The Water Online Show: Possible Tariff Impacts Per Technology

In this episode of The Water Online Show, hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling explore the complex interplay of tariffs, regulations, and industry trends with Saurabh Singh and Jacob Steele from BlueTech Research, offering insights and recommendations for stakeholders in the water and wastewater sector.In particular, the discussion focuses on the potential impacts of tariffs on different industry segments and activities, the commodities used therein, and the cost of operations — for example, how the price of pipes, pumps, valves, membranes, and treatment chemicals could be affected.Singh, BlueTech’s Vice President of Advisory Services, and Steele, a Senior Research Analyst, also provide mitigation strategies for avoiding, as best as possible, high costs that could trickle down to ratepayers.The current state of and tariffs’ effect on American manufacturing is considered, as are the trajectories of sustainability goals and smart-water initiatives. The panel also discusses the potential fate of regulations, including rules around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).Get the experts' take on this fast-moving situation by tuning in.