There are one million people without reliable access to safe water in California. The San Joaquin Valley is the heart of California's massive agricultural industry and where many Latino and low-income people in under-resourced communities have dry or polluted wells. Many of these people work in the fields that are…
What will water look like in the year 2050? Envisioning the future and the forces shaping it can help the water utility sector to plan and be proactive, as discussed in this episode with David LaFrance, Chi Ho Sham, and Joe Jacangelo of the American Water Works Association. They talk…
The amount of trash in waterways can be staggering, including in New Orleans. So a community organization puts booms in drainage canals to prevent trash from reaching the pumping stations and clogging the system. #podcast at https://bit.ly/livingNOLA #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #watermanagement
Bioswales. Rain gardens. Planter boxes. Rain barrels. Across the 7th Ward in New Orleans, a variety of green infrastructure projects are reducing flooding house by house, block by block, says Angela Chalk of Health Community Services. #podcast at https://bit.ly/livingNOLA #water #watermanagement #watersolutions #waterinfrastructure #infrastructure #greeninfrastructure #stormwater #neworleans
The 7th Ward of New Orleans is low-lying and low-income. Angela Chalk, DHA of Healthy Community Services is helping residents to take ownership of the situation and put in green infrastructure house-by-house, block-by-block to fight flooding. #podcast at https://bit.ly/livingNOLA #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #watermanagement #greeninfrastructure
A park in New Orleans may not look like much, but it's capturing enormous amounts of stormwater from the streets, reducing pressure on the city's drainage system, and providing a space for residents, says Meagan Williams, of the City of New Orleans. #podcast ▶️ https://bit.ly/livingNOLA #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions…
Heavy rain can overwhelm the traditional water infrastructure in New Orleans, so the city is expanding the use of nature based solutions to capture stormwater and give pipes and pumps time to work, says Meagan Williams, P.E of the City of New Orleans. #podcast ▶️ https://bit.ly/livingNOLA #shorts #water #waternews #waterloop…
Gretna City Park is an example of Living With Water. The space was transformed to capture, hold, and release water and also provide multiple benefits including public recreation and wildlife habitat, says Andy Sternad of Waggonner & Ball #podcast ▶️ https://bit.ly/livingNOLA #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #greeninfrastructure #stormwater #neworleans
The Living With Water approach isn't just about managing flooding in New Orleans. It's about highlighting the multi-faceted value of water and giving it a visible presence in the community, says Jaime Ramiro Diaz of Waggonner & Ball. #podcast at https://bit.ly/livingNOLA #shorts #water #waternews #watersolutions #waterloop #greeninfrastructure #neworleans
New Orleans has a close and complex relationship with water. The city has traditionally used large, engineered infrastructure - pipes, pumps, levees, and canals. Now it's adding a Living With Water approach to manage rain where it falls and build resilience. WATCH at https://bit.ly/livingNOLA Featuring Jaime Ramiro Diaz of Waggonner…
New Orleans has a complicated relationship with water. The city draws much of its identity from the Mississippi River, the bayous and swamps of southern Louisiana, and the nearby Gulf of Mexico. But the location and topography mean New Orleans has historically faced storms and flooding, which are worsening due…
As decision makers develop policy, there's an interest to learn from a more diverse set of #water experts and hear the stories from frontline communities. That's where the Color Of Water directory can help, says José Aranda of the Water Hub. #podcast at https://bit.ly/ColorWater #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions
The Water Hub helps experts in the Color Of Water directory to build key communications skills through training in areas such as writing op-eds, being interviewed on-camera, and developing #water messaging, says José Aranda. #podcast at https://bit.ly/ColorWater #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #diversity
The Color of Water directory features more than 100 experts in a variety of #water specialties and can be searched by expertise, location, race/ethnicity, language, gender, and more, says José Aranda of the Water Hub. #podcast at https://bit.ly/ColorWater #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #diversity
"We wanted to expand what an expert in #water looks like." -José Aranda That's why the Color Of Water directory from Water Hub includes people who bring experiences and expertise from a variety of diverse, frontline communities. #podcast ▶️ https://bit.ly/ColorWater #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #media
A media analysis by Water Hub found that water coverage typically failed to report stories of impacted communities home to diverse populations and typically featured white men in prominent positions as sources, says José Aranda. #podcast at https://bit.ly/ColorWater #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #media
This episode is part of a series, Funding To Fight Lead. There are perhaps 10 million lead service lines in the ground in the U.S. and it may cost $50 billion to remove them. The series explores financing lead service line replacement, technical assistance for under-resourced communities, and examples of…
Amanda Canida of Black & Veatch talks about how PFAS treatment options are evaluated, the unique nature of the system at Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, and the exciting advancements in technology. Black & Veatch is a sponsor of the waterloop series on PFAS. Visit https://www.bv.com/pfas
"People end up paying the price for industry that's unwilling to clean up their act." -Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear Riverkeeper. PFAS was dumped in the #water for 40 years and the costs have fallen on the community. #podcast at https://bit.ly/PFASadvocacy #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #watersolutions #pollution #pfas
How did Newark get 36,000 lead lines removed? The state legislature changed the law to allow public funds to be spent on private property work, the county backed a bond, and federal funds were tapped, says Kareem Adeem of Newark Water. #podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopLead2 #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #utilities
It's not often that an experienced water advocate like Dana Sargent of Cape Fear River Watch isn't familiar with a pollutant. But the local discovery of PFAS in 2017 meant she had to research the chemicals and share the info with her community. #podcast at https://bit.ly/PFASadvocacy #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews…
Regulators could benefit from more flexibility to consider the latest research when developing policy, says Peter Grevatt at The Water Research Foundation. This can help avoid unintended consequences, for example. PFAS is one area where this is important. #podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopResearch #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #research #pfas #policy
Where there's a will, there's a way... to fund lead service line replacement. Wisconsin doesn't allow water utilities to pay for private side removal. So Green Bay Water collaborated with the city and creatively pieced together funds for removal, says Nancy Quirk. #podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopLead2 #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #utilities…
Lived experiences of people in frontline communities should be included in planning for climate change adaptation, says Peter Grevatt of The Water Research Foundation. A new tool will improve understanding of resilience investments and equity impacts. #podcast at https://bit.ly/waterloopResearch #shorts #water #waterloop #waternews #research #climatechange #resilience #equity