Water Values Podcast

Deep Sea Desalination with Flocean’s Alex Fuglesang

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Fuglesang, Founder and CEO of Flocean, provides Flocean’s origin story and a look at Flocean’s amazing technology. Plus, Reese Tisdale joins ...

The World Cup and Water’s Cyber-Preparedness Opportunity with 1898 & Co.’s Victor Atkins

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Victor Atkins, 1898 & Co.’s Director of Critical Infrastructure Security Consulting Services, presents a compelling case for utility cyber-prepa...

The Next Generation of Water Treatment with VVater’s Kevin Gast

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Gast, Chairman and CEO of VVater, discusses VVater’s water treatment solution, the go-to-market verticals the technology serves, and much more...

The Five Questions that Defined Water in 2025 with Reese Tisdale

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bluefield Research President & CEO Reese Tisdale deftly answers the questions that defined water in 2025. He provides insights on what happened in...

Advancing Digital Solutions with Turing CEO Hiep Le

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hiep Le, CEO of The Turing AI Corporation, addresses digital solutions for water utilities and industrial facilities. Plus, Reese Tisdale gives us the...

How Quantified Conservation Works with The Freshwater Trust’s Joe Whitworth

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Whitworth, The Freshwater Trust’s President and CEO, provides a phenomenal interview on the power of automation and data to achieve better envir...

Sustainable Desalination with IDE Technologies CEO Alon Tavor

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alon Tavor, CEO of IDE Technologies Group, provides a deep dive into desalination and provides valuable insights on water use. In this episode, Reese ...

Navigating the Water Sector Start-Up Lifecycle with Jim Good

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Good, Founder and President of Parkview Advisors (and longtime water sector veteran), relays his tips and insights on the water sector start-up li...

Collaborative Delivery Explained with Leofwin Clark

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leofwin Clark, Education Director for the Water Collaborative Delivery Association, takes us on a journey from the inception of collaborative design u...

Disinfection in Latin American Water Reuse with Shimon Constante

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shimon Constante returns to The Water Values Podcast by filling us in on disinfection in the Latin American markets for water reuse. I’ve always fou...

Smart Stormwater with OptiRTC CEO David Rubinstein

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OptiRTC CEO David Rubinstein brings his A game to discuss how smart stormwater systems improve outcomes for communities. Plus, Reese Tisdale comes on ...

Water Use in Data Centers and Microelectronics Manufacturing with Rod McNelly

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rod McNelly, Vice President and General Manager of Water Solution and Services Segment for North America with Xylem, shares insights on water use in d...

Innovation in Water Well Drilling with Jack Clark

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran water well driller Jack Clark explains his innovative approach to the water well drilling industry and the practical aspects of water well dri...

Water Conflict with Dr. Frank Galgano and Dr. David Stuckenberg

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two experts on water conflict, Dr. Frank Galgano and Dr. David Stuckenberg, discuss the basics of water-related disputes, provide historical examples ...

Why Privately Held English Water Utilities Are Struggling (and Nationalization Isn’t the Answer) with Branko Terzic

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, there has been talk in England about nationalizing England’s private water utilities. Former Wisconsin PSC Commissioner and FERC Commissi...

The Year in Water 2024 with Reese Tisdale

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reese Tisdale of Bluefield Research offers up his grades on Bluefield’s predictions for the water sector in 2024 and identifies some of the unantici...

Algae-Based Wastewater Treatment with Martin Gross

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Gross, the CEO of Gross-Wen Technologies, provides a phenomenal look at algae-based wastewater treatment, its benefits and its eco-friendly by...

The Importance of Earnestly Valuing Water with Alex Shannon

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Shannon, Senior Vice President and West Region Business Line Leader, provides a phenomenal interview focusing on valuing water, spending water i...

The LCRI – What You Need to Know with 120Water’s Isaac Pellerin

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Isaac Pellerin, Vice President of Marketing at 120Water, dives into the data on lead service line (LSL) inventories and explains what you need to kno...

Industrial Water Applications and Reuse with Gradiant Co-Founder and COO Prakash Govindan

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prakash Govindan, COO and Co-Founder of Gradiant, provides a phenomenal look at industrial water applications and reuse. Prakash describes a multitud...

Water Use in Mining with INTERA’s Patrick Williamson

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Williamson, a Principal Hydrogeochemist with INTERA, provides a phenomenal discussion on the interrelationship between water and mining. Patr...

A Big Investment to Make Water Simple with Josh Cantone and Patrick Keaney

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Cantone, Managing Director of Suez Digital Solutions North America/CEO of Optimatics and Patrick Keaney, CEO of Subeca, provide a fascinating lo...

Why Stormwater Deserves More Attention with ADS’s Brian King

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian King, the Executive Vice President of Marketing, Product Management and Sustainability for Advanced Drainage Systems provides a tour de force i...

Cybersecurity Threats, Resources, and Assistance with CISA’s David Mussington

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David Mussington, Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), gives a ...

PFAS Eradication with Doug Hatler

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Hatler comes on for his second appearance on The Water Values Podcast. Doug provides an impassioned interview on PFAS and the need to eradicate ...

Reimagining Desalination with OceanWell’s Jonathan Haswell

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Haswell, Chief Business Officer at OceanWell, delivers a fascinating discussion on OceanWell’s first of a kind approach to desalination. J...

Long-Range Water Planning with INTERA’s David Jordan

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

INTERA’s Western Water Resources Lead David Jordan provides a terrific look at the nuts and bolts of long-range water planning, including a discuss...

The PFAS Rule and Solving the PFAS Challenge with Xylem’s Snehal Desai

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Snehal Desai, Xylem’s Senior Vice President and Chief Growth and Innovation Officer, joins us for a phenomenal discussion about PFAS. Snehal addres...

The Blue Economy and Regional Partnering in the Great Lakes with Alaina Harkness

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Water rock star Alaina Harkness, Executive Director of Current and CEO/Principal Investigator of Great Lakes ReNew, provides a phenomenal look at wat...

Reflections on the Boldt Decision with Earl McGimpsey

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up, I always sensed that my father was deeply involved in a significant legal case, although my understanding of it was limited as I was less...

Corporate Water Stewardship and Science Based Targets with WWF’s Allen Townsend

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

WWF’s Allen Townsend provides an illuminating discussion on Science Based Targets and corporate water stewardship. Allen explains current guidance ...

Back to the Future: Ten Years Gone and Strategic Water Foresight with Matthew Klein

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ten years ago, Matthew Klein was the first ever guest of The Water Values Podcast. Matt, now CEO and Chief Futurist at Aqualaurus Group, returns to d...

Water Service and Inequity in Mobile Home Parks with UCLA’s Greg Pierce

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast episode features Greg Pierce, Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA, Research and Co-Executive Director at UCLA’s Luskin Center for...

Cybersecurity for Water Utilities with Dentons Partner Kyle Miller

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dave’s law partner at Dentons, Kyle Miller, is a cybersecurity and data privacy lawyer who provides a tremendous discussion on a wide range of cybe...

Sustainable Water Supply with Eastern’s General Manager Joe Mouawad

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eastern Municipal Water District (Eastern) General Manager, Joe Mouawad, provides a fantastic discussion of Eastern’s Purified Groundwater Replenis...

Key Water Megatrends with Art Umble

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Art Umble, Director of the Stantec Institute for Applied Science, Technology & Policy, provides a fascinating discussion identifying the key mega...

A Fresh Take on Digital Transformation with Seth Johnstone

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Johnstone, the Client Engagement Leader for Water Utility Digital Solutions at 1898 & Co., provides a fresh perspective on digital transform...

The Year in Water 2023 with Rajan Ray, Sarah Porter, and Vic Kelson

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An all-star panel of water leaders participate in a roundtable discussion about what happened in the year that was 2023, and provide insights on what...

“On the River” with Tillie Walton

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Host of the PBS series Wild Rivers with Tillie, Tillie Walton, relates her love for water, time “on the river” and water’s restorative powers. ...

A Multi-Faceted Approach to Asset Management with Tacoma Zach

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tacoma Zach, Co-founder and CEO of MentorAPM, delves into the problem of prioritization for utilities. Tacoma provides an insightful look at ways uti...

Holistic Data and Change Management for Utilities with David Lynch

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Lynch, CEO & Co-founder of Klir, provides an absolutely fabulous interview discussing how utilities manage data and AI applications, as wel...

AWS’s Approach to Water with Will Hewes

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Global Lead for Water Sustainability, Will Hewes, provides an insightful look at AWS’s approach to water and discusses...

Synergistic Carbon Removal and Fresh Water Production with Capture6’s Tom Ricciardi

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Ricciardi, Vice President of Business Operations at Capture6, discusses its fascinating technology that removes and sequesters carbon while simul...

The Ripple Effect of Digital Transformation with Sai Allavarpu

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sai Allavarpu, Xylem’s Chief Digital Officer, shares his vast knowledge of how other industries have made the digital transformation and how the wa...

Energy Recovery’s Water Story with Rodney Clemente

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Energy Recovery, Inc.’s Senior Vice President of Water, Rodney Clemente shares how using energy recovery technologies, the water sector saves energ...

An Exit Interview with Retired Denver Water CEO Jim Lochhead

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Retired Denver Water CEO Jim Lochhead reflects back on his career(s) in water. In this wide-ranging interview, Jim discusses the challenges on the Co...

Fulfilling RCAP’s Mission with CEO Olga Morales-Pate

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

RCAP CEO Olga Morales-Pate discusses RCAP’s mission serving rural communities, highlights the needs and challenges of small rural communities and u...

Water’s Role in Decarbonization with Ajay Kasarabada

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ajay Kasarabada, Associate Vice President and Director of Environmental Solutions for Black & Veatch, provides a brilliant discussion on the issu...

P&G’s Water Positive Future with Shannon Quinn and Elizabeth Kinney

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shannon Quinn, Global Water Stewardship Leader, and Elizabeth Kinney, Senior Communications and Sustainability Director, of Procter & Gamble prov...

The Amazing Uses of Nanobubble Technology with Moleaer CEO Nick Dyner

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Dyner, CEO of Moleaer, takes us on an amazing journey into nanobubble technology – what it is, what it does and how it improves water efficien...

Utility Leadership, Pittsburgh Style with Will Pickering

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Will Pickering, the CEO of the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, provides a master class in utility leadership covering a wide range of issues ...

Sea Lab with Dr. Spencer Taintor

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Spencer Taintor, Head of School for St. Mark’s Episcopal School and Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, fills us in on Sea Lab and the awesome p...

Will Green Hydrogen Die of Thirst? with Antony Currie

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Financial journalist and The Water Values Podcast veteran guest, Antony Currie, returns to discuss the water issue in the context of green hydrogen. ...

Improving Water Use through Soil Health with Parker Cohn

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this session, you’ll learn about: Parker’s background and how a mechanical engineering student developed a passion for water The interr...

The State of the Colorado River Negotiations with Pat Mulroy

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The one and only Pat Mulroy provides a stark reality check and status update on the state of the Colorado River negotiations. And Reese Tisdale from ...

Smart Cities & Connected Communities Panel Discussion on Water Technology

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wayne Griffith, now the Acting Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of DC Water, Ben Grumbles, the Executive Director of Environmenta...

Water Reuse Gains Momentum with Patricia Sinicropi

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a 5 year hiatus, Patricia Sinicropi, Executive Director of the Water Reuse Association, relates the exciting and substantial changes seen in th...

The Birth, Life, and Death of Lakes with Professor John Richard Saylor

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Richard Saylor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University, provides a fascinating look at lakes and things you didn’t know abo...

A Refreshing Vision for Water with Metropolitan’s Adel Hagekhalil

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Water rock star Adel Hagekhalil imparts a powerful vision for leadership in the water sector through the lens of his work at Metropolitan. Plus, Rees...

The Year in Water 2022 with Robert Puente, Tony Parrott, and Alyson Watson

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An all-star panel of water leaders, including Alyson Watson, Tony Parrott, and Robert Puente, discuss the year that was in water and share insights a...

Water Security through Remote Sensing with Virridy’s Evan Thomas

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Thomas, an environmental engineering professor at the University of Colorado – Boulder, details the fascinating story of Virridy and how Virri...

Inside the Profits of Distrust with Manny Teodoro

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Manny Teodoro returns to discuss his new co-authored book, The Profits of Distrust. Manny lends his keen insights and explains the tenets of the boo...

Net Zero: The Race We All Win with Xylem’s Austin Alexander

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Austin Alexander, Vice President of Sustainability and Social Impact at Xylem, lays out key features of Xylem’s new report, Net Zero: The Race We ...

Next Level Asset Management with MentorAPM Co-founder & CEO Tacoma Zach

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MentorAPM Co-founder & CEO, Tacoma Zach, takes us on a fantastic ride covering asset management and how it helps utilities manage their most impo...

Localized Water Infrastructure with Melissa Kelly and Caroline Koch

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa Kelly, Staff Director and Attorney for the Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources at the University of California, Irvine School...

Supercritical Water Oxidation – A PFAS Solution with 374Water’s Marc Deshusses

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

374Water’s Marc Deshusses provides unique insights on supercritical water oxidation and its ability to destroy PFAS. Marc also discusses his early ...

Calling All Future Water Leaders! with AWWA’s Barb Martin

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The AWWA’s Barb Martin (Director of Engineering and Technical Services) discusses the fantastic opportunity to participate in the inaugural Transfo...

Public Policy in the Water Sector with Mae Stevens

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mae Stevens, Chair of the Water Practice at Banner Public Affairs, delivers a terrific interview discussing some of the ins and outs of Capitol Hill,...

Sciens Water’s Mid-Market Water Investment Strategy with Alexander Loucopoulos

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander Loucopoulos, a partner with Sciens Water, provides an overview of Sciens Water’s well-thought out market and investment strategy. Alexand...

The Water Opportunity Presented by Climate Change with Dr. Stephanie Smith

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Stephanie Smith, Product Segment Manager for Xylem’s Laboratory Solutions for North America, presents a great opportunity for water in solving ...

Community Based Utility Consolidation with US Water Alliance’s Emily Simonson

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Simonson, the Director of Strategic Partnerships of the US Water Alliance, shares findings, insights and strategies distilled from the US Water...

Onsite Water Reuse with Epic Cleantec’s Aaron Tartakovsky

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Tartakovsky, CEO & Co-founder of Epic Cleantec, provides an outstanding overview of water reuse systems, their benefits and how centralized...

Why Utilities Need Collaboration to Achieve Technological Advancement with Alan Tucker

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Tucker, Information Technology Program Manager with Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, provides a compelling case for collaboration in the u...

Cybersecurity Basics with Consolidated Utility District’s Mike Sumner 

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Sumner, the Director of Information Technology for the Consolidated Utility District of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, provides cybersecurity basics a...

Is It Time to Eliminate Water Rates? with Kendall Dix

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kendall Dix, National Policy Director for the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy, comes on to discuss his recent article for the People’s Polic...

Blockchain’s Place in the Water Sector with Katrina Donaghy

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Katrina Donaghy, founder of Civic Ledger and Water Ledger and blockchain leader, comes on to discuss blockchain and how it can benefit the water sect...

Pairing Water Tech with Economic Development with Cleveland Water Alliance’s Bryan Stubbs

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bryan Stubbs, the President and Executive Director of the Cleveland Water Alliance, provides a compelling case for the water tech model that embraces...

The Manila Water Concessions and Philippine Water Privatization with Iris Gonzales

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Iris Gonzales, Philippine Star reporter and columnist, provides an eye-opening discussion on water in the Philippines and the Manila water concessi...

Mississippi v. Tennessee and Its Implications for State Water Policy with Robin Craig

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Robin Craig, the Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law at USC Gould School of Law and long-time water law professor, joins us to discuss the backgro...

A Heart-Based Approach to Industrial Water Treatment with Christina Lundbäck

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Christina Lundbäck provides a fascinating discussion of SurfCleaner and its applications to remove contaminants from water at wastewater treatment p...

How the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Views Upcoming Issues

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Water industry veteran and Association of State Drinking Administrators (ASDWA) Executive Director Alan Roberson discusses the big issues facing the ...

The Year in Water 2021 with Cathy Bailey, OJ McFoy and Cindy Wallis-Lage

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An all-star panel of water leaders participate in a roundtable discussion about what happened in the year that was 2021 and provide insights on what ...

All about charity: water with Chief Global Water Officer Christoph Gorder

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Christoph Gorder, Chief Global Water Officer, blows us away with a deep dive on charity: water and its work. In this session, you’ll learn about...

Outcome Based Contracting with Woodard & Curran CEO Alyson Watson

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alyson Watson, CEO of Woodard & Curran, delivers a tour de force performance explaining why the water industry needs a fresh approach to deliveri...

Water Use on Military Installations with Cameron Craig

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cameron was a civilian employee working on a U.S. Army base before moving to a military contractor. Cameron gives a terrific interview shining a ligh...

Is Demand Management the Answer on the Colorado River?

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Eklund returns to The Water Values Podcast for a third time to provide an argument for why demand management is critical to the future of the C...

Tampa Bay Water’s Practical Approach to Digital Transformation with Alison Adams

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alison Adams, now Chief Technology Officer at INTERA, drove innovation at Tampa Bay Water when she helped pioneer Tampa Bay Water’s digital transf...

Why ESG Needs to Guide Corporate Decision-Making with Claudia Toussaint

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia Toussaint, General Counsel of Xylem, provides a terrific discussion of ESG issues from the perspective of a publicly traded corporation’s g...

VC and Early Stage Water Investing with Tom Ferguson

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Ferguson of Imagine H2O fame and now captaining Burnt Island Ventures joins The Water Values Podcast for an engaging discussion on early stage an...

No Community Left Behind with Water Finance Exchange’s Brent Fewell

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brent Fewell of the Water Finance Exchange shares the story of why the Water Finance Exchange was established and how it aims to serve the significan...

An Exit Interview with Jeffrey Kightlinger

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Kightlinger provides an excellent interview offering profound thoughts on the water industry that was recorded during the waning days of his 1...

Water Quality in the Cloud with Neno Duplan

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Locus Technologies founder and CEO Neno Duplan provides a wealth of experience on water quality in the cloud. Neno began cloud-based data work before...

Synthetic Aperture Radar and Its Fascinating Applications in the Water Sector with James Perry

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Perry of Utilis joins us to discuss Synthetic Aperture Radar and its many and varied applications in the water sector. James provides a wealth ...

Digital Transformation with Prateek Joshi

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Plutoshift CEO Prateek Joshi comes on to talk about digital transformation in the water sector. Prateek hits on a number of important and practical p...

Top Digital Water Trends with Meena Sankaran

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Water entrepreneur (and new mom) Meena Sankaran discusses data collection and usage in the water sector. She provides fascinating perspectives on ever...

Corralling Water Data with Meena Sankaran

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Water entrepreneur (and new mom) Meena Sankaran discusses data collection and usage in the water sector. She provides fascinating perspectives on ever...

The Cadiz Water Project with Scott Slater

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time water lawyer Scott Slater discusses the Cadiz water project and touches on everything from environmental issues to water equity to efficient...

The Cadiz Water Project with Scott Slater

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time water lawyer Scott Slater discusses the Cadiz water project and touches on everything from environmental issues to water equity to efficient...

Start Up to Publicly Traded & the State of Water Technology with Xylem’s Christine Boyle

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Christine Boyle returns after 5 years and discusses her journey from 2015 start-up to 2018 sale. She provides hints and valuable insights for start-up...

Start Up to Publicly Traded & the State of Water Technology with Xylem’s Christine Boyle

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Christine Boyle returns after 5 years and discusses her journey from 2015 start-up to 2018 sale. She provides hints and valuable insights for start-u...