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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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		<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>Developing Tomorrow’s Water Workforce with NAWC’s Rob Powelson</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Former FERC and Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner, Rob Powelson now serves as President and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies. He sits down to discuss water utility workforce development, the impact of AI on the water utility workforce, and the job opportunities the water sector offers. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/developing-tomorrows-water-workforce-with-nawcs-rob-powelson/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Developing Tomorrow’s Water Workforce with NAWC’s Rob Powelson</span></a>]]></description>
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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Former FERC and Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner, Rob Powelson now serves as President and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies. He sits down to discuss water utility workforce development, the impact of AI on the water utility workforce, and the job opportunities the water sector offers. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/developing-tomorrows-water-workforce-with-nawcs-rob-powelson/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Developing Tomorrow’s Water Workforce with NAWC’s Rob Powelson</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Is Australia the Blueprint for the Future of Water?</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Australia is living what much of the world is still bracing for. A decade-long drought forced sweeping national action, and the country has been building toward a system-wide digital response ever since. Today, the results are visible in full-scale smart metering rollouts, rising investment in leak detection and customer engagement software, and a US$17 billion&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/is-australia-the-blueprint-for-the-future-of-water/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Is Australia the Blueprint for the Future of Water?</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Australia is living what much of the world is still bracing for. A decade-long drought forced sweeping national action, and the country has been building toward a system-wide digital response ever since. Today, the results are visible in full-scale smart]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Australia is living what much of the world is still bracing for. A decade-long drought forced sweeping national action, and the country has been building toward a system-wide digital response ever since. Today, the results are visible in full-scale smart metering rollouts, rising investment in leak detection and customer engagement software, and a US$17 billion&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/is-australia-the-blueprint-for-the-future-of-water/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Is Australia the Blueprint for the Future of Water?</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Your Water Questions Answered: Bonds, Energy, Irrigation, and Tech</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[What do water investors, utilities, and infrastructure planners most want to know right now? In this episode, Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield&#8217;s VP &#38; Managing Director Keith Hays to tackle the top questions submitted by listeners on LinkedIn in this mailbag episode. From climate finance and sustainable bonds to irrigation infrastructure, emerging technology, and&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/your-water-questions-answered-bonds-energy-irrigation-and-tech/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Your Water Questions Answered: Bonds, Energy, Irrigation, and Tech</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[What do water investors, utilities, and infrastructure planners most want to know right now? In this episode, Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield&#8217;s VP &#38; Managing Director Keith Hays to tackle the top questions submitted by listeners on LinkedI]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[What do water investors, utilities, and infrastructure planners most want to know right now? In this episode, Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield&#8217;s VP &#38; Managing Director Keith Hays to tackle the top questions submitted by listeners on LinkedIn in this mailbag episode. From climate finance and sustainable bonds to irrigation infrastructure, emerging technology, and&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/your-water-questions-answered-bonds-energy-irrigation-and-tech/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Your Water Questions Answered: Bonds, Energy, Irrigation, and Tech</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The High Tech Partnership That’s Saving Water with Xylem’s Austin Alexander</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
	<link>https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/why-are-u-s-water-and-sewer-bills-rising-faster-than-inflation/</link>
	<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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	<itunes:summary><![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; Continue reading Why Are U.S. Water and Sewer Bills Rising Faster Than Inflation?]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Water for Agriculture: An US$84 Billion Irrigation Opportunity</title>
	<link>https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/water-for-agriculture-an-us84-billion-irrigation-opportunity/</link>
	<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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	<itunes:summary><![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; Continue reading Water for Agriculture: An US$84 Billion Irrigation Opportunity]]></itunes:summary>
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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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	<itunes:summary><![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; Continue reading The US$10 Billion Market Nobody Talks About: Chemicals for Water Treatment]]></itunes:summary>
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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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	<title>When States Lose Veto Power: The New Water Policy Landscape</title>
	<link>https://www.bluefieldresearch.com/podcast/when-states-lose-veto-power-the-new-water-policy-landscape/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave McGimpsey]]></dc:creator>
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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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