Iris Gonzales, Philippine Star reporter and columnist, provides an eye-opening discussion on water in the Philippines and the Manila water concessions. Iris also explains the impact of the recently enacted legislative franchises granted by the Filipino government. In this session, you’ll learn about: Iris’ coverage of water in the Philippines How the Philippines set up water utilities… Continue reading The Manila Water Concessions and Philippine Water Privatization with Iris Gonzales
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Is Household Water Management Overlooked as an Opportunity?
Podcast host, Reese Tisdale, and Bluefield’s Senior Analyst Amber Walsh explore potential missed opportunities in household water management. Although domestic water or household water usage represents a small share of the pie, it could represent an enormous opportunity for water management, investment, and advanced data applications. As such, digital water vendors, technology companies, and consumer product companies are looking… Continue reading Is Household Water Management Overlooked as an Opportunity?
Mississippi v. Tennessee and Its Implications for State Water Policy with Robin Craig
Robin Craig, the Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law at USC Gould School of Law and long-time water law professor, joins us to discuss the background, arguments and holding in Mississippi v. Tennessee, and provides some insights on what the case might mean for State water policy moving forward. In this session, you’ll learn… Continue reading Mississippi v. Tennessee and Its Implications for State Water Policy with Robin Craig
Bottled Water Craze Raises Questions about Water Quality & Utility Strategies
In this episode, Bluefield’s Keith Hays and Eric Bindler, delves into the canned-water company Liquid Death and the growing questions about bottled water, the incredible size of the bottled water market, and potential risks to water utilities, from perception to customer erosion. At the beginning of 2022, Liquid Death announced that it landed more than… Continue reading Bottled Water Craze Raises Questions about Water Quality & Utility Strategies
A Heart-Based Approach to Industrial Water Treatment with Christina Lundbäck
Christina Lundbäck provides a fascinating discussion of SurfCleaner and its applications to remove contaminants from water at wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, ports, harbors, and spills. In this session, you’ll learn about: What SurfCleaner is How the technology behind SurfCleaner was developed How SurfCleaner was developed based on the human heart How SurfCleaner works How… Continue reading A Heart-Based Approach to Industrial Water Treatment with Christina Lundbäck
How the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Views Upcoming Issues
Water industry veteran and Association of State Drinking Administrators (ASDWA) Executive Director Alan Roberson discusses the big issues facing the water sector from a state regulatory perspective. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for a Bluefield on Tap segment. In this session, you’ll learn about: What ASDWA is ASDWA’s membership The priorities in 2022 for state… Continue reading How the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Views Upcoming Issues
Retrospective: The Biggest Stories in Water in 2021
As we close out 2021, Bluefield digs into the top stories that defined water this past year, for good and bad. We’ll take a look back at how COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions influenced water investment and revisit some predictions for the year that did or did not come to fruition.
The Year in Water 2021 with Cathy Bailey, OJ McFoy and Cindy Wallis-Lage
An all-star panel of water leaders participate in a roundtable discussion about what happened in the year that was 2021 and provide insights on what 2022 might hold for the water sector. In this session, you’ll learn about: Each panelist’s takeaways from 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding issues Why the IIJA needs… Continue reading The Year in Water 2021 with Cathy Bailey, OJ McFoy and Cindy Wallis-Lage
Workforce Disruption: Who do Utilities Call for Help?
According to an October AWWA survey, key issues facing water sector utilities and service providers in the U.S. and Canada are hiring difficulties and supply chain issues. Hiring, employee turnover, staffing continuity, and chemical supply chain issues are among the list of top challenges. What is the outlook for the water sector and where do utilities… Continue reading Workforce Disruption: Who do Utilities Call for Help?
All about charity: water with Chief Global Water Officer Christoph Gorder
Christoph Gorder, Chief Global Water Officer, blows us away with a deep dive on charity: water and its work. In this session, you’ll learn about: How Christoph transitioned from disaster relief to charity: water charity: water’s mission How charity: water’s unique structure helps it achieve success How charity: water overcame one of the unique fundraising… Continue reading All about charity: water with Chief Global Water Officer Christoph Gorder
