Alison Kastama, a communication manager with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and Heather Pohl, a project manager at SFPUC for the Automated Water Meter Program, join The Water Values Podcast for the first of a two-part discussion…
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What Are the Important Issues for Investor-Owned Water Utilities?
Michael Deane, the Executive Director at the National Association of Water Companies, comes on The Water Values Podcast to discuss important issues for investor-owned water utilities. He describes how both the private and public sectors can work…
What’s the State of the Water Industry?
Ken Mercer, the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Senior Manager of Technical and Research Programs, comes on The Water Values Podcast to discuss the AWWA’s State of the Water Industry Survey. Ken does a deep dive into how those in the…
How Does Your Utility Measure Up?
Ken Mercer, the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) Senior Manager of Technical and Research Programs, comes on The Water Values Podcast to discuss the AWWA’s Rate Survey and it Utility Benchmarking Survey. Ken fills us in on the trends that…
What Path Will Water 4.0 Follow?
UC Berkeley professor, David Sedlak, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss the revolutions in urban water systems and to forecast what the next generation of our urban water systems will look like, which he calls Water 4.0. Dr. Sedlak takes us…
How Do We Clean Up Water from Industrial Processes?
Forbes Guthrie, a good friend of The Water Values Podcast, joins us today to discuss how to clean up water from industrial processes. We had a wide-ranging discussion that covered the basic process his company, Stewart Environmental, employs using…
What Are the Important Issues in Water Finance?
Wall Street veteran Debra Coy joins us on The Water Values Podcast to talk about a number of issues concerning water finance. She brings a wealth of experience as a water analyst and as a water consultant to our discussion about financing water…
Coping with Massive Growth and Record Drought in Texas
The Water Values Podcast welcomes Phil Wilson, the General Manager and CEO of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in Texas, onto the show. Phil also is a former Texas Secretary of State and former Executive Director of the Texas Department of…
Water Tech: Clear Comfort Advances Pool Water Treatment
Steve Berens, CEO of Clear Comfort Water, LLC, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss water tech and his company’s innovative water treatment solution. Clear Comfort is the world-wide licensee for pools and spas of a patented technology used for…
How Can We Resolve Water Conflicts?
Professor Neil Grigg of Colorado State University and the River Master of the Pecos River joins The Water Values Podcast this week. Neil has been involved with water for over 50 years and bestows just a fraction of his knowledge and experience on us…