Podcast

Smart Stormwater with OptiRTC CEO David Rubinstein

 
6 May 2025  |  Episode #275  |  with David Rubinstein

OptiRTC CEO David Rubinstein brings his A game to discuss how smart stormwater systems improve outcomes for communities. Plus, Reese Tisdale comes on for a Bluefield on Tap segment addressing the ten-year forecast for water and wastewater treatment CAPEX.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

  • David’s background as a tech entrepreneur and how it led him to the water sector
  • How smart stormwater systems work
  • The current state of stormwater systems
  • Why stormwater systems are ripe for smart solutions
  • How stormwater assets get “lost” in passive systems and can be “found” using smart technologies
  • How natural and gray infrastructure are impacted by smart technologies
  • Why stormwater should be addressed on a watershed basis versus a single site basis
  • Why adaptive technologies and using real-time data are paramount to managing stormwater and future-proofing stormwater systems
  • How regulators approach smart stormwater technologies
  • Why regulators need help catching up to technological advancements
  • How smart technologies achieve and improve ROI

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