Talking Under Water

Mar 07 2025 130 ep. 28 mins 17
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Talking Under Water is a One Water podcast for the water industry. Editors from Endeavor’s Water Group highlight news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and interviews with experts. Topics covered include water and wastewater treatment, stormwater and erosion control, diversity, regulations/legislation, flooding, circular water economy, water scarcity, small systems, emerging contaminants, smart water and more.

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The Water Chronicles: A Journey to Understand the World’s Water Disparities

Mar 07 2025 23 mins  
In this episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Mandy Crispin chats with Kaitlin Spiridellis, a Vanderbilt University Michael B. Keegan traveling fellow. Spiridellis has worked for over three years within Vanderbilt’s Drinking Water Justice Lab and focuses on the disparities in how people experience drinking water in different communities. In the summer of 2024, she began touring

President Trump’s first month, EPA Office of Water assistant administrator nomination & the California wildfires

Feb 21 2025 19 mins  
In this episode of Talking Under Water, the hosts summarize several actions of President Trump during his first month after reassuming the presidency and what those might mean for the industry, and they touch on the nomination of Jessica Kramer to the office of water at EPA as its assistant administrator. Finally, the episode ends with an update on the California Wildfires. Show N

U.S. EPA releases PFAS risk assessment: Now what?

Feb 07 2025 19 mins  
In April of 2022, Maine banned land application of biosolids due to concerns of PFAS. It has become a point of contention in the state, causing wastewater systems to scramble for alternatives with much of it going over the border to Canadian landfills as Maine landfills refuse to accept the waste or run into capacity issues. Nearly two years later, U.S. EPA released a long-awaited

California wildfires, PFAS risk assessment & EPA administrator hearing

Jan 24 2025 17 mins  
In this episode of Talking Under Water the hosts discuss recent industry news including the nomination hearing for Lee Zeldin, whom President Trump is seeking to lead the U.S. EPA; the California wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires along with others that began between January 22 and January 23; and the release of EPA’s risk assessment of PFAS in sewage sludge. This

Water Reuse Strategies for U.S. Cities

Jan 16 2025 18 mins  
In this episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Bob Crossen talks with John Newsome, administrator for the Division of Water for the City of Columbus, Ohio and president of the newly founded Ohio WateReuse Association Chapter, discuss all things related to water reuse. Various states, including California, Texas, Florida and Arizona are all in various stages of water reuse regulat

Where is the water industry heading in 2025?

Dec 20 2024 19 mins  
In this episode of Talking Under Water, the hosts discuss the state of the industry surveys from each water brand — Stormwater Solutions, Wastewater Digest and WaterWorld — with some data points. The hosts provide some analysis of the results, including what some of the biggest challenges and trends are moving into 2025. Show Notes:   The Pulse of Water: State of the Ind

The Pulse of Water: State of the Industry Insights with Bentley

Dec 13 2024 40 mins  
In this episode, Co-host Bob Crossen talks with Gregg Herrin, the vice president of Water in Bentley Systems’ Industry Solutions Group. The two dive into the results from the state of the industry surveys that WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions conducted. These surveys occur each year and provide a glimpse at the water market – age and experience of water pr

Why is the membrane filter technique so popular for microbiological testing of water?

Nov 27 2024 18 mins  
In this sponsored episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Mandy Crispin speaks with Patty Lee, global product manager for microbiology at Cytiva, about the importance of water quality. Lee talks about membrane filter technique, microbiological testing and the dangers of water born pathogens. Show Notes Visit Cytiva's website Second U.S. EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to Nor

Exploring the intersection of data, communications & power infrastructure, Part II

Nov 22 2024 41 mins  
In this week’s episode, we are sharing part two of the panel between Endeavor Business Media’s Infrastructure and Energy Groups. Editors from Data Center Frontier, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, ISE; Lightwave; and Microgrid Knowledge, gathered to discuss the latest trends and funding impacts in their sectors. The first half of this panel was published in the November

Smart Water Insights with Bentley Systems

Nov 15 2024 38 mins  
In this episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Bob Crossen speaks with Cecilia Correia, senior water solutions manager for Bentley Systems, about smart water. Correia speaks on how smart systems help us manage water, where we’re going with it and how we got here in the first place. Show Notes: Building Climate-Resilient Cities Through Smart Stormwater and Flood Management