The Future of Water Podcast host, Reese Tisdale, and Senior Water Analyst Charlie Suse, discuss findings and takeaways from Bluefield’s Water & Sewer Rate Index, published earlier this month. Over the past 12 years, combined household water and sewer bills for a typical U.S. household has increased by a total of 54.8%, or an average… Continue reading From City to City, Why Are Water Utility Rates So Variable?
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A Multi-Faceted Approach to Asset Management with Tacoma Zach
Tacoma Zach, Co-founder and CEO of MentorAPM, delves into the problem of prioritization for utilities. Tacoma provides an insightful look at ways utilities can efficiently prioritize their asset management programs and their business organizations. Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: Thank You!Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading… Continue reading A Multi-Faceted Approach to Asset Management with Tacoma Zach
What’s Behind the Decline in the Water Utility Workforce?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has reported that employment of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators is projected to decline 6% from 2022 to 2032. This news shines the spotlight on a critical infrastructure sector that faces mounting challenges, from aging infrastructure assets to emerging contaminants (i.e., PFAS). As water and… Continue reading What’s Behind the Decline in the Water Utility Workforce?
Holistic Data and Change Management for Utilities with David Lynch
David Lynch, CEO & Co-founder of Klir, provides an absolutely fabulous interview discussing how utilities manage data and AI applications, as well as delivering some key insights for holistically handling data, AI and the myriad changes that utilities face every day. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to… Continue reading Holistic Data and Change Management for Utilities with David Lynch
Are Take-Private Water Deals on the Rise?
Two Montreal-based firms have been recently taken private. On 2 October 2023, Ember Infrastructure announced it would acquire H2O Innovation Inc., a Canadian water solutions provider. A few weeks later, LOGISTEC entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners and infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak. The LOGISTEC acquisition,… Continue reading Are Take-Private Water Deals on the Rise?
AWS’s Approach to Water with Will Hewes
Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Global Lead for Water Sustainability, Will Hewes, provides an insightful look at AWS’s approach to water and discusses AWS’s Water Positive program that strives to return more water than it uses to the communities in which it does business, by 2030. In this session, you’ll learn about: Resources and links mentioned… Continue reading AWS’s Approach to Water with Will Hewes
Saltwater Intrusion In Drinking Water Is More Common Than You May Realize. What Are the Mitigation Options?
What is saltwater intrusion and how common is it? The city of New Orleans has been faced with a national emergency as a saltwater wedge had been expected to reach the area impacting the drinking water supply of 1.2 million people. If contaminated, it could be weeks or months before freshwater returns, unless there is… Continue reading Saltwater Intrusion In Drinking Water Is More Common Than You May Realize. What Are the Mitigation Options?
Synergistic Carbon Removal and Fresh Water Production with Capture6’s Tom Ricciardi
Tom Ricciardi, Vice President of Business Operations at Capture6, discusses its fascinating technology that removes and sequesters carbon while simultaneously producing fresh water. Tom provides details on the process, carbon credits, and much more in this wide ranging interview. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment. In this session, you’ll learn… Continue reading Synergistic Carbon Removal and Fresh Water Production with Capture6’s Tom Ricciardi
What Are the Financial Opportunities and Challenges Facing Water Utilities?
In today’s episode, Reese Tisdale and Senior Municipal Water Analyst Isabel Kezman provide a financial overview of the U.S. water industry discussing the markets, challenges, and regional differences. Isabel breaks down regional footprints of key federal, state, and private funding sources for the water sector. This episode highlights examples of innovative utility funding and financing… Continue reading What Are the Financial Opportunities and Challenges Facing Water Utilities?
The Ripple Effect of Digital Transformation with Sai Allavarpu
Sai Allavarpu, Xylem’s Chief Digital Officer, shares his vast knowledge of how other industries have made the digital transformation and how the water sector can learn from that prior experience. Sai also elaborates on how digital solutions can solve utility challenges that analog attempts simply cannot solve and much, much more. In this session, you’ll… Continue reading The Ripple Effect of Digital Transformation with Sai Allavarpu
