Sandeep Burman

So that's a very good thing. That gives us that assurance that we're not going to be running into different sort of frameworks as we travel across the country. It is a very consistent situation. And I think that's reassuring.

So that's a very good thing. That gives us that assurance that we're not going to be running into different sort of frameworks as we travel across the country. It is a very consistent situation. And I think that's reassuring.

So it goes back to, I grew up in India, a country that has lots of water and also very little water, depending on where you are in the country. And I trained to be an engineer and a geologist there. And I was fascinated with working on water. big projects, you know, mining and tunneling and building big dams. That's how I started and realized that water was central to all of those things.

So it goes back to, I grew up in India, a country that has lots of water and also very little water, depending on where you are in the country. And I trained to be an engineer and a geologist there. And I was fascinated with working on water. big projects, you know, mining and tunneling and building big dams. That's how I started and realized that water was central to all of those things.

You're either trying to control water, harness water, or do something with water. Got me thinking about the value of water itself fundamentally. So I got interested in water and I came to the United States for graduate studies and I wanted to really study water. And then I went from you know, just studying how to find water, use water to really protecting and conserving it.

You're either trying to control water, harness water, or do something with water. Got me thinking about the value of water itself fundamentally. So I got interested in water and I came to the United States for graduate studies and I wanted to really study water. And then I went from you know, just studying how to find water, use water to really protecting and conserving it.

You know, I went to work in the, pollution control industry, cleaning up big contamination, and again, contamination in water, especially drinking water with the most highest profile, highest importance projects. My graduate thesis had to do with water. I was part of the team that developed the wellhead protection plan for the state in the early days of the plan.

You know, I went to work in the, pollution control industry, cleaning up big contamination, and again, contamination in water, especially drinking water with the most highest profile, highest importance projects. My graduate thesis had to do with water. I was part of the team that developed the wellhead protection plan for the state in the early days of the plan.

Then I kind of went away from drinking water per se, but worked in areas that were related to drinking water. So then came to MDH four years earlier in this position. It was sort of coming back to my roots and coming back to drinking water.

Then I kind of went away from drinking water per se, but worked in areas that were related to drinking water. So then came to MDH four years earlier in this position. It was sort of coming back to my roots and coming back to drinking water.

So I think a long association with water, different aspects of it, sort of over time really began to understand that water is liquid gold, and especially drinking water is the defining issue of our time, and it's going to define where we go as a species in the future.

So I think a long association with water, different aspects of it, sort of over time really began to understand that water is liquid gold, and especially drinking water is the defining issue of our time, and it's going to define where we go as a species in the future.

I think there can be no, as you've said yourself, you cannot possibly understate the value of drinking water, what it means to humankind.

I think there can be no, as you've said yourself, you cannot possibly understate the value of drinking water, what it means to humankind.

So I think, Stan, I think there's, unfortunately, there's the water infrastructure, however robust and resilient to make it, You can't really design something that can sustain human conflict and deliberate targeting because I think that is a strategic thing is to take out some of those infrastructure things to force the other side to capitulate.

So I think, Stan, I think there's, unfortunately, there's the water infrastructure, however robust and resilient to make it, You can't really design something that can sustain human conflict and deliberate targeting because I think that is a strategic thing is to take out some of those infrastructure things to force the other side to capitulate.

So it takes a long time to rebuild your water system. So again, you have to make sure that the source waters have come through actively intact and groundwater, surface water, they'll be affected differently. Surface water is a lot more vulnerable. And the infrastructure, if it's been physically destroyed, you're looking at a very time-consuming, very expensive effort to bring that back into...

So it takes a long time to rebuild your water system. So again, you have to make sure that the source waters have come through actively intact and groundwater, surface water, they'll be affected differently. Surface water is a lot more vulnerable. And the infrastructure, if it's been physically destroyed, you're looking at a very time-consuming, very expensive effort to bring that back into...

into use. So for a long time, you're probably looking at bringing water in and supplying it to people that way. And I think that's typically what you see as, that's why water is such a huge component of aid packages that go in and relieve supplies. Water is front and center. Humans can probably survive a long time with food shortages, but a lot less without water.

into use. So for a long time, you're probably looking at bringing water in and supplying it to people that way. And I think that's typically what you see as, that's why water is such a huge component of aid packages that go in and relieve supplies. Water is front and center. Humans can probably survive a long time with food shortages, but a lot less without water.