March 15, 2024

Talking Under Water: Building a network with Womxn in Water

30 minutes

In this episode of Talking Under Water, the hosts discuss the recent leadership changes and movement in the EPA Office of Water, a letter from water leaders urging Congressional leaders to reinstate the complete funding of the SRF programs for drinking water and clean water, and Water Research Foundation's request for project pre-proposals.

Finally, our interview this episode features Amanda Jones, project manager for Tucson Water and founder of Womxn in Water. Amanda talks about being a woman in the water industry, finding Womxn in Water, her career and much more.

Show Notes:

EPA Office of Water appoints Bruno Pigott to lead office

Radhika Fox appointed Senior Advisor at Xylem

WRF seeks pre-proposals for One Water research projects

Water leaders urge Congress to fully fund SRF programs for water

Career beginnings with erosion: How it helped build relationships and shape my professional future

Show Notes:

EPA Office of Water appoints Bruno Pigott to lead office

Radhika Fox appointed Senior Advisor at Xylem

WRF seeks pre-proposals for One Water research projects

Water leaders urge Congress to fully fund SRF programs for water

Career beginnings with erosion: How it helped build relationships and shape my professional future

Timestamps:

Cold open | 0:00

EPA Water leadership changes | 1:42

Water leaders urge Congrss to fund SRF | 3:57

Water Research Foundation seeks pre-proposals | 5:22

Interview with Amanda Jones begins | 7:08

Amanda's career path | 7:33

The founding of Womxn in Water | 9:12

Womxn in Water events and gatherings | 11:20

How DEI is about more than just race | 12:58

Mentorship | 15:03

What it means to be a woman in the water industry | 16:40

Women involvement in the water industry | 18:32

How industry involvement shapes careers | 20:11

Advice for young women entering the industry | 22:39

Overcoming impostor syndrome and being vulnerable | 24:56

Final thoughts | 27:14

Housekeeping | 28:14

Resources:

SWS Top Projects Nominations

StormCon Registration

WaterWorld Young Pros Nominations

About the Podcast  

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

 Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing [email protected] engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

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