How water workers navigate the turbidity of environmental deregulation

Membrion CEO Greg Newbloom explains why it is critical that water workers have a say in deregulation efforts and the macro trends impacting the water market.
May 23, 2025

As discussions mount over deregulatory efforts and dramatic shifts in the regulatory structures in Washington, D.C., the voicese water industry leaders and experts are more important than ever.

Greg Newbloom, CEO of Membrion, explains why it is critical for water leaders to be part of how and when deregulation of water and wastewater should be handled. Recorded just after the 90-day delay on tariffs last month, he also digs into the impacts those tariffs could have on the water industry if they were to remain in place, and the broader trends driving water business growth and decline in 2025.

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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. 

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