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Water Values Podcast
By Dave McGimpseyBusiness
Water Values Podcast episodes
- Data Enhanced Wastewater Treatment with Kando CEO Ari GoldfarbAri Goldfarb, the CEO of Kando, discusses the use of data in wastewater treatment. By harvesting data on wastewater quality, wastewater treatment systems can be operated and managed more efficiently.In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The background on Kando
- How data on wastewater quality improves the treatment process
- How measuring data helps change behavior of customers
- How the Kando system is deployed within the wastewater collection system
- Why data from sensors needs to be supplemented with robust analysis
- The wastewater data parameters Kando uses in its analysis
- How data analysis allows predictive treatment and I&I detection
- How data analysis supports asset management systems
- The water innovation ecosystem in Israel
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:- Ari’s LinkedIn page
- Kando’s website
- TWV #119: Ensuring Technology Access and Resilience in the Field with David Dolphin
- TWV #079: Water Use in Industrial Processes with Grant Newhouse
Thnk You!Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!42 min - Data Enhanced Wastewater Treatment with Kando CEO Ari Goldfarb
Ari Goldfarb, the CEO of Kando, discusses the use of data in wastewater treatment. By harvesting data on wastewater quality, wastewater treatment systems can be operated and managed more efficiently.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The background on Kando
- How data on wastewater quality improves the treatment process
- How measuring data helps change behavior of customers
- How the Kando system is deployed within the wastewater collection system
- Why data from sensors needs to be supplemented with robust analysis
- The wastewater data parameters Kando uses in its analysis
- How data analysis allows predictive treatment and I&I detection
- How data analysis supports asset management systems
- The water innovation ecosystem in Israel
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Ari’s LinkedIn page
- Kando’s website
- TWV #119: Ensuring Technology Access and Resilience in the Field with David Dolphin
- TWV #079: Water Use in Industrial Processes with Grant Newhouse
Thnk You!
Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!
42 min - “Excelerating” Innovation with Kim BakerKim Baker, Director of Innovation, Water, at Elemental Excelerator, pulls back the curtain on fostering innovation in the water and other climate verticals at Elemental Excelerator. Kim nimbly moves from topic to topic and illustrates how water innovators can be even more powerful when partnering with other climate innovators.In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The background and mission of Elemental Excelerator
- How Elemental Excelerator fosters innovation across multiple climate verticals, including water
- The targeted investments Elemental Excelerator makes in companies
- What Elemental Excelerator looks for when selecting companies
- How selected companies benefit from their peers in the Elemental Excelerator program
- The power of storytelling in the water sector
- The trends Kim is seeing in new water technologies
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:- Kim’s LinkedIn page
- Elemental Excelerator’s website
- TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Utility Systems with Austin Thompson
- TWV #050: Advancements in Water Testing with OndaVia CEO Mark Peterman
Thank You!Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!39 min - “Excelerating” Innovation with Kim Baker
Kim Baker, Director of Innovation, Water, at Elemental Excelerator, pulls back the curtain on fostering innovation in the water and other climate verticals at Elemental Excelerator. Kim nimbly moves from topic to topic and illustrates how water innovators can be even more powerful when partnering with other climate innovators.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The background and mission of Elemental Excelerator
- How Elemental Excelerator fosters innovation across multiple climate verticals, including water
- The targeted investments Elemental Excelerator makes in companies
- What Elemental Excelerator looks for when selecting companies
- How selected companies benefit from their peers in the Elemental Excelerator program
- The power of storytelling in the water sector
- The trends Kim is seeing in new water technologies
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Kim’s LinkedIn page
- Elemental Excelerator’s website
- TWV #166: Challenges with and Innovations in Small Utility Systems with Austin Thompson
- TWV #050: Advancements in Water Testing with OndaVia CEO Mark Peterman
Thank You!
Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!
39 min - All About PFAS with AWWA’s Chris MoodyChris Moody, a lead on the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) PFAS team, provides a wide-ranging interview on PFAS. Chris succinctly describes the background on PFAS all the way through its existing regulatory status and what comes next.In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The background on PFAS
- Common uses for PFAS
- The regulatory framework for drinking water standards
- State regulation of PFAS
- The status of EPA regulation of PFAS
- The EPA’s regulatory determination & its meaning for a rulemaking on PFAS
- Chris’ thoughts on how PFAS regulation interplays with the stresses under which utilities operate, including aging infrastructure and affordability
- How the AWWA approaches adoption of a regulatory standard
- The AWWA’s position on PFAS regulation
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:- Chris’ LinkedIn page
- AWWA’s website
- AWWA’s PFAS website
- TWV #115: Restoring Lakes to Swimmable Quality with Jay Madigan
- TWV #099: Fertilizer and Water Quality with Mark Slavens
Thank You!Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!39 min - All About PFAS with AWWA’s Chris Moody
Chris Moody, a lead on the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) PFAS team, provides a wide-ranging interview on PFAS. Chris succinctly describes the background on PFAS all the way through its existing regulatory status and what comes next.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The background on PFAS
- Common uses for PFAS
- The regulatory framework for drinking water standards
- State regulation of PFAS
- The status of EPA regulation of PFAS
- The EPA’s regulatory determination & its meaning for a rulemaking on PFAS
- Chris’ thoughts on how PFAS regulation interplays with the stresses under which utilities operate, including aging infrastructure and affordability
- How the AWWA approaches adoption of a regulatory standard
- The AWWA’s position on PFAS regulation
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Chris’ LinkedIn page
- AWWA’s website
- AWWA’s PFAS website
- TWV #115: Restoring Lakes to Swimmable Quality with Jay Madigan
- TWV #099: Fertilizer and Water Quality with Mark Slavens
Thank You!
Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!
39 min - The Evolution of a Water Start-Up
WaterSmart Software’s Dana Haasz provides a riveting discussion of how WaterSmart Software has evolved over the last six years. Dana has held a wide variety of roles in the water sector, and that experience shines through in this terrific interview.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- How utilities shifted their conservation efforts from a customer service focus to a water resources planning focus
- How WaterSmart Software has evolved by responding to customer needs
- How data use and collection have improved in water utilities
- Where we are on using AMI data in rate design
- The importance of customer engagement on rate issues
- WaterSmart Software’s entrepreneurial journey to the point of its recent acquisition
- The pain points that led WaterSmart Software to the acquisition decision
- Dana’s thoughts on convergence in the utility sector
- How WaterSmart Software navigated the “valley of death” for a water tech start-up
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Dana’s LinkedIn page
- VXsmart Utility Usage Analytics and Dynamic Customer Engagement
- Press Release on VertexOne’s Acquisition of WaterSmart Software
- TWV #068: Speeding Technology Adoption Among Utilities with FATHOM CEO Trevor Hill
- TWV #034: A Smarter Way to Deliver Water with Peter Yolles
Thank You!
Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!
40 min - The Evolution of a Water Start-Up
WaterSmart Software’s Dana Haasz provides a riveting discussion of how WaterSmart Software has evolved over the last six years. Dana has held a wide variety of roles in the water sector, and that experience shines through in this terrific interview. In this session, you’ll learn about:
- How utilities shifted their conservation efforts from a customer service focus to a water resources planning focus
- How WaterSmart Software has evolved by responding to customer needs
- How data use and collection have improved in water utilities
- Where we are on using AMI data in rate design
- The importance of customer engagement on rate issues
- WaterSmart Software’s entrepreneurial journey to the point of its recent acquisition
- The pain points that led WaterSmart Software to the acquisition decision
- Dana’s thoughts on convergence in the utility sector
- How WaterSmart Software navigated the “valley of death” for a water tech start-up
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Dana’s LinkedIn page
- VXsmart Utility Usage Analytics & Dynamic Customer Engagement
- Press Release on VertexOne’s Acquisition of WaterSmart Software
- TWV #068: Speeding Technology Adoption Among Utilities with FATHOM CEO Trevor Hill
- TWV #034: A Smarter Way to Deliver Water with Peter Yolles
Thank You! Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!
40 min - Climate Change Planning and Adaptation with Jim SchlamanJim Schlaman, Black & Veatch’s Director of Planning and Water Resources, provides a fascinating peek behind the curtain on the latest thinking on climate change planning and adaptation.In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The current state of climate change adaption and resilience planning
- Why climate change planning is not a theoretical conversation anymore
- Why coastal utilities are on the front lines of climate change
- How a utility can get started with climate change planning
- Why a vulnerability assessment is the building block for utility planning
- Why digitalization is important not just for technical planning but also for justification to the community
- A trove of information Black & Veatch gleaned from its Strategic Direction report and underlying survey of utilities
- Why Jim is optimistic about water utilities rising to the climate change plan
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:Jim’s LinkedIn pageBlack & Veatch’s Water websiteBlack & Veatch’s 2020 Strategic Directions: 2020 Water Report download webpageTWV #133: Resiliency and Regionalism with Southern California with Jeffrey KightlingerTWV #090: Planning for Water Resources in the Face of Climate ChangeThank You!Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!50 min - Climate Change Planning and Adaptation with Jim Schlaman
Jim Schlaman, Black & Veatch’s Director of Planning and Water Resources, provides a fascinating peek behind the curtain on the latest thinking on climate change planning and adaptation.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The current state of climate change adaption and resilience planning
- Why climate change planning is not a theoretical conversation anymore
- Why coastal utilities are on the front lines of climate change
- How a utility can get started with climate change planning
- Why a vulnerability assessment is the building block for utility planning
- Why digitalization is important not just for technical planning but also for justification to the community
- A trove of information Black & Veatch gleaned from its Strategic Direction report and underlying survey of utilities
- Why Jim is optimistic about water utilities rising to the climate change plan
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
Jim’s LinkedIn page
Black & Veatch’s Water website
Black & Veatch’s 2020 Strategic Directions: 2020 Water Report download webpage
TWV #133: Resiliency and Regionalism with Southern California with Jeffrey Kightlinger
TWV #090: Planning for Water Resources in the Face of Climate Change
Thank You!
Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!
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About Water Values Podcast
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The Water Values Podcast series is presented in collaboration with Bluefield Research. This podcast series explores water issues from a variety of perspectives with the goal of uncovering the true…
value of water. Each episode will delve into one aspect of water, such as water utilities, water treatment, water resources, water reuse, and more.
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