Solving Water: A Xylem Podcast

Travis Loop, director of communications and public outreach for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and Words on Water podcast host, joins host Amanda Holloway to discuss vital role of communications in the water industry, how the perception of communications has evolved, why podcasts are effective platforms for storytelling, what’s next for the ongoing partnership between Xylem and WEF, and more.
Learn more about WEF: https://www.wef.org/
Listen to the Words on Water Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/words-on-water/id1281312822

On the latest episode of Solving Water, host Amanda Holloway is joined by Jess Moyer, Senior Scientist with Xylem’s Advanced Technology & Innovation team, and Professor John Cronin, founding director of Blue CoLab in the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University and Adjunct Professor. The crew discusses how actions such as policy making and advocacy can help drive technological innovations in the water industry, the need for communicating these updates to the public, and more. Learn more and check out the
Blue CoLab’s research here: https://www.pace.edu/seidenberg/blue-colab.

George Hawkins, founder of Moonshot Missions and strategic advisor for Xylem, joins Solving Water to discuss his role in rebranding and revamping DC Water, the water utility for Washington, D.C., and how that inspired his eventual launch of Moonshot Missions, which focuses on utilizing modern technology to help transform the water sector for people throughout the United States.
Learn more about Moonshot Missions: https://www.moonshotmissions.org

Mark Handzel, Xylem VP of Government Affairs, returns to Solving Water, joined by Eric Sapirstein, of ENS Resources, who works as Xylem’s federal policy advocate. Together they have been raising awareness for smart water infrastructure to legislators in Washington, D.C. The two discuss the changing landscape with the new Biden administration, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the process of educating and working with lawmakers on important water issues.
Learn more at https://www.xylem.com/

Throughout this historic year, Solving Water: A Xylem Podcast has been diving into important and timely topics from all corners of the water industry, sharing insightful conversations with industry experts from Xylem and beyond. On the 2020 finale episode of Solving Water, host Amanda Holloway reminisces about the memorable conversations she's had by sharing some of her favorite episodes recorded throughout the year. From the Solving Water team, we wish you all a happy holiday season. Stay tuned for new episodes in early 2021!
Here are the episodes mentioned in today's show:
-- Combating "Forever Chemicals" in Water-- Tracking COVID-19 Through Wastewater Sampling
-- Using Wastewater to Brew Safe, Sustainable Beer
-- The Water Environment Federation's Chief Medical Officer on Water Equity, Worker Safety & What's Next
-- The Making of Netflix's 'Brave Blue World' Documentary
-- Xylem CMO on the Waterboys Partnership & Mission of Safe Water Access for Communities Around the World

On this episode of The Bell & Gossett Podcast, Rob Grady, President at Mulcahy Company, a Bell & Gossett manufacturer's representative, returns to the show to share the successes, learnings and setbacks from 2020 and COVID-19. Grady and Dan Chudecke, Senior Business Development Manager at Mulcahy, discuss their commitment to solving water issues locally in Minnesota, how they managed new projects during the pandemic, 2020 innovations in customer relations and training, and their outlook on the industry going forward.
Learn more about Mulcahy Company: https://mulcahyco.com/
Learn more about Bell & Gossett: https://bellgossett.com/

On this episode of Solving Water, we are joined by the Water Environment Federation's newly appointed Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Andrew Sanderson, and Al Cho, Xylem Chief Strategy and Digital Officer. Dr. Sanderson shares his plans and goals in the role of WEF CMO, and discusses the direct correlation between water equity and the health of local communities, how water epidemiology is helping trace COVID-19, important findings from the recently formed Blue Ribbon panel that hopes to inform and protect wastewater workers, and more.
Listen to Dr. Andrew Sanderson on the WEF Podcast, Words on Water: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/words-on-water-150-dr-andrew-sanderson-on-serving-as/id1281312822?i=1000481798781
Learn more about the Blue Ribbon panel: https://www.wef.org/resources/pressroom/press-releases2/wef-press-releases/water-environment-federation-convening-a-blue-ribbon-panel-to-evaluate-biological-hazards-and-precautions-for-wastewater-workers/
Learn how Xylem solves water: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/

On this episode of Solving Water, we discuss a new mentorship initiative called Xylem Ignite. This youth-and student-focused program hopes to find and reach teens and young adults who have a passion for, or might be interested in, solving tomorrow's water issues around the world. Delph Mak, Tyler Elkins, and José Suárez, the Xylem team leading the program, join the show to discuss how they developed the Ignite program and its focus on pillars designed to increase awareness of the industry, reward ingenuity, and incubate the innovators of future water solutions.
To learn more about Xylem Ignite please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/xylem-ignite/

Paul O’Callaghan, Founder and CEO of BlueTech Research and co-producer of the new Netflix documentary 'Brave Blue World,' joins the show to discuss the inspiration behind and making of the film, the process behind finding subjects for the film, working with narrator Liam Neeson, and how solutions to global water challenges start locally. O'Callaghan also discusses the history of BlueTech Research, Xylem’s partnership in the documentary, micro-financing as a solution for water scarcity, and much more.
Watch Brave Blue World, streaming now on Netflix, and learn more about BlueTech Research here: https://www.bluetechresearch.com/

On this week's episode of Solving Water, we discuss a new era of technologies, put in the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, that are allowing safe and powerful disinfection through solutions such as fogging systems for commercial buildings, public spaces and beyond. Steve Scott, Applications and Business Development Manager for Xylem, joins the show to discuss electro-chemically activated solutions (ECAS) and how these disinfection techniques utilize Flojet pumps and technology to bring safer disinfection options for people and the environment.
To learn about Xylem's commercial disinfection capabilities, visit: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/solutions/municipal-water-wastewater/reuse/disinfection
To learn more about the Global Ecology Group, visit: https://globalecology.group/