water Policy Landscape</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Significant policy shifts are reshaping water infrastructure investment across North America. Greg Goodwin, Bluefield Research Senior Research Director, joins host Reese Tisdale to discuss his latest semi-annual policy review covering regulatory changes,]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Significant policy shifts are reshaping water infrastructure investment across North America. Greg Goodwin, Bluefield Research Senior Research Director, joins host Reese Tisdale to discuss his latest semi-annual policy review covering regulatory changes, budget developments, and emerging frameworks in the U.S. and Canada. The conversation examines a two-speed regulatory environment where traditional pollutant standards face relief&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/when-states-lose-veto-power-the-new-water-policy-landscape/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">When States Lose Veto Power: The New Water Policy Landscape</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Significant policy shifts are reshaping water infrastructure investment across North America. Greg Goodwin, Bluefield Research Senior Research Director, joins host Reese Tisdale to discuss his latest semi-annual policy review covering regulatory changes, budget developments, and emerging frameworks in the U.S. and Canada. The conversation examines a two-speed regulatory environment where traditional pollutant standards face relief&#8230; Continue reading When States Lose Veto Power: The New Water Policy Landscape]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>The World Cup and Water’s Cyber-Preparedness Opportunity with 1898 &#038; Co.’s Victor Atkins</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Victor Atkins, 1898 &#38; Co.’s Director of Critical Infrastructure Security Consulting Services, presents a compelling case for utility cyber-preparedness ahead of the World Cup being held soon in North America, largely in the United States. Victor provides concrete examples of threat actors, instances of prior attacks, actionable cyber-preparedness steps for critical infrastructure providers, and much&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/the-world-cup-and-waters-cyber-preparedness-opportunity-with-1898-co-s-victor-atkins/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The World Cup and Water’s Cyber-Preparedness Opportunity with 1898 &#38; Co.’s Victor Atkins</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Victor Atkins, 1898 &#38; Co.’s Director of Critical Infrastructure Security Consulting Services, presents a compelling case for utility cyber-preparedness ahead of the World Cup being held soon in North America, largely in the United States. Victor prov]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Victor Atkins, 1898 &#38; Co.’s Director of Critical Infrastructure Security Consulting Services, presents a compelling case for utility cyber-preparedness ahead of the World Cup being held soon in North America, largely in the United States. Victor provides concrete examples of threat actors, instances of prior attacks, actionable cyber-preparedness steps for critical infrastructure providers, and much&#8230; Continue reading The World Cup and Water’s Cyber-Preparedness Opportunity with 1898 &#38; Co.’s Victor Atkins]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Water Runs on Power: The Energy Lever Utilities Can’t Ignore</title>
	<link>https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/water-runs-on-power-the-energy-lever-utilities-cant-ignore/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Energy represents one of the largest and most manageable cost centers for water and wastewater utilities—accounting for 10%–40% of operating budgets. Unlike other operational expenditures like labor, utilities can modify the amount of energy used and how much it costs by choosing the right combination of technologies. As electricity demand in the global water sector&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/water-runs-on-power-the-energy-lever-utilities-cant-ignore/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Water Runs on Power: The Energy Lever Utilities Can’t Ignore</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Energy represents one of the largest and most manageable cost centers for water and wastewater utilities—accounting for 10%–40% of operating budgets. Unlike other operational expenditures like labor, utilities can modify the amount of energy used and how]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Energy represents one of the largest and most manageable cost centers for water and wastewater utilities—accounting for 10%–40% of operating budgets. Unlike other operational expenditures like labor, utilities can modify the amount of energy used and how much it costs by choosing the right combination of technologies. As electricity demand in the global water sector&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/water-runs-on-power-the-energy-lever-utilities-cant-ignore/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Water Runs on Power: The Energy Lever Utilities Can’t Ignore</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Energy represents one of the largest and most manageable cost centers for water and wastewater utilities—accounting for 10%–40% of operating budgets. Unlike other operational expenditures like labor, utilities can modify the amount of energy used and how much it costs by choosing the right combination of technologies. As electricity demand in the global water sector&#8230; Continue reading Water Runs on Power: The Energy Lever Utilities Can’t Ignore]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>The Next Generation of Water Treatment with VVater’s Kevin Gast</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave McGimpsey]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Kevin Gast, Chairman and CEO of VVater, discusses VVater’s water treatment solution, the go-to-market verticals the technology serves, and much more in this phenomenal interview. Plus, Reese Tisdale gives us a Top Ten water issues list to look out for in 2026. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources and links mentioned in or relevant&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/the-next-generation-of-water-treatment-with-vvaters-kevin-gast/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Next Generation of Water Treatment with VVater’s Kevin Gast</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kevin Gast, Chairman and CEO of VVater, discusses VVater’s water treatment solution, the go-to-market verticals the technology serves, and much more in this phenomenal interview. Plus, Reese Tisdale gives us a Top Ten water issues list to look out for in]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kevin Gast, Chairman and CEO of VVater, discusses VVater’s water treatment solution, the go-to-market verticals the technology serves, and much more in this phenomenal interview. Plus, Reese Tisdale gives us a Top Ten water issues list to look out for in 2026. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources and links mentioned in or relevant&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/the-next-generation-of-water-treatment-with-vvaters-kevin-gast/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Next Generation of Water Treatment with VVater’s Kevin Gast</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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