NSW hiring, WY DOT projects, Tijuana sewage updates & workplace safety
In this episode of Talking Under Water, the hosts discuss relevant industry news, including the approval given to the National Weather Service to hire 450 new employees; Wyoming Department of Transportation projects that intersect roads, bridgese and stormwater; updates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the Tijuana sewage crisis and a sediment control project; and finally, the importance of workplace safety in light of recent sombering events.
Show Notes:
- National Weather Service to hire 450 workers following cuts
- Wyoming Transportation Commission awards $33.1 million in contracts for DOT projects
- South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant completes 10 MGD expansion
- Major sediment cleanup, dam removal to restore Cuyahoga River at Gorge Metro Park
- Authorities identify 3 workers who died due to toxic sewer gas in Trinity County
- Three Houston-area men die from toxic gas exposure in Trinity County manhole incident
- Two Workers Killed by Suspected Gas Exposure in Sewer Line Accident Near Mobile, Alabama
- OSHA’s confined space regulations
Timestamps:
- Cold Open | 00:00
- Introductions & Subscription reminder | 00:00:38
- Episode summary | 00:01:20
- National Weather Service hiring 450 staff | 00:01:41
- Wyoming DOT stormwater and infrastructure projects | 00:02:11
- EPA Updates: Tijuana sewage crisis and Cuyahoga River sediment cleanup | 00:03:37
- Texas trench tragedy & Workplace safety reflections | 00:06:50
- Housekeeping | 00:10:10
Resources:
WaterWorld September/October issue
SWS Stormwater Awareness Week Webinar
Stormwater Solutions September/October issue
About the Podcast
Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal 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, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water, a production of Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B, highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.
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Editor's Note: The episode timestamps were written with the assistance of generative AI.
About the Author
Katie Johns
Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Storm Water Solutions and Water Quality Products, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Storm Water Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected]
Mandy Crispin
Mandy Crispin is the editor-in-chief of WaterWorld, having joined Endeavor Business Media in 2023. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a graduate of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has internal and external corporate communications experience in disparate industries including online retail, gaming, plastics and is now enjoying exploring the water utility space. Crispin can be reach at [email protected].
Alex Cossin
Associate Editor
Alex Cossin is the associate editor for Waterworld Magazine, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions, which compose the Endeavor Business Media Water Group. Cossin graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. Cossin can be reached at [email protected].
Bob Crossen
Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.