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Talking Under Water Episode 51: Diving into Regulations

April 1, 2022

In this month’s episode, the hosts discuss a new documentary, “FLINT,” and a new EPA memo regarding nutrient pollution reductions and share an interview on regulations.

Katie Johns,

Bob Crossen

Talking Under Water · Episode 51: Diving into Regulations

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, hosts Katie Johns and Bob Crossen talk about a new documentary, “FLINT,” that will be released on Friday, April 29. Additionally, they discuss an EPA memo regarding accelerating nutrient pollution reductions.

Finally, the interview this month is with Maria Lehman, president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers and director of US Infrastructure for GHD. Johns talked with Maria about regulations, including the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act, PFAS, lead service line replacement and more.

Show Notes:

Timestamps:

Cold open | 0:00
Host introduction | 0:57
Episode summary | 1:09
FLINT documentary analysis | 1:42
EPA Nutrient Pollution Reduction Memo | 5:35
Interview with Maria Lehman begins | 7:28
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law impacts on the water industry | 7:57
How the ASCE Report Card influences the infrastructure bill | 9:05
Next steps for utilities, engineers, etc. for BIL funding | 11:14
Lead service line replacements | 13:44
Obstacles the water industry must overcome despite the funding | 17:40
How to advance water equity | 19:50
PFAS in water and wastewater | 20:55
Sustainability and technology advancements | 23:31
Recruitment, retention and the future of the water workforce | 27:09
Final thoughts | 30:26
Housekeeping | 31:43

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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 Water & Wastes Digest (WWD), Water Quality Products (WQP) 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.

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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]

About the Author

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.