Water Values Podcast

A Refreshing Vision for Water with Metropolitan’s Adel Hagekhalil

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Water rock star Adel Hagekhalil imparts a powerful vision for leadership in the water sector through the lens of his work at Metropolitan. Plus, Reese Tisdale kicks off our Bluefield on Tap segment by providing his top 5 water issues to be on the lookout for in 2023.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

  • How Adel’s life has changed since he was last on in 2019
  • Why Metropolitan declared a regional drought emergency and what it means
  • How Metropolitan is experiencing a “Second Mulholland Moment”
  • The programs Metropolitan is developing and implementing to promote conservation and create sustainable supplies
  • How Adel promotes an inclusive and cooperative approach through his “We are one” program
  • What Adel means by building a “virtual aqueduct”
  • How Adel coalesced support from a divided board
  • The biggest surprises Adel encountered after coming to Metropolitan
  • The 5 principles Adel adopted in his business plan for Metropolitan 
  • Why embracing partnership, not partisanship, is so important on water issues

    • Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

    • Adel’s LinkedIn profile
    • Metropolitan’s website

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