In this episode of Talking Under Water the hosts discuss recent industry news including the nomination hearing for Lee Zeldin, whom President Trump is seeking to lead the U.S. EPA; the California wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires along with others that began between January 22 and January 23; and the release of EPA’s risk assessment of PFAS in sewage sludge. This draft risk assessment, which is now available for public comment, hones in specifically on two PFAS chemicals: Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS).

• PFAS & funding dominate EPA admin nomination hearing
• How Southern California transformed into a ‘tinderbox’
• Mike McNutt of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District discusses California wildfires
• From ABC 7 Eye Witness News: With rain on the way, crews race to protect Eaton Fire areas from threat of mudslides
• From The Guardian: These are the hazards Californians face after fires – and what homeowners can do to protect themselves
• Fire recovery efforts from the office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom
• Five takeaways from the EPA's draft sewage sludge risk assessment for PFOA and PFOS
• White House clarifies funding freeze

• Introduction and summary | 1:03
• EPA Administrator Nominee Led Zeldin's career and political history | 2:40
• Key takeaways from Lee Zeldin's EPA nomination hearing | 4:56
• Impact of California wildfires on drinking water systems | 6:33
• California wildfire recovery efforts | 8:57
• U.S. EPA releases risk assessment for PFOA and PFOS in sewage sludge | 12:55
• Housekeeping | 16:14

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Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

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In this episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Bob Crossen talks with John Newsome, administrator for the Division of Water for the City of Columbus, Ohio and president of the newly founded Ohio WateReuse Association Chapter, discuss all things related to water reuse.

Various states, including California, Texas, Florida and Arizona are all in various stages of water reuse regulatory developments, and here, Newsome discusses how Ohio has joined the pack. Newsome touches on what drove this desire, how water reuse fits into coordinating with industrial users and partners, and where the state is drawing inspiration from in developing the water future for Ohio.

• The Water Reuse Revolution
• Water Reuse: A Short Guide
• Key takeaways from U.S. EPA's Potable Reuse and PFAS Q&A document

• Intro | 0:09
• Interview begins | 1:14
• How conversations on water reuse look | 1:32
• What are you relationships with industrial partners right now? | 3:34
• Building upon existing relationships for future success | 6:05
• Municipal versus on-site industrial reuse | 8:07
• What does the Ohio wate reuse vision look like? | 9:31
• Taking inspiration from other state water reuse frameworks | 12:10
• Managing and educating stakeholders | 13:40
• Water reuse technology is tested and proven | 14:5
• WateReuse Indsustrial Conference in Columbus, OH | 15:17
• Housekeeping | 16:38

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• Mike McNutt of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District discusses California wildfires

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this episode of Talking Under Water, the hosts discuss the state of the industry surveys from each water brand — Stormwater Solutions, Wastewater Digest and WaterWorld — with some data points. The hosts provide some analysis of the results, including what some of the biggest challenges and trends are moving into 2025.

• The Pulse of Water: State of the Industry Insights with Bentley
• GHD study examines path to equitable infrastructure
• 2024 State of the One Water Industry

• Cold open | 0:00
• Episode summary | 0:56
• WaterWorld State of the Drinking Water Industry Report | 2:07
• Wastewater Digest State of the Wastewater Industry Report | 8:11
• Stormwater Solutions State of the Stormwater Industry Report | 13:44
• Housekeeping | 17:55

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Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.