Talking Under Water Episode 67: The Reservoir Center for Water Solutions

May 5, 2023
In this month’s episode, Bob Crossen interviews Josh Mahan of Xylem about The Reservoir Center in Washington, D.C., which was built to facilitate productive conversations on the future of water.

In this month’s episode of Talking Under Water, Bob Crossen was invited to The Reservoir Center for Water Solutions in Washington, D.C. Although sponsored by Xylem, the center aims to be a neutral space for water leaders to convene, share ideas and have productive conversations about the most pressing water concerns of our time. In this episode’s interview, Josh Mahan, director of government and industry relations for Xylem, shares why this mission is important for the center, how it aims to accomplish that and how it will carry that charge for the future. 

Show Notes:  

Flip through The Reservoir Center Photo Gallery 

Learn more about The Reservoir Center on its website  

Read the press release about the opening of the center 

Timestamps:  

  • Introduction | 0:00 
  • Interview begins | 1:01 
  • Why make The Reservoir Center | 1:25 
  • How do you envision using this space | 3:35 
  • The Reservoir Center partners and affiliates | 7:10 
  • How the center can tackle our water challenges | 9:38 
  • A space to think and dream about water’s future | 12:38 
  • Interview outro | 13:45 
  • Housekeeping | 14:46 

Awards 

WQP Awards: www.wqpmag.com/faces-industry 

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

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.