Researching The Future Of The Water Utility

The Water Research Foundation is a research cooperative of water and wastewater utilities across the U.S., Canada, and Australia that studies the issues that are important to them. Water Online Radio recently interviewed Rob Renner, CEO of the Water Research Foundation, to learn more about that focus.

As Renner explains, utilities the world over are becoming more focused on the concept of One Water, where brackish groundwater, ocean water, and industrial or municipal wastewater are all being considered as viable sources of new water.

Click on the audio player below to hear Renner discuss pricing of reused water, design-build vs. bid-build, private land use for stormwater abatement and a host of other initiatives that today’s most forward-thinking utilities are focused on: