Water Foresight Podcast

Can signals of change from the discipline of criminal justice offer insights into the future of water?  Dr. Tom Romero joins the Water Foresight Podcast to discuss racial impact statements in connection with the future of water.  What can racial challenges (and solutions) within the criminal justice system tell us about changes in the future of water?  Environmental impact statements are familiar to water professionals but what about racial impact statements?  What is a racial impact statement and how may it help or hinder the future of water?  Are there winners and losers?  What are the future scenarios?  What are the unintended consequences of deploying racial impact statements in the future of water?

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Is it true that no good deed goes unpunished?  Dr. Kenneth Gould joins the Water Foresight Podcast to address the emerging issue of resilience gentrification.  What is resilience gentrification?  Is this simply a bad thing or is it the unintended consequence of trying to do the right thing with water?  What does it mean to align our economic frameworks with our ecological frameworks?  Will there be future changes to how our governmental leaders address resilience in the future?  Is there an environmental justice angle to resilience gentrification?  How might this impact future scenarios in the insurance industry?  Will the Podcast ever be able to afford the Hamptons?

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According to the latest AWWA Journal, customer satisfaction is a big deal to customers of water utilities and their opinions about the service they receive.  Dr. Andrew Heath, Managing Director of Utilities Intelligence for J.D. Power & Associates, joins the Water Foresight Podcast to discuss J.D. Power's latest customer satisfaction results and the future of customer satisfaction within the world of water.  What is customer satisfaction?  What composes and drives customer satisfaction?  Do customers trust their water utilities?  What is the future of customer satisfaction for water utilities?  How can water utilities prepare today for the future of customer satisfaction?

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Dr. Kimberly Daniels and Tim Morgan join the Water Foresight Podcast to discuss Flooding and Future Scenarios.  It's hurricane season and the Podcast is interested in learning about the future of flooding.  Daniels and Morgan examined future scenarios of flooding in Houston, Texas, through the lenses of health, poverty, and equity.  What are the tools and methodologies available to examine future flooding scenarios?  What do the four future scenarios--continuation, collapse, new equilibrium, and transformation--present for the future of flooding in Houston?  Are these scenarios possible, probable, or plausible?  What policies can Houston-based organizations develop in response to these scenarios?  What are the opportunities and risks presented by these scenarios?  Are these scenarios transferable to other cities facing future flooding risks?  The Podcast wants to know.

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Peter Colohan, Director of the Internet of Water Initiative at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, joins the Water Foresight Podcast to provide his vision for the future of the Internet of Water.  What is the Internet of Water (IoW)?  What are the IoW Principles?  What is "FAIR"?  What is the relationship between the IoW and privacy?  Is there a relationship between the IoW and the Internet of Things (IoT)?  What are the futures of the IoW and water customers, government regulators, and other stakeholders?  Is the future of the IoW all rainbows and unicorns?  Can Peter promise the Podcast that the IoW will not spy on customers through their smart appliances and other devices?  The Podcast is asking for a friend.

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What is the future of the paradigm of Environmental Justice in relationship to the future of all things water?  Dr. David Pellow of the University of California, Santa Barbara, joins the Water Foresight Podcast to guide us on this journey.  What is "Environmental Justice"?  What do the terms "justice" and "fairness" mean?  Who decides?  What if the process is "fair" but the outcome is "not fair"?  Does "Critical Environmental Justice" exist and, if so, where is it going?  What is the future of water through the lens of the Environmental Justice paradigm?  Does this impact the "human right to water"?  Is water "systemically racist"?  Are reparations possible?  Should water itself have rights?  What about the future impact on Western Water Law?  Will there be a federal law addressing Environmental Justice?  The Podcast needs a few more hours to unbundle these issues.

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Brett Aho "nudges" the Water Foresight Podcast into discussing surveillance capitalism and its relationship to the future of water.  What is "surveillance capitalism"?  What are the opportunities and risks of "behavior modification"?  How are China and the European Union addressing surveillance capitalism?  What is China's social credit system (SCS) framework?  Is that good, bad, or both?  Does the SCS exist within the United States?  If not, when, where, or how?  What are the future opportunities and risks for customers, utilities, consultants, and others within the world of water?  Is it true that downloading this podcast is worth 100 points to your social credit score?

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Kody George joins the Water Foresight Podcast to address the Future of Space Water.  What?  Isn't water only relevant on Earth?  Kody offer his insights on "space water," the legal mechanisms addressing its use, and observations on future governance mechanisms?  If we have Riverkeepers on Earth, do we need Moonkeepers for the Moon?  Who owns the Moon, Mars, or other celestial bodies?  Will there be an Amazon warehouse next to a Tesla factory on the shores of the Sea of Tranquility?  What are the futures of space water?

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What will be the necessary skills, abilities, and knowledge necessary for the future leaders and followers within the world of water?  Dr. Chris Mayer of the United States Military Academy (a/k/a West Point) joins the Water Foresight Podcast to discuss the future of higher education and how it is changing and will shape the future of various roles and responsibilities within the world of water.  The workforce is aging and retiring (or at least that's what we're told).  What is higher education's impact on today's workforce and what will change (or not change) to be better prepared for a more effective and robust future of water?

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How does the pending Maryland Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act (SB 348) influence the future of water?  Dr. Tim Male of the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) joins the Water Foresight Podcast to offer his thoughts on SB 348.  What is SB 348?  How does this bill support or connect to the recent federal infrastructure bill?  What can SB 348 do for water?  How does SB 348 change DWSRF or CWSRF funding opportunities? Can SB 348 be an innovative solution for environmental justice communities? Does SB 348 enable private investment to amplify solutions to current and future water challenges?  What are the future impacts of SB 348?

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