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Alex Shannon, Senior Vice President at WSP in the U.S., argues that water professionals largely understand what needs to be done — but limited funding, competing priorities, and complex governance slow action, making broad public and political buy‑in essential to truly prioritize and invest in water.  Continue Reading..

Alex Shannon, Senior VP and West Region Water Business Line Leader at WSP in the U.S., discusses how utilities are responding to rising risks by shifting away from rigid, one‑off solutions and toward modular, lifecycle‑based infrastructure planning that can adapt over time — helping manage costs while staying resilient amid evolving water challenges.  Continue Reading..

Karen Frost, Executive Director of The Water Council, highlights how industry associations can use shared Water Body Risk Assessment tools to identify common watershed challenges, prioritize collective pain points, and align technology solutions across multiple facilities for greater regional impact.  Continue Reading..

Kenan Ozekin, Chief Research Officer at The Water Research Foundation, explains that climate change, emerging contaminants, and land‑use pressures are converging at once — making it far more cost‑effective and impactful to manage risks upstream in the watershed than to treat them later at the drinking water plant.  Continue Reading..

Step inside Itron’s Macon facility—where smart water technology comes to life through precision engineering and sustainability-driven design. This behind-the-scenes look reveals how innovation starts at the drawing board, with advanced prototyping that minimizes risk and ensures performance from the outset.  Continue Reading..

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.  Continue Reading..

As water scarcity, climate volatility, and emerging contaminants place increasing stress on U.S. drinking water supplies, proactive source water protection has never been more critical. During this Water Online Live Event, leading experts Kenan Ozekin (The Water Research Foundation), Karen Frost (The Water Council), and Alex Shannon (WSP in the U.S.) join Chief Editor Kevin Westerling for a dynamic discussion on how utilities and engineering...  Continue Reading..

Discover how Gulf Coast Water Authority (GCWA) leverages ASTERRA’s advanced satellite technology to detect hidden leaks and proactively monitor canals across their extensive system.   Continue Reading..

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.  Continue Reading..