Sandeep Burman

Drinking water is a fascinating utility because at the end of the day, it is a utility. Public water supplies are a utility. That is provided to us. It is really an intersection of two dimensions. You have the natural environment, which is the sources of our water. Ultimately, that's our lakes and rivers and streams and our underground waters.

Drinking water is a fascinating utility because at the end of the day, it is a utility. Public water supplies are a utility. That is provided to us. It is really an intersection of two dimensions. You have the natural environment, which is the sources of our water. Ultimately, that's our lakes and rivers and streams and our underground waters.

And you have all of the infrastructure that takes that raw water and it makes it portable and fit for human consumption. So how much effort you have to spend in making that raw water portable depends on the quality of that raw water, sometimes very little and sometimes a lot. But in terms of water getting compromised, you can see how these two dimensions come together.

And you have all of the infrastructure that takes that raw water and it makes it portable and fit for human consumption. So how much effort you have to spend in making that raw water portable depends on the quality of that raw water, sometimes very little and sometimes a lot. But in terms of water getting compromised, you can see how these two dimensions come together.

We have the natural environment and we have the built environment, and these two have to function hand in hand. And if either of those is not the way they should be, so if the quality of the natural water isn't fit for human consumption, then there you have a problem there. And then sometimes you can have perfectly good

We have the natural environment and we have the built environment, and these two have to function hand in hand. And if either of those is not the way they should be, so if the quality of the natural water isn't fit for human consumption, then there you have a problem there. And then sometimes you can have perfectly good

raw water available, but your infrastructure isn't working the way it should be, and then you get compromised there too. So you can have the quality of the water be the problem, and sometimes it's just the quantity. And the quantity, again, it could be you have constraints in the quantity of the natural raw water available to you. That's droughts, and we see some very profound effects of droughts

raw water available, but your infrastructure isn't working the way it should be, and then you get compromised there too. So you can have the quality of the water be the problem, and sometimes it's just the quantity. And the quantity, again, it could be you have constraints in the quantity of the natural raw water available to you. That's droughts, and we see some very profound effects of droughts

of climate change happening that is causing different concerns there. And then sometimes the infrastructure, the mechanical things that get the water to you, those may break down. So you can have both quantity and quality aspects introduced from the infrastructure as well. So it's kind of, you know, if you look at it that way, it's like a two by two matrix and you have quantity and quality.

of climate change happening that is causing different concerns there. And then sometimes the infrastructure, the mechanical things that get the water to you, those may break down. So you can have both quantity and quality aspects introduced from the infrastructure as well. So it's kind of, you know, if you look at it that way, it's like a two by two matrix and you have quantity and quality.

And then you have the raw water and the finished water, which is the natural environment and the infrastructure. So you could have issues kind of on this grid, if you imagine this matrix kind of four quadrants, and each of those could be compromised and constrained, or you could have more than one of these areas. And then the effect starts to magnify itself.

And then you have the raw water and the finished water, which is the natural environment and the infrastructure. So you could have issues kind of on this grid, if you imagine this matrix kind of four quadrants, and each of those could be compromised and constrained, or you could have more than one of these areas. And then the effect starts to magnify itself.

So no, I'm not, and most public water systems are quite robust and there's lots of measures in place to prevent this from happening. But these are kind of these areas, four areas, quantity, quality, and then natural and built. The intersection of these is where you can have the compromise take place.

So no, I'm not, and most public water systems are quite robust and there's lots of measures in place to prevent this from happening. But these are kind of these areas, four areas, quantity, quality, and then natural and built. The intersection of these is where you can have the compromise take place.

I think it's the same, you know, living creatures, kind of biologically, we're really all the same. So things that would impair, you know, the human body, probably not very good for, you know, animals, pets, livestock, really the same quality concerns, I think, you know, exist. Yeah. Okay. Clarence.

I think it's the same, you know, living creatures, kind of biologically, we're really all the same. So things that would impair, you know, the human body, probably not very good for, you know, animals, pets, livestock, really the same quality concerns, I think, you know, exist. Yeah. Okay. Clarence.

Well, I'm happy to. Yeah, no. Yeah, I'm happy to report that people in Minnesota can, you know, generally feel really good about their state of water, especially their public water, right? We're lucky in this state that we have a lot of water, as you were saying, we're pretty water rich. And then generally speaking, the quality of those source waters is pretty good, right?

Well, I'm happy to. Yeah, no. Yeah, I'm happy to report that people in Minnesota can, you know, generally feel really good about their state of water, especially their public water, right? We're lucky in this state that we have a lot of water, as you were saying, we're pretty water rich. And then generally speaking, the quality of those source waters is pretty good, right?

We're predominantly, we predominantly are consumers of groundwater. So most of the public water supplies in the state, you know, 80% of the, population of the state that drinks public water is getting their water from groundwater. And then the remaining 20% is coming from surface water.

We're predominantly, we predominantly are consumers of groundwater. So most of the public water supplies in the state, you know, 80% of the, population of the state that drinks public water is getting their water from groundwater. And then the remaining 20% is coming from surface water.