Episode 7: A better understanding of water stewardship: From addressing shared ppportunities to more credible corporate reporting with Will Sarni
Release Date: 10/13/2020
Episode 10: Hydraloop System’s startup story with Sabine Stuiver
Water Sessions
Recognizing the need for a more sustainable way to recycle household water at the point of use, Hydraloop co-founders Sabine Stuiver and Arthur Valkieser created a recycling system that retrieves, purifies and disinfects shower, bath and washing machine water without the use of membranes or filters for reuse. From idea to innovation sensation, this is their startup story.
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Episode 9: Creating a Water Stewardship District with Vicki Elkin and Lilith Fowler
Water Sessions
Milwaukee’s inner harbor is a natural resources gem. Hear how local water-related stakeholders developed an urban ‘Water District’ model based on the principles of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard that serves as a best practice for other regions to follow.
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Episode 8: Reshaping the future of dairy farming through good water stewardship with David Trimner
Water Sessions
As the first farm in North America to earn Alliance for Water Stewardship certification, Miltrim Farms Manager David Trimner shares his insight about their water stewardship journey and what can be achieved by employing good water stewardship and innovative farming principles.
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Episode 7: A better understanding of water stewardship: From addressing shared ppportunities to more credible corporate reporting with Will Sarni
Water Sessions
What is water stewardship and how does that translate into brand value for a corporation? To unpack answers to these questions, The Water Council’s Matt Howard welcomes water strategist Will Sarni to kick the tires on some wicked water problems and explore how ‘doing good’ makes for doing good business.
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Episode 6: Water utilities have a crystal ball — they just don’t use it yet. (Part 2 of water and artificial intelligence)
Water Sessions
How much water are your customers going to use? If you know the answer to that question, you can do a dozen other things smartly. Tom Woolley, business development director for water artificial intelligence firm Aquasuite, explains how that simple, astonishingly accurate prediction — how much water will your customers will use tomorrow at 2 pm — changes everything else.
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Episode 5: Does water need artificial intelligence? You bet. (Part 1 of 2)
Water Sessions
Computerized intelligence has reshaped every aspect of our lives — from how we shop to the quality of our medical care. But the world of water has long resisted artificial intelligence and machine learning. Dragan Savic has spent his career bridging that gap — finding new ways to use the power of computing to make water systems more efficient, less expensive, less wasteful, and easier to run every day. Savic is very clear: Wherever you work in the world of water, it’s time to harness high-powered comp
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Episode 4: Stormwater stressors and solutions with Greg Cannito
Water Sessions
Corvias may not be a household name but its partnerships with federal, state and municipal governments on the design of the operation and maintenance of stormwater systems are far-reaching. Listen in to hear Solutions Innovator Greg Cannito discuss the ever-changing environmental and regulatory stressors to stormwater management and some of the creative solutions the firm has employed to deliver good public outcomes for its partners.
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Epidsode 3: Climate change doesn’t stop at the county line with Dan Burger
Water Sessions
Dan Burger, one of the co-founders of the Charleston Resilience Network, tells the story of how it came to be, and its power for getting people aligned to tackle climate change locally — where it’s happening. And how other communities can create similar “resilience networks.”
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Episode 2: Water utility resiliency during COVID-19 and beyond with George Hawkins
Water Sessions
Our guest host, journalist and NYT best-selling author Charles Fishman, welcomes Moonshot Missions CEO & Founder George Hawkins to discuss the monumental change in day-to-day operations for water utilities managing COVID-19, the state of the industry for public water institutions and his vision for building a more resilient model that can save costs and improve efficiencies.
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Episode 1: Water resiliency at the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans
Water Sessions
Journalist and New York Times best-selling author Charles Fishman welcomes Ghassan Korban, executive director of the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, to discuss the challenges of modernizing an aging 4-in-1 utility system during demanding times, plus a bonus track, featuring a day in the life of Danny Brammer, a front-aligned water dispatcher at the Imperial Irrigation District during COVID-19.
info_outlineWhat is water stewardship and how does that translate into brand value for a corporation? A better understanding of all aspects of water stewardship will lead corporates to sustainably use water within their four walls, but also leverage what they do best in the marketplace to address shared water-related challenges outside their fence-line. Often times corporates overlook the social and governance aspects of true water stewardship because addressing those challenges and opportunities may seem outside the bounds of the traditional business value proposition. It is in that space of action, however, where brand value is enhanced and transformative change can occur to the health of a given watershed. As ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Reporting proliferates, there is an opportunity for true corporate water stewards to be rewarded for credible water stewardship actions. To unpack these complex issues, The Water Council’s Matt Howard welcomes water strategist Will Sarni to kick the tires on some wicked water problems and explore how ‘doing good’ makes for doing good business.