Water Leaders Pod
Giving the water sector its voice. A podcast aimed at everyone from industry professionals to those with an interest in environmental matters. We interview passionate industry leaders from around the world who are determined to tell a better story for water.
Episodes
19 episodes
Global Water Tariff Survey - Determining the value of water
BONUS EPISODEJust in time for Christmas, we're bringing you a special episode on GWI's 2024 Global Water Tariff Survey, a comprehensive look at how much utilities charge their customers around the world.Tallu...
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33:34
Suzanne Coffey - Shining a light on water in Michigan
It's no secret that the global water sector faces huge challenges. Some of those are legacy challenges, such as ageing infrastructure, whilst climate change has created a new set of fresh challenges. All of them require investment.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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36:11
John Kennedy - Recycling in Orange County
Water reuse may well be the future of water. Certainly that's the way John Kennedy, General Manager of Orange County Water District, sees it.Since 2008, Orange County has been at the forefront of water reuse in the US with its...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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35:59
Maree Lang - Building bridges in Melbourne
The second episode of this series which was recorded at Singapore International Water Week is another with a leading woman in Australian water - Maree Lang, Managing Director of Greater Western Water.As Australia continues to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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36:12
Rohit Aggarwala - Futureproofing New York City
Rohit "Rit" Aggarwala kicks off this episode with some bad news for New Yorkers but if there's anyone out there who can deliver it to them, it's him. Because although technically a utility leader as the man responsible for delivering water to 9...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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38:31
Christoph Donner - Heating Berlin with wastewater
Where does our body heat go? Well at least some of it ends up down the drains that connect our homes to sewage networks, along with the heat from showers, washing machines and other household items. And that makes wastewater a potential resourc...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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30:29
Anna Jackson - Expanding networks on the Sunshine Coast
We're back to the standard format for a great interview with Unitywater's Anna Jackson, the first of two episodes recorded at Singapore International Water Week.Anna can reasonably claim she manages the water for one of the wo...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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35:41
Northumbrian Water's Innovation Festival - Turbo charging innovation
BONUS EPISODECome on a journey with us to Northumbrian Water's Innovation Festival in Newcastle. Following on from our interview with CEO Heidi Mottram, we wanted to give you a flavour of the festival and help you understand w...
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24:22
Heidi Mottram - Driving innovation from Newcastle
For the first episode of the new season we went to visit Heidi Mottram, CBE (!) and CEO of Northumbrian Water Group, at her company's Innovation Festival in Newcastle.Heidi is one of the UK's most prominent businesswomen and, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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26:43
Season 2 - Trailer
We're back!And we're ready to bring you more insight from the leaders around the world who are shaping our planet's response to the climate emergency through the allocation of our most precious resource.From Berlin to Newcastle an...
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Season 2
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2:11
Ukraine's Water Sector- Another Front
BONUS EPISODEIn this very special episode, a deviation from our usual format, we take you to the frontlines of the battle to ensure Ukrainians have access to water and wastewater services.Following Russia's f...
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28:43
Marty Adams - Reflecting on a water career in Los Angeles
We have something extra special to finish off our first season. And that something is none other than Marty Adams' retirement interview. At the end of this month, Marty will be bringing a forty year stint at Los Angeles Department of Water and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:10
Roch Cheroux - Rethinking Sydney's water system
Sydney Water's Roch Cheroux is next to take to the mic. As Australia's biggest city sees its population surge and the frequency of extreme weather events increase, the utility is having to rethink the way it provides water and wastewater servic...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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34:04
Kevin Shafer - Guarding Milwaukee's watershed
This week's guest is Kevin Shafer, Executive Director at Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) or, to give him another designation, Fresh Coast Guardian. MMSD's efforts in addressing combined sewage overflows have been hugely successf...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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31:12
Kishia Powell - Preparing for the future in Maryland
In the second and last of episodes recorded at the Global Water Summit 2024, I talk to Kishia Powell about her time as CEO & General Manager of WSSC Water and the steps she's been taking to modernise her utility, including in digital, finan...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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33:36
Neil Brennan - Securing water and people in Queensland
This week, in the first of two episodes recorded at the Global Water Summit 2024, I talk to Neil Brennan, CEO of Seqwater in Queensland, Australia, about the specific nature of bulk water supply.We discuss managing vast amounts of infras...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:10
Ruben Fernandes - Making Porto Permeable
This week I speak to Ruben Fernandes of Águas do Porto about how flash flooding in Porto has informed his belief in the resilience of nature-based solutions and the ways in which their implementation has both shaped his city's landsc...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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36:09
Adel Hagekhalil - Aiming for abundance in Southern California
In this, the first ever episode of the Water Leaders Pod, I speak to Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), about how he's securing the region's water future with his sights set...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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