Episode 25: One Water Conference

In this episode, Brett takes the show on the road without Ryan to moderate a discussion at the One Water Summit in Winter Haven.  His conversation partners included Lynn Spivey, the City of Plant City Utilities Director; David MacIntyre, the President of AquaSciTech Consulting; and Frank Bernardino, Partner Ameritus with Anfield Consulting.  They discuss the definition of One Water; how the regulatory structure of water in Florida may be exacerbating its resource issues; what’s missing in how environmental issues are being communicated to policy makers and the public; what the real cost of water and environmental restoration is; and even some talk about how to pay for it all.    Special thanks and recognition goes out to Gary Hubbard and Amy Jenkins with the City of Winter Haven for organizing the summit and to Eric Draper for allowing Brett to hijack his panel for the show.  To visit the One Water Summit website and see the agenda and panels, go here. Writing articles, advertising in the paper and website, and sponsoring the newsletter and podcast are a few ways to reach new customers and expand your company or organization’s profile throughout Florida.   If you’d like to get the word out about how you’re making waves (pun intended) in Florida’s environmental world through an article or sponsorship, make sure you reach out to Brett, Ryan, Patrick, or Jamie at:  [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] If you’d like to advertise in The Florida Specifier, be sure to get in touch with Jamie Sheehan or Patrick Gillespie at: [email protected] [email protected] To read the Specifier online (where we hope you’ll become a subscriber if you aren’t already), go here: https://floridaspecifier.com A huge thank you goes out to Bagels and Biscuits for giving permission to use their music for the podcast.