Water News Roundup: Colorado River Lawsuit, Cyber Threats and StormCon Takeaways
In this episode of Talking Under Water, Mandy Crispin, head of content for WaterWorld, shares how local news outlets in four Colorado River Basin states, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and Utah, are framing Nevada's lawsuit against the federal government over Colorado River management. Sarah Kominek, head of content for Stormwater Solutions covers flash flooding at the Grand Canyon and in Utah, a corruption investigation into flood control projects in the Philippines, and a stormwater project breaking ground in Pittsburgh. Alex Cossin, associate editor for the Water Group follows with cybersecurity developments in the water sector, including new EPA funding, a federal pilot program in Texas, and a joint agency warning on PLC vulnerabilities. The episode closes with Alex and Sarah recapping StormCon 2026 in Minneapolis.
Show notes
Stormwater Solutions: Southwest monsoon fuels flash floods, road and utility damage in Arizona, Utah
Stormwater Solutions: Pittsburgh breaks ground on $6.8M stormwater project
Wastewater Digest: Federal agencies warn of active cyber threat to Siemens PLCs
Timestamps
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 0:59 – How news outlets are covering the Colorado river lawsuit
- 15:36 – Flooding news and stormwater project funding
- 18:05 – Cybersecurity for water utilities
- 19:58 – StormCon highlights
- 24:55 – Housekeeping
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 Stormwater Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, stormwater and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water 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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About the Author
Alex CossinAlex Cossin
Associate Editor
Alex Cossin is lead reporter, staff writer and content strategist for Waterworld Magazine, Wastewater Digest, Stormwater Solutions and Water Technology. Cossin graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. Cossin can be reached at [email protected].
Mandy CrispinMandy 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].
Sarah KominekSarah Kominek
Head of Content, Stormwater Solutions
Sarah Kominek is the head of content for Stormwater Solutions at Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B. Kominek graduated from Wayne State University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a minor in Communication. She worked as a reporter for Plastics News, a Crain Communications publication, for six years covering public policy and medical plastics.