Quantifying the Economic Value of the Colorado River

Ann Tartre joins The Water Values Podcast this week to discuss how Protect the Flows fulfills its mission to safeguard the Colorado River. She explains the efforts businesses in the Colorado River Basin undertake to educate themselves, their customers…

The Ups and Downs of Environmental Finance

Jeff Hughes of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina joins The Water Values Podcast for an in-depth discussion about environmental finance. Environmental finance concerns how to pay for programs that provided…

The Amazing Success of the San Antonio Water System

The CEO of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), Robert Puente, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss the numerous successes of its water system through water supply limitations and droughts. He also discusses how SAWS works to conserve water through…

Water Sector Investing

Head of investment banking firm Blue Star Capital, Jud Hill has spent his career exploring the smartest and most innovative ways to invest in the water sector – and why water is such a unique commodity. Jud discusses the growing trend in water…

How Allentown’s Water Utility Saved the City

Ed Pawlowski, third term mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss how a public–private partnership (or P3) helped to save the city from financial ruin and revitalize the city, turning a multi-million dollar…

2014 Year in Review

It’s been a fantastic year since we launched The Water Values Podcast in late March 2014. You’ve been absolutely terrific. I know I don’t say that enough, but your emails, your comments and your listenership each are greatly appreciated. And I…

The Importance of WASH Funding

John Oldfield, CEO of WASH Advocates, joins the Water Values to discuss advocacy for WASH or Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene. John tells us that implementing WASH in communities leads to other important development goals in the developing world. The…

Planting the Rain

Brad Lancaster joins the Water Values to discuss permaculture and rainwater harvesting. Brad tells us how he got involved in the permaculture community and harvesting rainwater and greywater. Brad also goes into great detail about the method he uses…

Advancing Treatment Technology in Water Utilities

Mark LeChevallier, the Director of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship at American Water, joins the Water Values to discuss the usage of technology in the water sector. Mark tells us what the water industry is doing to assist areas that are going…