Podcast host Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield Senior Analyst Maria Cardenal to discuss leakage reduction and digital water investment across Europe. During AMP7, England’s utilities reduced leakage by 9% against a 16% target. AMP8 asks them to cut it by another 17%. Meanwhile, Bluefield forecasts annual European digital water spending to grow from US$12.7… Continue reading Leakage Targets and Digital Investment: Where Europe’s Water Sector Stands
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Why Urban Water Should “Lead with Landscape” with Gullivar Shepard
Gullivar Shepard is a Partner at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA), a landscape architecture firm. He joins us to illustrate how landscape architecture can break down silos among urban development stakeholders, such as municipal agencies, developers, and NGOs, advance nature-based solutions like green infrastructure for stormwater management, and foster water stewardship in cities. Plus, Reese… Continue reading Why Urban Water Should “Lead with Landscape” with Gullivar Shepard
The US$4 Billion Race To Control Smart Irrigation
Irrigation accounts for about 42% of the country’s freshwater withdrawals, but for most of the water sector, what happens on the farm stays largely out of view. In this episode, podcast host Reese Tisdale talks with Bluefield analyst Olivia Kranefuss, whose recent report on smart irrigation examines the sensors, controls, and software shaping how and… Continue reading The US$4 Billion Race To Control Smart Irrigation
Organizational Change Management for Water Utilities with Joey Murphy
Joey Murphy, a Principal with Stantec, joins us to discuss the results of a white paper prepared in collaboration with Bluefield Research on organizational change management (OCM) for water utilities. Joey delves into the key aspects of this sneaky important subject. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment addressing the contours… Continue reading Organizational Change Management for Water Utilities with Joey Murphy
A US$4.8 Billion Municipal Biosolids Market With Nowhere To Put the Sludge
In this episode, podcast host Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield analyst Pat Byrne to talk through how PFAS is changing the rules, the costs, and the options for what utilities do with their sludge. PFAS has worked its way into biosolids, and utilities are left figuring out what to do about it. With states… Continue reading A US$4.8 Billion Municipal Biosolids Market With Nowhere To Put the Sludge
The Firms Behind the Decisions: Engineering and Construction’s Expanding Role in Water
Water accounts for a minority of revenue for nearly every major engineering and construction firm in the sector—somewhere between 15% and 23%—yet investment keeps accelerating. In this episode, Reese Tisdale is joined by Bluefield analyst Caroline Vauclain, who just wrapped up a deep dive into 40 leading firms, examining water sector market share, strategic focus,… Continue reading The Firms Behind the Decisions: Engineering and Construction’s Expanding Role in Water
An XPrize Journey with Global Water Technologies CEO Erik Hromadka
Erik Hromadka, CEO of publicly listed Global Water Technologies, Inc., discusses Global Water Technologies’ participation in XPRIZE challenges and gives a first-person account of the efforts to bolster a levee and prevent flooding in Indianapolis. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment addressing the recent cybersecurity breaches at U.S. utilities. In… Continue reading An XPrize Journey with Global Water Technologies CEO Erik Hromadka
Are We Reading the Water Market Right?
Episode 150 marks a milestone for The Future of Water: Bluefield summer intern Swapnil Gandhi turns the tables and interviews host Reese Tisdale. Instead of Reese asking the questions, he’s answering them—covering what Bluefield got right early, the data that reshaped how Bluefield reads the industry, and where the biggest pressures and overlooked opportunities lie… Continue reading Are We Reading the Water Market Right?
Beyond the Dashboard: Digital Water’s Operational Turn
Digital water companies have gone through distinct phases: first selling data, then selling analytics. Now it’s selling decisions, and increasingly autonomous control. This shift is showing up across Veralto, Badger Meter, Xylem, Bentley, Schneider Electric, ABB, and Rotork—different products, same direction. They’re all moving closer to operations because software only becomes valuable when it changes… Continue reading Beyond the Dashboard: Digital Water’s Operational Turn
Innovative Water Conservation Plan Reporting with Austin Water’s Kevin Kluge
Kevin Kluge, the Water Conservation Manager for Austin Water down in Austin, Texas, details the water conservation plan reporting paradigm that he and Austin Water have developed. Kevin covers leading and lagging metrics, developing and refining a novel reporting framework, and much more. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment addressing… Continue reading Innovative Water Conservation Plan Reporting with Austin Water’s Kevin Kluge
