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When we say 'Let's Solve Water,' we're solving so much more. On this episode, host Amanda Holloway is joined by Xylem's Chief Sustainability Officer, Claudia Toussaint, and Vice President of Sustainability, Austin Alexander, to discuss Xylem's newly released 2020 Sustainability Report. With social, economic and environmental implications, Toussaint and Alexander share their perspectives on the company's approach to solving global water challenges. Also discussed are new ways Xylem has recently united across the organization to advance toward a more sustainable and equitable world. To read and download the report, visit: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/sustainability/

When you think of artificial intelligence and machine learning, you might envision a world like The Jetsons, but Xylem's Data Lake & Data Science Manager Brandon O'Daniel is bringing the tools and techniques of AI to water utilities today. On this episode, O'Daniel gives a behind-the-scenes scoop on how these concepts are helping Xylem solve critical water challenges, such as energy and capital storage savings and infrastructure damage risk assessments. He also explains how utilities can take the first steps toward implementing data science, as well as upcoming plans to help support customers throughout 2021 and beyond. To learn more about Xylem's data lake and how it is used, check out: https://blog.sensus.com/which-lake-is-the-greatest-lake/

Xylem Client Solutions Manager Nicole Pasch joins Solving Water to give a rare, behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to manage environmental services for a mid-size municipality, including spearheading a comprehensive digital transformation to smart infrastructure. As a former water utilities leader with the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, she reveals insights about digitalization from both sides of the industry, as well as words of wisdom to all municipalities taking the first steps toward change. To learn more about Xylem's role in the digital transformation of utilities, visit xylem.com.

On this episode of Solving Water, Steve Tilders, Xylem Sales Director for Specialty Flow Control in the Americas, gives us a deep dive into Xylem's marine business. Tilders discusses Xylem's Jabsco and Rule brands, which represent a legacy of marine innovation that spans almost 90 years, and accounts for millions of quality marine products sold, used and specified around the globe. Tilders also shares his passion for expanding the marine business to a diverse set of consumers, taking care of customer needs and helping Xylem preserve water access for all. To learn more about Xylem and the marine industry, visit: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/solutions/recreational-boats-vehicles/

On this episode of Solving Water, Dr. Stephanie Smith, Xylem Product Segment Manager for Integrated Services and Systems, joins the show to take us further into the tangled world of climate change and its far reaching impact on the world's most essential resource: water. Dr. Smith discusses the impact of soil and sedimentation, harmful algal blooms, stormwater runoff, ice melt and drought on water quality — as well as some lesser known effects of climate change on water quality — and how the water industry can get to the root of the problem. Get more insights from Dr. Smith on the connection between clean water and climate change in her recent blog post: https://www.ysi.com/ysi-blog/water-blogged-blog/2021/01/climate-change-covid-and-clean-water-make-the-connection 

On this special episode of Solving Water, Julia Pietruszka, recent graduate of Lehigh University and participant of Xylem's Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP), provides a firsthand account of the two-year, entry-level rotational program designed to attract and develop new engineering college graduates, build a pipeline of early career leadership talent and enhance critical skill sets for the next generation of Xylem engineers. Hear Julia's words of wisdom to other up-and-coming water and sustainability leaders, and learn how the program enables young professionals to explore their passion for solving water. For more information on how Xylem is committed to empowering the next generation to solve global water and energy issues, visit: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/careers/students-graduates/ 

On this episode of Solving Water, Tony Milando, Xylem Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, gives his insights on Xylem’s ongoing response and learnings more than a year after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Milando shares his reflections on how Xylem reacted globally during an ever-changing year, as well as the key takeaways that he thinks could inform business evolution in the future. Learn more about Xylem’s COVID-19 response: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/covid-19-response/

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/

On today's show, we explore the science and art of brewing beer through the reuse of safely treated wastewater. The University of Calgary and its Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets (ACWA) program teamed up with Village Brewery in Calgary and Xylem to create a batch of blonde ale, made possible with advanced water treatment technologies from Xylem. Guests Christine O’Grady of the University of Calgary, Jackson Stuart of Village Brewery, and Stephen Rothwell and Kevin Flis of Xylem discuss how the partnership came to be, the beer they developed, how it can be used to help change perceptions of reuse water, and more. To learn more about Xylem's reuse capabilities, visit: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/solutions/municipal-water-wastewater/reuse/ To learn more about the beer, visit: https://research.ucalgary.ca/acwa-reuse-beer

Xylem analytics experts Kerry Hubbard, Outdoor Water Monitoring Specialist, and Anthony Rohrer, Associate Product Manager, Water Quality, join the show to discuss how technologies tracking and analyzing wastewater samples are being utilized to track and ultimately help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in municipalities and institutions. They also share the basics of wastewater tracking, how Xylem is providing automated water sampling systems, and more. Part three of a three-part series recorded during the week of WEFTEC 2020. Learn more about how Xylem continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/covid-19-response/ For more information on YSI and outdoor water monitoring, visit: https://www.ysi.com/

In back-to-back segments, Patrick Decker, CEO of Xylem, and Al Cho, Xylem's Vice President and General Manager, join the show to discuss the essential importance of strong partnerships in the water industry and the future of water resilience. Decker and Cho both share how Xylem is committed to providing the critical support the water industry needs – from expertise and digital solutions, to social investment, advanced technologies and ongoing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about Xylem's efforts and capabilities, please visit: www.xylem.com/weftec. For the video version of this conversation, visit https://youtu.be/sBRd7lHsHCc This is part two of a three-part series recorded during the week of WEFTEC 2020.