Water Values Podcast

Smart Cities & Connected Communities Panel Discussion on Water Technology


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Wayne Griffith, now the Acting Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of DC Water, Ben Grumbles, the Executive Director of Environmental Council of the States, Christine Boyle, Vice President of Business Incubation for Xylem, and Dave McGimpsey, water, energy and utility Partner at Dentons engage in a panel discussion surrounding water technology and its role in finding solutions for utilities.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

  • DC Water’s Strategic Plan
  • How DC Water uses technology to assist customers
  • DC Water’s Blue Plains Facility
  • Why the US needs a national water policy that affords State and local governments flexibility to achieve policy goals
  • Why innovation at the State and local government levels are needed to address water quantity and water quality concerns
  • How interplay between grey infrastructure and nature based solutions
  • Examples of collaboration and conflict between States
  • The connection between the “Conservation Conundrum” and data science
  • Digitization and data aggregation leading to real-time decision making
  • How utilizing digital strategies can leverage nature-based solutions and reduce grey infrastructure costs
  • Convergence in the energy and water sectors
  • Changing the utility paradigm
  • What the panel sees for the future of water technology implementation
  • Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

    • Wayne Griffith’s LinkedIn profile
    • Ben Grumbles bio on the ECOS website
    • Christine Boyle’s LinkedIn profile 
    • Dave McGimpsey’s bio on Dentons’ website
    • Moderator Linda Willard’s bio on Dentons’ website
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