Talking Under Water

Wrapping up 2020, Talking Under Water hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Bob Crossen and Katie Johns present the second annual special State of the Industry episode. The episode features snippets from conversations with multiple industry leaders reflecting on the state of the industry from their perspective segments of the water industry, including the wastewater sector, residential/commercial drinking wate...

In this episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen highlight conversations with two women in water on their career journeys, women in leadership, diversity in the workplace, the role of mentorship and more. Plus, the podcast guests share advice for young professionals entering the water industry.  For this episode, Johns interviewed...

In this special episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Bob Crossen, Lauren Del Ciello and Katie Johns share the final interview in the four-part Value of Water Series.  The series aims to share diverse voices and perspectives on solving water access, equity and affordability issues starting with the role of one water before digging into the utility perspective, a community g...

In this episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen discuss a trifecta of water-positive news, including new water technology investment in Cleveland aimed at creating a “blue economy,” the U.S. EPA’s proposed 2020 Financial Capability Assessment for the Clean Water Act, and a major tech company’s commitment to replenish more water t...

In this special episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Bob Crossen, Lauren Del Ciello and Katie Johns share the third interview in the four-part Value of Water Series.  The series aims to share diverse voices and perspectives on solving water access, equity and affordability issues starting with the role of one water before digging into the utility perspective, a community g...

In this special episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Bob Crossen, Lauren Del Ciello and Katie Johns share the second interview in the four-part Value of Water Series. Each Friday in October, TUW is releasing a special episode in conjunction with the Value of Water Campaign – a US Water Alliance campaign – and Imagine a Day Without Water, which is October. 21.  The series w...

In this special episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcasts, hosts Bob Crossen, Lauren Del Ciello and Katie Johns share the first in a four-part series digging into the value of water. TUW is releasing a special series each Friday in October in conjunction with the Value of Water Campaign—a US Water Alliance campaign—and Imagine a Day Without Water, which is October 21. The series will...

In this episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen discuss water sustainability goals driven by diverse industries including jeans manufacturers and unpack Chicago’s new equity-focused lead service line replacement program and its broader impacts.  Finally, they share an interview with Ralph Exton, chief marketing officer and chief...

In this episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen celebrate National Water Quality Month. They also dig into California’s new definition of microplastics in water, discuss recent research on the relationship between COVID-19 and wastewater, and explore the U.S. Water Prize 2020 winners.  Finally, they share an interview with Patric...

In this episode of  Talking Under Water,  One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen share an interview with Lisa Brand, CTO for LG Sonic. Brand touches on the importance of water quality monitoring in developing long-term, sustainable surface water treatment solutions, the impact algal blooms have on the U.S. economy and the role smart, sustainable solutions may...

In this special stay-at-home episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Katie Johns, Lauren Del Ciello and Bob Crossen share an interview with Keisha Brown, partnership liaison for Corvias. Brown is involved in bring the Clean Water Partnership to several community-based organizations. She explains what the Clean Water Partnership is, why it has been effective and what to expect...

In this episode, Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen discuss virtual events in the water industry amid COVID-19 concerns. The hosts also touch on the impacts of the recent Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) and the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act. Finally, our interview this month is with Cynthia Koehler, the executive director of the WaterNow Alliance. The disc...

In this special stay-at-home episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen share an interview with Will Sarni, founder and CEO for Water Foundry. In the interview, Crossen and Sarni discuss equity and affordability during this time of crisis and the struggle that imposes on utilities.  Show Notes San Francisco Water Develops Emergency...

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen discuss reopening building water systems following prolonged closures and how water professionals can work with their communities. The hosts also explore major water infrastructure packages on the horizon, including America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and the Drinking...

In this special stay-at-home episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen provide an overview of The County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Supreme Court case and its potentially far reaching impacts on the water and wastewater industry for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Hear from Nathan Gardner-Andre...

In this month's episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen host the first-ever completely remote podcast of TUW. They reflect on the Flint Water Crisis, which will have its 6 year anniversary on April 25, and discuss the WaterSense Renewal. Additionally, Crossen shares that the AWWA ACE Show, originally scheduled to take place in June in...

In this month's episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Katie Johns and Bob Crossen give an overview of the Coronavirus and what it means for their respective industries. For water quality professionals, it means adjustments for in-home installs and additional challenges faced as a small business; for municipal employees, work still beckons, but the dangers...

In this special episode of  Talking Under Water , host Bob Crossen speaks with WEF Executive Director Walt Marlowe about the effects  Coronavirus — also known as COVID-19  — has had on the organization and industry at large. Talking points include the acceleration of remote work and distance technologies, effectiveness of current disinfection practices for water and wastewater treatment, flushable...

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, One Water, One Podcast, hosts  WQP  Managing Editor Lauren Del Ciello,  WWD  Senior Managing Editor Bob Crossen and  SWS  Managing Editor Katie Johns explore water advocacy issues through recent water industry news. The hosts start the episode with an interesting infrastructure discovery of a 7,300-year-old Neolithic water well in the Czech Republic....

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water,  hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Bob Crossen and Katie Johns kick off the episode with some good news regarding a wastewater reuse program for forest development in Egypt. Also explored are the impacts of flooding and groundwater pumping in Jakarta, Indonesia. Finally, our interview this month is with Nathan Gardner Andrews, chief advocacy officer from the...

Wrapping up 2019, Talking Under Water hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Bob Crossen and Katie Johns present a special  State of the Industry  episode. The episode features interviews from not just one, but six industry leaders reflecting on the state of the industry from their perspective segments of the water industry, including the wastewater sector, residential/commercial drinking water treatment sector...

This special episode of Talking Under Water has our hosts Bob, Lauren and Katie speaking with Randy Abrams, senior security analyst for OpSWAT. Abrams illuminated the common areas of risk for utilities and small business owners when it comes to data and information attacks, and explained some prevention options available to those users. Next week, the hosts are back with a regular episode includin...

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, hosts Lauren Del Ciello, Bob Crossen and Katie Johns unpack the recent U.S. EPA proposal to amend coal ash wastewater and monitoring rules. And they also discuss Ohio’s new H2Ohio plan, which aims to reduce algae blooms, improve wastewater infrastructure and prevent lead contamination. Lastly, due to a technical snafu, the planned interview for this...

In this episode of Talking Under Water, host Bob Crossen shares a comment he received after last month’s discussion of the Silver Tsunami. Then, fellow hosts Lauren Del Ciello and Katie Johns share news regarding the U.S. EPA’s proposed revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule and discuss the Ocean Legacy Foundation’s recently launched E.P.I.C. plastic pollution program. Finally, the hosts interview...

In this episode of Talking Under Water, hosts Lauren Del Ciello and Bob Crossen welcome their new co-host, Katie Johns. The hosts discuss the  U.S. EPA National Water Reuse Action Plan  and touch on the repeal of  Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)  language by EPA and the U.S. Army. They also explore the so-called " silver tsunami "—a shift in workforce age dynamics—in the water industry through each of...