What About Water?

Feb 25 2025 24 ep. 27 mins 7
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"What About Water?" gives you an inside look at your public water supply in Suffolk County, New York. Where it comes from; how it's tested for quality and safety; how it's delivered; what are the biggest threats to your drinking water and how are they being addressed? "What About Water?" tackles all of these questions and more.

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What is the State of our Aquifer?

Feb 25 2025 32 mins  
In episode 24 of ‘What About Water?’, SCWA CEO Jeff Szabo sits down with Ty Fuller, SCWA’s Director of Strategic Initiatives, and Jennifer Juengst, LICAP Board Member and Deputy County Executive for Suffolk County, to discuss the newly issued 2024 State of the Aquifer report. They explore the most pressing challenges facing Long Island’s aquifer, including microplastics and

What Should Voters Know About Proposition 2? Ft. Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine

Oct 10 2024 23 mins  
In episode 23 of 'What About Water?', SCWA CEO Jeff Szabo sits down with Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine to discuss an important ballot initiative voters will be presented with this Election Day. The discussion delves into the history of water infrastructure on Long Island how the future of water will be shaped this November. They also discuss County Executive Romaine’s perso

Lead Pipes: What You Need To Know

Sep 05 2024 15 mins  
In episode 22 of 'What About Water?', SCWA CEO Jeff Szabo sits down with Deputy CEO of Operations Joe Pokorny and Laboratory Project Manager Gavin Marsden to discuss the issue of lead in drinking water and the minimal threat the issue poses to Suffolk County. The discussion gets into the recent history of lead-related problems in other parts of the United States, and why Suffolk Co

The Importance of Water Conservation

Jul 16 2024 24 mins  
In episode 21 of 'What About Water?', SCWA CEO Jeff Szabo sits down with Director of Strategic Initiatives Ty Fuller and Deputy Director of Production Control Phil Thompson to discuss topics surrounding conservation. The discussion delves into the complexities of maintaining our infrastructure during the hot, summer months and covers tips for how SCWA customers can conserve water t

Mailbag Part Two + SCWA Chairman Charles Lefkowitz Guest Appearance on TBR's "Pressroom Afterhour"

May 01 2024 36 mins  
In Episode 20 of ‘What About Water?’, we are answering questions from you, our customers. We asked you what you want to know the most about your drinking water. Our panel of experts are answering some of the most popular and interesting questions. We also have a snippet from SCWA Chairman Charles Lefkowitz's recent guest appearance on the TBR Podcast "Pressroom Afterhour".

Mailbag - Answering the most popular questions in drinking water

Feb 23 2024 26 mins  
In Episode 19 of ‘What About Water?’, we are answering questions from you, our customers. We asked you what you want to know the most about your drinking water. Our panel of experts are answering some of the most popular and interesting questions.

The Decline of Trust and the Rise of the Bottled Water Industry

Dec 15 2023 38 mins  
The foundation of any government is to provide basic essential services to the public so that they have an opportunity to lead a safe and healthy life. One of those services, one that is essential to life, is providing safe drinking water. But how do people respond when government fails to provide those services? What choices are made when the public is suspicious of government and

Drought - East vs West

Oct 11 2023 29 mins  
Summer is over and for the second year in a row Long Island experienced a significant drought. In fact since just 2016, Long Island has experienced five summer droughts and with climate change we could see even more in the future. That means residents fighting against nature to keep their gardens blooming and their grass green with huge amounts of lawn watering. Today we are talkin

Trusting your water; Discussing drinking water policy at the national level with special guest AMWA CEO Tom Dobbins

Sep 11 2023 27 mins  
We tend to talk about very local issues on this podcast, a very on the ground view of being a drinking water provider. But there is a huge amount of discussion at the national level about drinking water policy that will affect SCWA customers. In today’s episode we sit down with AMWA CEO Tom dobbins to discuss drinking water on a national level.

Drop to Drip - The Journey of a Water Droplet

Jul 24 2023 16 mins  
Despite the significance of water in our lives, many people are unaware of the marvel that is the water cycle, and how it’s responsible for providing the continuous water supply that fills Long Island’s aquifers, the sole source of our drinking water. Today, we’re going to talk about not just the water cycle, but how water enters our aquifers, is pulled to the surface, tested