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.

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• 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

• WWD November/December Digital Edition
• StormCon Registration

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, Co-host Bob Crossen talks with Gregg Herrin, the vice president of Water in Bentley Systems’ Industry Solutions Group. The two dive into the results from the state of the industry surveys that WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions conducted. These surveys occur each year and provide a glimpse at the water market – age and experience of water professionals, how budgets are shifting and where companies and utilities are spending their money.

Herrin shares his perspective of these trends and market forces and how companies like Bentley Systems are trying to solve them.

• 2024 State of the Industry eHandbook
• Smart Water insights with Bentley Systems
• Building Climate-Resilient Cities Through Smart Stormwater and Flood Management 

• Introduction and episode summary | 0:08
• Interview begins | 1:33
• Age of respondents — 43% are 60 years old and older | 2:31
• Theories on career length, age and experience | 4:25
• Bridging the experience gap with technological advancement | 6:15
• 10% of respondents have 10 years or less experience at 60 years old or older | 10:02
• 13% of small and very small utilities includes workers with 10 years or less experience | 12:42
• Bigger projects under more and more scrutiny | 13:41
• Streamlining projects and construction elements in parallel | 15:55
• How can utilities navigate rising construction costs with digital technologies? | 19:46
• Digital twins lead to more timely project delivery | 23:55
• How digital models improve transparency and transfer of knowledge | 28:49
• Why planning for 30 years down the line isn't a mistake | 32:15
• Building a solid foundation of digital tools and skills | 37:33
• Housekeeping | 39:14

• Water eHandbooks
• WaterWorld November/December Digital Issue
• Wastewater Digest November/December Digital Issue
• Stormwater Solutions November/December Digital Issue

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 Stormwater 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 sponsored episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Mandy Crispin speaks with Patty Lee, global product manager for microbiology at Cytiva, about the importance of water quality. Lee talks about membrane filter technique, microbiological testing and the dangers of water born pathogens.

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• Second U.S. EPA mobile water laboratory deployed to North Carolina following Hurricane Helene impacts
• Ensuring trust through better taste
• 7 key takeaways from AWWA’s Public Perceptions of Tap Water survey

• Introduction and episode summary | 0:00
• Interview begins | 1:44
• What is Cytiva? | 1:59
• The sources of microbial contamination in water | 3:11
• Why contamination presents a problem for water sources | 4:09
• Microbial testing methods for monitoring environmental waters | 5:20
• Why membrane filters are so popular for microbial testing and monitoring | 6:32
• How to choose the bets membrane for the MF technique | 8:40
• Tips for increasing lab efficiency with microbiology testing | 11:12
• Breaking down pathogenic monitoring testing | 13:34
• Where to learn more information about lab testing | 15:58
• Housekeeping | 16:34

• WaterWorld Digital Edition
• SWS Digital Edition
• WWD YouTube Channel

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 week’s episode, we are sharing part two of the panel between Endeavor Business Media’s Infrastructure and Energy Groups. Editors from Data Center Frontier, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, ISE; Lightwave; and Microgrid Knowledge, gathered to discuss the latest trends and funding impacts in their sectors. The first half of this panel was published in the November 8 episode of Talking Under Water.

Exploring the intersection of data, communications & power infrastructure, Part I

Cabling Installation & Maintenance

ISE | ICT Solutions & Education

Lightwave and Broadband Pulse

Microgrid Knowledge

WWD YouTubeChannel

WaterWorld Top Projects Nominations

StormCon 2025

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial 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, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. 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, Co-host Bob Crossen speaks with Cecilia Correia, senior water solutions manager for Bentley Systems, about smart water. Correia speaks on how smart systems help us manage water, where we’re going with it and how we got here in the first place.

• Building Climate-Resilient Cities Through Smart Stormwater and Flood Management 
• Three ways to assess your smart utility readiness
• Green infrastructure solutions for urban stormwater management
• New survey shows mixed feeling about future needs of America’s infrastructure

• WaterWorld Digital Edition
• SWS Digital Edition
• WWD YouTube Channel

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial 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, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. 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 week's episode of Talking Under Water, we are sharing part one of a panel featuring infrastructure and energy editorial leads at Endeavor Business Media. This panel, EBM's Data Center, Communications, and Power Infrastructure Confluence Forum, is a shared discussion on important topics, such as funding and regulations, and how those are affecting various infrastructure brands. The brands that participated in this panel include: Data Center Frontier, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, ISE, Lightwave and Microgrid Knowledge.

We will share the second half of this panel soon, with even more panels on the way. The Water Group, of which this podcast is a part, will be included in an upcoming panel, so stay tuned.

• Cabling Installation & Maintenance
• ISE | ICT Solutions & Education
• Lightwave and Broadband Pulse
• Microgrid Knowledge

• Intro | 0:00
• Data Center Frontier segment begins | 2:04
• How ChatGPT changed the data center landscape | 2:33
• Power and transmission needed for data processing | 4:18
• Fusion and nuclear energy development | 7:09
• Semiconductor needs for U.S. Data Center growth | 10:11
• Public-private partnerships to lower carbon footprints | 13:06
• Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program | 15:05
• How BEAD will open doors for small and independent business | 18:20
• How BEADS funds are distributed for projects | 20:18
• What is BABA for digital infrastructure | 21:40
• How BABA has impacted the digital infrastructure market | 24:29
• How big tech has influenced the telecomm industry | 27:18
• The winds of generative AI makes landfall | 29:25
• How much connectivity do consumers want and how much data will they share? | 30:47
• The culture of streaming and gaming is changing bandwith needs | 32:07
• Cloud-computing isn't the future, it is now | 33:45
• Housekeeping | 33:45

• WWD YouTubeChannel
• WaterWorld Top Projects Nominations
• StormCon Call for Papers

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial 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, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. 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, we are continuing our annual tradition started last year of asking our colleagues within Endeavor Business Media about the importance of water for their industries and what a day without water would look like in their market. This year, we are featuring the Robert Schoenberger Manufacturing group editorial director; Matthew Vincent, editor-in-chief of Data Center Fronteer; Christina Wichmann, Medical Laboratory Observer editor-in-chief; and Steve Spaulding, Contractor Magazine editor-in-chief. Each recorded a small featurette, and hosts Bob Crossen, Mandy Crispin and Alex Cossin share their takeaways and thoughts about those submissions throughout the episode.

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• www.datacenterfrontier.com
• www.mlo-online.com
• www.contractormag.com

• Cold open | 0:00
• Host introduction and episode summary | 1:19
• Water in manufacturing | 2:31
• A day without water in data centers | 9:38
• Water quality needs in medical labs | 16:25
• Reducing days without water with residential plumbing contractors | 21:05
• Final water group editor takeaways | 25:00
• Housekeeping | 27:44

• Talking Under Water WEFTEC 2024 Wrap-up video: https://youtu.be/050cLMx1UmY?si=PXSmfCLgBJZBo2i3
• Stormwater Solutions State of the Industry Survey: https://bit.ly/soti24

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial 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, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. 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. 

Steve Grise is the GM of utilities for North America at VertiGIS. In this episode, Grise explains how VertiGIS aims to help organizations to manage the data they need. In addition to traditional mapping and work management support, there are many other challenges such as the retiring workforce, regulatory pressures, and aging infrastructure. Grise talks about helping organizations tackle these challenges head-on, offering adaptive solutions that future-proof their operations from a broader perspective.

Show Notes:

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Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

2:04 | Interview begins

2:11 | VertiGIS technologies making a difference

6:00| Efficiency of digital solutions

8:24 | Biggest challenges facing the water market

10:52 | How to address those challenges

11:39 | Addressing aging workforce and aging infrastructure

18:59 | Foreseeable trends in water management technology

23:50 | How VertiGIS is positioned to address water market trends

25:31 | Advice for organizations who are hesitant to adopt new technology

31:47 | Housekeeping

Resources:

WWD State of the Industry Survey: https://bit.ly/wastewater24

Stormwater Solutions State of the Industry Survey: https://bit.ly/soti24

WaterWorld State of the Industry Survey: https://bit.ly/waterworld24

About the Podcast  

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial 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, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. 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.