Episode Notes: Mickey Conway, CEO of Metro Water Recovery, discusses the challenges and opportunities encountered while running a large water resource recovery facility. Mickey talks about the benefit of partnering with customers and other utilities. Mickey also gives listeners an idea of what it is like to represent wastewater at a national level. Current Metro projects and successes are also discussed. As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode. Find out more at https://streaming-water.pinecast.co ..read more

Episode Notes: Cristina Ahmadpour, President, Isle Utilities Inc. is the guest in this episode that is focused on technology. Cristina answers questions about the state of innovation in wastewater. Ways to embrace technology in the water utility space is also discussed. Cristina also talks about areas in the industry that are currently undergoing massive technology changes. The show is closed out with a game of password ..read more

Episode Notes: PFAS in drinking water is discussed with Trevor Cooke, Director of Process Technology at Burns and MCDonnel and Ryan Kirkland, Senior Process Engineer at Burns and MCDonnel. A summary of the regulatory landscape related to PFAS and drinking water is given. Treatment technologies that can remove PFAS from drinking water are presented. Sources and magnitude of PFAS contamination is also touched upon. As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode. Find out more at https://streaming-water.pinecast.co ..read more

Episode Notes: Laboratory analysis and Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing is discussed with Boulder Laboratory Program Supervisor, Melissa Mimna. Melissa talks about what happens in a wastewater lab and what it is like to work in one. In the second half, Melissa provides insight into the complicated nature of WET testing. As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode ..read more

Episode Notes: In this episode Dr. Anna Mehrotra, Wastewater Surveillance Program Director for the Water Environment Federation, visits the podcast. Dr. Mehrotra discusses the national efforts to look at Covid-19 and other diseases in wastewater. Anna talks about the current state of monitoring programs, and tells listeners what the future likely holds for this new area. Anna also gives tips for bringing together professionals from the wastewater and public health worlds. As always a pop-quiz ends the episode. Find out more at https://streaming-water.pinecast.co ..read more

Episode Notes: This special edition of the podcast was recorded live from the recent Rocky Mountain Water Conference in Loveland, CO. Guests include attendees, award winners, presenters, and committee chairs. Find out more at https://streaming-water.pinecast.co ..read more

Episode Notes: In this episode, Taylor Winchell of Denver Water, and Jeff Deems from Airborne Snow Observatories discuss snow measurement. A NASA spinoff program containing all things awesome including lasers, airplanes, data crunching, skiing, etc. is discussed. The Colorado Airborne Snow Measurement Program is also talked about. As always the show ends with a pop quiz. More information on the Colorado Airborne Snow Measurement Program can be found here: Colorado snow.org. Find out more at https://streaming-water.pinecast.co ..read more

Episode Notes: In this episode a team of engineering students from Colorado School of Mines (Adaptable Aquatic Solutions) describes their proposed solution for eliminating E. Coli in Cherry Creek. The project was part of the Greenway Foundation’s Clean Water Challenge. The team discusses how they went about formulating their project and describe their ultimate design. Members also talk about what they learned along the way. More information can be found on the team website at: https://alexandradaniels5.wixsite.com/csm-e--coli-clean-up As always, a pop quiz closes out the episode. Find out more ..read more

Episode Notes: This episode features a panel discussion with water and wastewater laboratory experts. The episode was recorded at the Rocky Mountain Water Quality Analysts Association Symposium held in Estes Park, CO. Questions centered around the laboratory field and include some great tips on how to break into the industry. Find out more at https://streaming-water.pinecast.co ..read more

Episode Notes: In this, the final episode of 2022,Daniel Williams, I&C Supervisor at Loveland, talks about SCADA. Daniel relates the importance of instrumentation and controls to water and wastewater treatment. Daniel also discusses cybersecurity and the difference between IT and OT. As always the show is closed out with a (Christmas-themed) pop quiz. Find out more at https://streaming-water.pinecast.co ..read more