Water Online Show Season 3
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The Water Online Show: Navigating A Shifting Federal Drinking Water Landscape
6/15/2026
The clock is ticking for water utilities across the nation. With federal compliance deadlines for PFAS and other contaminants of emerging concern looming on the horizon, the municipal water sector is facing an unprecedented wave of operational and regulatory pressure. Are communities truly prepared for what’s coming, or are they waiting too long to act?
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The Water Online Show: Why AMI Success Starts After Installation
6/10/2026
As utilities worldwide race to modernize, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has emerged as one of the most talked-about — and often misunderstood — investments in the water sector. In this episode, our hosts are joined by SWAN members Shirley Ben-Dak and Richard Relyea to discuss insights from the SWAN Global Smart Metering Playbook — unpacking why getting meters installed is only the beginning.
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The Water Online Show: The Real Barriers Holding Back Digital Water Adoption
5/27/2026
In this episode of The Water Online Show, Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling sit down with Seth Werlinsky, Director of Strategy and Growth for Boeh Agency, to tackle a question that continues to frustrate the water sector: if digital solutions are so powerful, why aren’t utilities embracing them faster?
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The Water Online Show: Top 5 Thoughts Of The Month For May 2026
5/18/2026
Each month, host Travis Kennedy and co-host Kevin Westerling break down the top issues on the minds of engineers, operators, and utilities across the industry. In this kickoff episode, the two make the case that the water sector is at a turning point that will require utilities to adapt financially, digitally, and culturally to meet the challenges ahead.
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The Water Online Show: Turning Water Investment Into Impact
5/6/2026
In this segment of The Water Online Show, hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling sit down with Karine Rougé and Rob Powelson to unpack a growing shift in the U.S. water sector: treating water infrastructure as an economic imperative, not just a utility function.
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The Water Online Show: Return On Investment By Modernizing Utility Operations
4/27/2026
In the latest episode of The Water Online Show, host Travis Kennedy sits down with Bobby Barker, Senior Director of Global Utility at Geospace, to explain why the humble water valve is being reimagined as a powerhouse of ROI.
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The Water Online Show: Engineering Resilience Through Localized Manufacturing
4/1/2026
As global supply chains grow more unpredictable, the water industry is rethinking how and where critical technology gets made. In this episode, Kamstrup’s James Salisbury reveals how localized manufacturing—bringing key suppliers closer to home—is transforming resilience, quality, and responsiveness.
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The Water Online Show: Inside the Furnace: How Thermal Reactivation Is Reshaping Municipal Water Treatment
3/17/2026
In this episode of the Water Online Show, host Travis Kennedy sits down with Elisa Mayerberger of Calgon Carbon to explore the growing importance of thermal reactivation in water treatment.
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The Water Online Show: From Reactive To Resilient: The Rise Of Enterprise Risk Management
3/11/2026
In this episode of the Water Online Show, hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling welcome back Pam Elardo, Senior Director of Strategic Services at Brown and Caldwell, for a dynamic conversation about what’s truly reshaping the water sector in 2026.
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The Water Online Show: The Guide That Will Change Water Reuse Nationwide
2/25/2026
On this episode of The Water Online Show, hosts Travis Kennedy and Kevin Westerling interview Fred Gerringer, Brown and Caldwell’s Water Reuse National Practice Leader, about the creation of a first-of-its-kind State Water Reuse Regulatory Guide being developed for the WateReuse Association and its partner organizations.