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Have you heard about PFAS but you are not sure what that means?

Join us today to learn about this emerging topic with Professor Denis O’Carroll. Denis is the Managing Director of the Water Research Laboratory and a Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales. His career has been focused on using engineering to address pressing challenges to the environment and water quality.

What are these substances? Why do they stay around for so long? How do we treat them? Listen to the conversation to find out!

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What happens after you flush the toilet? 🚽

Say no more, it is time to learn about wastewater treatment in Episode 17 of Our Water Connection with Julian Briggs. 

Julian is Aurecon’s design director for Water and Wastewater treatment. With decades of experience in the design and optimisation of wastewater treatment plants, he has been involved in major water infrastructure projects in Australia and NZ implementing innovative treatment techniques in design, construction, commissioning and operation. 

Listen to this conversation and learn more about the evolution of wastewater treatment and how promising the future looks like in this area.

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Ready to learn from a perspective that bridges ancient wisdom and contemporary science, offering a holistic approach that can transform the way we manage our precious water resources? Don't miss this enlightening conversation that promises to broaden your understanding and inspire meaningful action in the water sector.

In this episode of Our Water Connection, we have the honour of speaking with Associate Professor Bradley Moggridge, a Kamilaroi man living in Ngunnawal Country in Canberra. As an environmental hydrogeologist with a unique expertise in Indigenous Water Science, Brad shares his profound insights on the integration of traditional knowledge with modern scientific practices to enhance sustainable water and land management.

Learn more about Brad’s involvement at World Water Week 2023 here.

Listen to Kelsey Leonard on Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans?

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Circular Economy is a concept that has been around for quite a while, but do you know what it refers to and how is it related to the water sector? You might be surprised but maybe what you work on is already applying circular economy concepts!

Join us today for this conversation with Jodie Bricout.

Jodie is the Global Circular Economy leader at Aurecon and a member of multiple boards and advisory groups in Circular Economy around Australia. With experience in Europe and Dubai shaping best practices and policies in Circular Economy for large corporations, emerging innovators and governments, Jodie supports Australia in adapting those best practices to our unique circumstances.

We talked about a podcast Jodie participated in recently called Engineering Reimagined. If you are interested in listening more from Jodie, have a listen here: https://www.aurecongroup.com/podcast/episode-57

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Have you heard of water stewardship but you are not quite sure what it refers to? What about collective action? Join us today as we talk to Saba Dar and answer some basic but extremely interesting questions.

Saba is the manager of Water Stewardship at WWF. She is a Water Stewardship expert in the Textile sector with in-country experience in Pakistan, and supporting on-site teams in multiple countries including India, China, Vietnam and Turkey. She provides solutions to brands and companies to the issues of inefficient use of water, water scarcity and water pollution through collective action, to mitigate risks in their supply chains and at a basin level.

During our conversation, we talked about WWF’s report “Water Stewardship Revisited - Shifting the narrative from risk to value creation”. Have a look at the report here. 

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All options on the table? Drinking water that once was wastewater? Join us in this episode to learn all things Purified Recycled Water (PRW) with not one, but TWO magnificent guests: Darren Romain and Shane Tyrrell.

Darren is the Treatment Planning Manager at Sydney Water. He is passionate about creating conversations around alternative water supplies for communities to ensure Australia has a sustainable future in the face of a changing climate and increasing competition for limited freshwater supplies.

Shane is a Water Strategy & Planning Team Leader at Aurecon. He has a passion for helping navigate an uncertain future by providing direction in response to future trends and shocks. He has been instrumental in advancing adaptive planning in the water industry.

Have a listen to this conversation where we learnt the basic technical processes behind PRW and how important it is for the future of water security in Australia and many other parts of the world!

We discussed Aurecon’s work to understand everyday Australians' thoughts about Purified Recycled Water. Have a look at the report here!

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We have talked to people in different areas of the water sector. Can we draw a map of the urban water industry? Join us in this episode and listen to our conversation with Roch Cheroux, Managing Director of Sydney Water.

With experience in a variety of roles including water utilities and private companies, Roch helped us understand who the main stakeholders that have a play in the water sector are. If we could draw a mind map of the industry, what would it look like? Roch is a key influencer in the water industry, with experience shaping and leading public and private corporations across the Asia-Pacific region and Europe.

Check out Sydney Water's "Stop being a water waster" campaign here - it is brilliant! 

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Join us in this episode with Professor Anne Poelina, a Nyikina Warrwa woman, active community leader, respected academic researcher and Associate Commissioner with the Productivity Commission working on the National Water Reform 2024.

Professor Anne enlightened our conversation with her wisdom and her powerful views of the past, present and future. She challenged our views around our current interaction with our environment and our surroundings and invited us to wake up and activate our collective wisdom.

Anne has led a battle to safeguard Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) from threats posed by mining, fracking and water extraction in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. As chair of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, Anne wants to ensure the river is protected for generations to come, providing water security and benefits to surrounding communities.

During our conversation we mentioned Anne’s participation in the Power House Museum series: 100 Climate Conversation - have a listen to that inspiring conversation here: https://www.100climateconversations.com/anne-poelina/ 

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Australia is a relatively small country in terms of population, most water supply utilities should be fairly similar right? 

Have a listen to this conversation with Adam Lovell, Executive Director of the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) and find out more. With WSAA being the peak body for water utilities in Australia and New Zealand, Adam provides national leadership in policy positions for the Australian urban water sector on issues including industry reform, liveable cities, water quality, climate change, customer engagement and asset management. 

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Time to have a broader look into our water challenges! 

Listen to this conversation with Patrick Hill, President of Global Operations at Jacobs. With experience in design, delivery and project management for large water infrastructure projects, Patrick leads Jacobs in tackling some of our biggest challenges. We discussed some examples of the big challenges that the water sector faces in different parts of the world, how are they different for different geographies and what can Australia learn from other countries. Learn about the trends that are coming to tackle these challenges and be prepared for the future! 

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