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Talking Under Water — 164 episodes

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Microplastics, Infrastructure Failures, and Stormwater News

2

Voices from Water Week 2026: Ensuring Resilience and Affordability in Water Systems

3

The battle over Colorado River resources is brewing

4

Different by Design: Turning 30 Years of Expertise into Utility Confidence

5

Lifting as we climb: building trust, confidence, and future leaders in water

6

EPA’s legal PFAS battle, tariff fallout, and America’s aging water systems

7

Building the next generation of water utility leaders: inside Xavier University’s new master’s program

8

Forecasting water in 2026: data centers and wastewater association goals

9

One Water: AI and energy needs in a sustainable water future

10

EPA proposal for Perchlorate MCL, new PFAS treatment and infrastructure failures

11

Where is the water industry heading in 2026?

12

One Water, Many Worlds: Insights from a global fellowship

13

FEMA administrator resignation, WOTUS rules, PFAS reporting & DOE investments

14

The Cost of Quality: Rethinking Water Meter ROI

15

Water’s role in climate resilience

16

Hurricane Melissa, USACE funding pause & American Water and Essential Utilities Merger

17

The Future of Water: Meet the 2025 Rising One Water Leaders

18

PFAS legal action, Jessica Kramer’s EPA appointment & updates to NOAA’s flood mapping tool

19

Graceful Failure vs. Flawless Operations: Understanding an AMI System's True Fortitude

20

Finding holistic One Water success with the A-I-R process

21

NSW hiring, WY DOT projects, Tijuana sewage updates & workplace safety

22

Rivers Under the Microscope: How to Use AI to Monitor Water Quality

23

State Revolving Fund updates, Waterkeeper Alliance PFAS analysis results & water system upgrades

24

Small systems, big challenges: What’s ahead for water utilities

25

Cyber resilience and investment strategy in the water sector

26

Recent floods, PFAS settlement payouts & Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

27

Talking Under Water: Electricity-based water purification

28

Insights & Trends from ACE 2025

29

Reflecting on a water legacy: Dean Amhaus announces retirement

30

EPA shakes up PFAS regulations

31

Cyber threats in our water supply: What utilities need to know

32

How PFAS regulations could change under President Trump

33

A Splash of Reality: Breaking down the ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Card

34

Bridging policy and progress in the water sector

35

The Water Chronicles: A Journey to Understand the World’s Water Disparities

36

President Trump’s first month, EPA Office of Water assistant administrator nomination & the California wildfires

37

U.S. EPA releases PFAS risk assessment: Now what?

38

California wildfires, PFAS risk assessment & EPA administrator hearing

39

Water Reuse Strategies for U.S. Cities

40

Where is the water industry heading in 2025?

41

The Pulse of Water: State of the Industry Insights with Bentley

42

Why is the membrane filter technique so popular for microbiological testing of water?

43

Exploring the intersection of data, communications & power infrastructure, Part II

44

Smart Water Insights with Bentley Systems

45

Exploring the intersection of data, communications & power infrastructure, Part I

46

What does a day without water look like in 2024?

47

Finding Adaptive Solutions with VertiGIS

48

WEFTEC 2024 Wrap-up

49

Clean Water Act Violations & Integrated Water Resources partnership

50

How will Metering as a Service Work for the Water Industry?

51

SpaceX permit application & a new PFAS testing initiative

52

CROSSROADS Report: Charting the Future of Infrastructure

53

Coastal Resiliency Funding & Safe Drinking Water Act Violations

54

SCOTUS overturns Chevron deference: Now what?

55

NOAA announces $60 million for climate-ready workforce

56

One year after Sackett v. EPA: What’s next?

57

DuPont to spin off water business

58

What is on the flood control horizon?

59

Talking Under Water: The looming biosolids crisis in Maine

60

Talking Under Water: What do the new PFAS MCLs mean for the water industry?

61

Talking Under Water: What utilities need to know about cybersecurity

62

Meet the new EPA water leader

63

Women in Water with Kathy Romans

64

Talking Under Water: Building a network with Womxn in Water

65

Talking Under Water: What California’s new direct potable reuse regulations mean

66

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Water Sector

67

How to elevate groundwater desalination efforts

68

The intersection of water & food processing

69

PFAS Progress Report for 2023

70

Episode 84: State of the Industry

71

Episode 83: Climate Variability & Infrastructure Challenges

72

Episode 82: Smart water sentiments

73

Episode 81: WOTUS &The Clean Water Act

74

Episode 80: WEFTEC Audio Diaries

75

Episode 79: Imagine a Day Without Water

76

Episode 78: The Importance of the One Water Approach

77

Episode 77: Water’s role in the Blue Economy

78

Episode 76: Monitoring Microplastics

79

Episode 75: Cloud Seeding & Droughts

80

Episode 74: Challenges & solutions for small systems

81

Episode 73: USGS PFAS Study

82

Episode 72: The evolution of water reuse

83

Episode 71: Consumer Confidence Reports

84

Episode 70: AWWA ACE23 Wrap-up

85

Episode 69: Exploring the ocean’s future with bluetech

86

Bonus Episode: Smart water products & solutions with Badger Meter

87

Episode 68: Flood Control Trends

88

Episode 67: The Reservoir Center for Water Solutions

89

Episode 66: Analysis of U.S. EPA’s PFAS MCLs proposal

90

Episode 65: EPA proposes PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels

91

Episode 64: Women in Water with Naomi Jones & Michaela Rempkowski

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Episode 63: Women in Water with Megan Glover

93

Episode 62: Diversity, equity & inclusion in the water sector

94

Episode 61: Xylem acquires Evoqua

95

Episode 60: Industrial Water Trends to Watch

96

Episode 59: 2022 State of the Industry

97

Episode 58: Smart Water Trends & Best Practices

98

Episode 57: Rising Water Leaders

99

Episode 56: The Emerging Contaminants Puzzle

100

Episode 55: Challenges & Trends in Small Systems

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Episode 54: Measuring Water Insecurity

102

Episode 53: Discussing Water as a Global Community

103

Episode 52: Flood Mitigation as a One Water Issue

104

Episode 51: Diving into Regulations

105

Episode 50: Women in Water

106

Episode 49: The Importance of DE&I to the Water Industry

107

Episode 48: One Water Innovations & Tactics

108

Episode 47: State of the Industry 2021

109

Episode 46: Women in Water 2021

110

Episode 45: The Future of One Water

111

Episode 44: How is PFAS a One Water Issue?

112

Episode 43: Small Systems Trends

113

Episode 42: Sustainable Hotel Water Management

114

Episode 41: Water Scarcity, Economy & Equity

115

Episode 40: Funding, Travel & New Technologies

116

Episode 39: Seizing Water’s Moment

117

Episode 38: When it Rains, it Pours

118

Episode 37: Balance & Belonging

119

Episode 36: Trends in Sustainable Investment

120

Episode 35: State of the Industry 2020

121

Episode 34: Women in Water

122

Value of Water Series: Water Access Perspective with COPE

123

Episode 33: Source Water Contamination

124

Value of Water Series: Community Perspective with Milwaukee Water Commons

125

Value of Water Series: Utility Perspective with Buffalo Sewer Authority

126

Value of Water Series: One Water with Radhika Fox

127

Episode 32: Acceleration of Digital Technologies

128

Episode 31: West Coast One Water Stories

129

Episode 30: Water Quality Monitoring & Sustainable Solutions

130

Episode 29: Clean Water Partnerships & Storm Water Management

131

Episode 28: Equity & Resiliency

132

Episode 27: Water Equity & Affordability

133

Episode 26: Water Infrastructure Funding & Smart Water

134

Episode 25: The County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund

135

Episode 24: COVID-19’s Impact on the Water Industry

136

Episode 23: Coronavirus & DC Fly-In

137

Special Episode: WEF Executive Director Talks Coronavirus

138

Episode 22: Water Advocacy

139

Episode 21: Funding

140

Episode 20: State of the Industry

141

Special Episode: Cybesecurity

142

Episode 19: Energy Efficiency & Drives

143

Episode 18: Community Water

144

Episode 17: One Water

145

Episode 16: Women in Water

146

Episode 15: Smart Water Quality

147

Episode 14: Flooding in the Midwest

148

Episode 13: Young Professionals

149

Special Episode: AWWA ACE19

150

Special Episode: WQA Convention & Exposition 2019

151

Episode 12: Water Scarcity & Coastal Flooding

152

Episode 11: Commercial Water

153

Episode 10: River Engineering

154

Episode 9: Legislation & Lead

155

Episode 8: Waters of the United States

156

Episode 7: State of Our Industries

157

Episode 6: Water Equity

158

Special Episode: WEFTEC 18

159

Episode 5: Hurricane Florence

160

Episode 4: Water-Related Travels

161

Episode 3: One Water Musings

162

Special Episode: ACE18 Recap

163

Episode 2: Pollution in Waterways

164

Episode 1: Cape Town Follow Up