Streaming Water
An interview-style podcast focusing on water and wastewater issues. Guests with different areas of expertise give perspectives on relevant water topics. Subjects include water quality, water resources, current events, leadership, legal issues, engineering, technology, and careers. This podcast is jointly sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association and the Colorado Wastewater Utility Council.
1 month ago

S3E12 - Kristen Atha - Utilities Director - Columbus, Ohio

Episode Notes: The Executive Series continues as Kristen Atha, Director of Public Utilities at the City of Columbus, Ohio visits the podcast. Kristen discusses issues related to management of a large midwest utility. Kristin provides insights into issues her utility is facing. She also talks about ways her utility is communicating both internally and externally. Kristen touches on utility careers and the need for dedicated employees In the industry. As always, the episode ends with a pop quiz!

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6 months ago

S3E10 - MIckey Conway - CEO Metro Water Recovery

Streaming Water Executive Series

Episode Notes: Mickey Conway, CEO of Metro Water Recovery, discusses the challenges and opportunities encountered while running a large water resource recovery facility. Mickey talks about the benefit of partnering with customers and other utilities. Mickey also gives listeners an idea of what it is like to represent wastewater at a national level. Current Metro projects and successes are also discussed. As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode.

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7 months ago

S3E9 - Innovation and Technology with Cristina Ahmadpour

Episode Notes: Cristina Ahmadpour, President, Isle Utilities Inc. is the guest in this episode that is focused on technology. Cristina answers questions about the state of innovation in wastewater. Ways to embrace technology in the water utility space is also discussed. Cristina also talks about areas in the industry that are currently undergoing massive technology changes. The show is closed out with a game of password.

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8 months ago

S3E8 - PFAS and Drinking Water with Trevor Cooke and Ryan Kirkland

Episode Notes: PFAS in drinking water is discussed with Trevor Cooke, Director of Process Technology at Burns and MCDonnel and Ryan Kirkland, Senior Process Engineer at Burns and MCDonnel. A summary of the regulatory landscape related to PFAS and drinking water is given. Treatment technologies that can remove PFAS from drinking water are presented. Sources and magnitude of PFAS contamination is also touched upon. As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode.

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10 months ago

S3E7 - WET testing and the Lab with Melissa Mimna

Episode Notes: Laboratory analysis and Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing is discussed with Boulder Laboratory Program Supervisor, Melissa Mimna. Melissa talks about what happens in a wastewater lab and what it is like to work in one. In the second half, Melissa provides insight into the complicated nature of WET testing. As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode.

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11 months ago

S3E6 - National Wastewater Surveillance with Dr. Anna Mehrotra

Episode Notes: In this episode Dr. Anna Mehrotra, Wastewater Surveillance Program Director for the Water Environment Federation, visits the podcast. Dr. Mehrotra discusses the national efforts to look at Covid-19 and other diseases in wastewater. Anna talks about the current state of monitoring programs, and tells listeners what the future likely holds for this new area. Anna also gives tips for bringing together professionals from the wastewater and public health worlds. As always a pop-quiz ends the episode.

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1 year ago

S3E4 - Airborne Snow Measurement with Taylor Winchell and Jeff Deems

Episode Notes: In this episode, Taylor Winchell of Denver Water, and Jeff Deems from Airborne Snow Observatories discuss snow measurement. A NASA spinoff program containing all things awesome including lasers, airplanes, data crunching, skiing, etc. is discussed. The Colorado Airborne Snow Measurement Program is also talked about. As always the show ends with a pop quiz. More information on the Colorado Airborne Snow Measurement Program can be found here: Colorado snow.org.

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1 year ago

S3E2 - Student Engineers Tackle E. coli

Episode Notes: In this episode a team of engineering students from Colorado School of Mines (Adaptable Aquatic Solutions) describes their proposed solution for eliminating E. Coli in Cherry Creek. The project was part of the Greenway Foundation’s Clean Water Challenge. The team discusses how they went about formulating their project and describe their ultimate design. Members also talk about what they learned along the way. More information can be found on the team website at: https://alexandradaniels5.wixsite.com/csm-e--coli-clean-up As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode.

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