In this week’s episode, we are sharing part two of the panel between Endeavor Business Media’s Infrastructure and Energy Groups. Editors from Data Center Frontier, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, ISE; Lightwave; and Microgrid Knowledge, gathered to discuss the latest trends and funding impacts in their sectors. The first half of this panel was published in the November 8 episode of Talking Under Water.

Exploring the intersection of data, communications & power infrastructure, Part I

Cabling Installation & Maintenance

ISE | ICT Solutions & Education

Lightwave and Broadband Pulse

Microgrid Knowledge

WWD YouTubeChannel

WaterWorld Top Projects Nominations

StormCon 2025

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Bob Crossen speaks with Cecilia Correia, senior water solutions manager for Bentley Systems, about smart water. Correia speaks on how smart systems help us manage water, where we’re going with it and how we got here in the first place.

• Building Climate-Resilient Cities Through Smart Stormwater and Flood Management 
• Three ways to assess your smart utility readiness
• Green infrastructure solutions for urban stormwater management
• New survey shows mixed feeling about future needs of America’s infrastructure

• WaterWorld Digital Edition
• SWS Digital Edition
• WWD YouTube Channel

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this week's episode of Talking Under Water, we are sharing part one of a panel featuring infrastructure and energy editorial leads at Endeavor Business Media. This panel, EBM's Data Center, Communications, and Power Infrastructure Confluence Forum, is a shared discussion on important topics, such as funding and regulations, and how those are affecting various infrastructure brands. The brands that participated in this panel include: Data Center Frontier, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, ISE, Lightwave and Microgrid Knowledge.

We will share the second half of this panel soon, with even more panels on the way. The Water Group, of which this podcast is a part, will be included in an upcoming panel, so stay tuned.

• Cabling Installation & Maintenance
• ISE | ICT Solutions & Education
• Lightwave and Broadband Pulse
• Microgrid Knowledge

• Intro | 0:00
• Data Center Frontier segment begins | 2:04
• How ChatGPT changed the data center landscape | 2:33
• Power and transmission needed for data processing | 4:18
• Fusion and nuclear energy development | 7:09
• Semiconductor needs for U.S. Data Center growth | 10:11
• Public-private partnerships to lower carbon footprints | 13:06
• Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program | 15:05
• How BEAD will open doors for small and independent business | 18:20
• How BEADS funds are distributed for projects | 20:18
• What is BABA for digital infrastructure | 21:40
• How BABA has impacted the digital infrastructure market | 24:29
• How big tech has influenced the telecomm industry | 27:18
• The winds of generative AI makes landfall | 29:25
• How much connectivity do consumers want and how much data will they share? | 30:47
• The culture of streaming and gaming is changing bandwith needs | 32:07
• Cloud-computing isn't the future, it is now | 33:45
• Housekeeping | 33:45

• WWD YouTubeChannel
• WaterWorld Top Projects Nominations
• StormCon Call for Papers

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this episode of Talking Under Water, we are continuing our annual tradition started last year of asking our colleagues within Endeavor Business Media about the importance of water for their industries and what a day without water would look like in their market. This year, we are featuring the Robert Schoenberger Manufacturing group editorial director; Matthew Vincent, editor-in-chief of Data Center Fronteer; Christina Wichmann, Medical Laboratory Observer editor-in-chief; and Steve Spaulding, Contractor Magazine editor-in-chief. Each recorded a small featurette, and hosts Bob Crossen, Mandy Crispin and Alex Cossin share their takeaways and thoughts about those submissions throughout the episode.

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• Cold open | 0:00
• Host introduction and episode summary | 1:19
• Water in manufacturing | 2:31
• A day without water in data centers | 9:38
• Water quality needs in medical labs | 16:25
• Reducing days without water with residential plumbing contractors | 21:05
• Final water group editor takeaways | 25:00
• Housekeeping | 27:44

• Talking Under Water WEFTEC 2024 Wrap-up video: https://youtu.be/050cLMx1UmY?si=PXSmfCLgBJZBo2i3
• Stormwater Solutions State of the Industry Survey: https://bit.ly/soti24

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

Steve Grise is the GM of utilities for North America at VertiGIS. In this episode, Grise explains how VertiGIS aims to help organizations to manage the data they need. In addition to traditional mapping and work management support, there are many other challenges such as the retiring workforce, regulatory pressures, and aging infrastructure. Grise talks about helping organizations tackle these challenges head-on, offering adaptive solutions that future-proof their operations from a broader perspective.

Show Notes:

Leveraging data to optimize shipping through the Panama Canal while protecting local water supply

Digital transformation roadmap for drinking water systems

Streamline Your Water Utility Network Management Using VertiGIS Networks | WaterWorld

Timestamps:

0:00 | Introduction

2:04 | Interview begins

2:11 | VertiGIS technologies making a difference

6:00| Efficiency of digital solutions

8:24 | Biggest challenges facing the water market

10:52 | How to address those challenges

11:39 | Addressing aging workforce and aging infrastructure

18:59 | Foreseeable trends in water management technology

23:50 | How VertiGIS is positioned to address water market trends

25:31 | Advice for organizations who are hesitant to adopt new technology

31:47 | Housekeeping

Resources:

WWD State of the Industry Survey: https://bit.ly/wastewater24

Stormwater Solutions State of the Industry Survey: https://bit.ly/soti24

WaterWorld State of the Industry Survey: https://bit.ly/waterworld24

About the Podcast  

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this episode of Talking Under Water, hosts Mandy Crispin, Alex Cossin and Bob Crossen discuss their experience at WEFTEC and their main takeaways from the show. Crossen talks about his conversations surrounding destruction and disposal of PFAS and the concerns water professionals have about the emissions from destruction technologies. Crispin shares some insights from a conversation she had with a utility about its challenges relating to PFAS and Lead and Copper Rule compliance. And Cossin shares his thoughts about his first ever WEFTEC including some of the new products that he saw on the showfloor. Finally, the hosts answer questions submitted by listeners at the show.

• WEFTEC 2024 kicks off with opening general session

• U.S. EPA issues final ruling requiring replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces funding

• PFAS Across the Water Cycle in 2024

• This PFAS removal system can use GAC or IX

• Oldcastle Infrastructure joins public-private partnership to solve water scarcity

• Subscribe to WWD

• SWS State of the Industry Survey

• WaterWorld Top Projects Nominations

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WaterWorld and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on X @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commnting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this episode of Talking Under Water, the hosts discuss a report of alleged Clean Water Act violations in Idaho, a partnership between the Bureau of Reclamation and other federal agencies to address water management challenges, and infrastructure funding news.

Show Notes:  

• Idaho wastewater treatment plant report shows 458 Clean Water Act violations in 2023

• Submitting a letter of interest for a WIFIA loan

• Bureau of Reclamation joins partnership to address water management challenges

Timestamps:  

0:0 | Cold open

0:53 | Host introduction and episode summary

1:28 | 458 Clean Water Act violations in Idaho

3:05 | Bureau of Reclamation joins water management group

4:11 | $7.5 billion in WIFIA funding available

7:17 | Housekeeping

Resources:

• Subscribe to WWD

• SWS State of the Industry Survey

• WaterWorld Top Projects Nominations

About the Podcast  

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on X @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media. 

In this episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Bob Crossen is joined by Bruce Bharat, country manager and vice president of North America for Kamstrup, and Jason Hewitt, managing partner of Infrastructure for Sustainability Partners. Crossen spoke with them about metering as a service, how their business model works, the safeguards in place for utilities, and the long-term goals they have in mind.

Show Notes:  

St. Lucie, Florida West Services District deploys Kamstrup meters

Navigating the digital landscape toward a water secure future

Timestamps:  

• Intro | 0.08

• Interview begins | 1:29

• Defining metering as a service | 2:05

• Breaking down the relationship in Maas | 4:27

• Who owns the meters in MaaS contract? | 9:32

• Maintenance and timelines and servicing speed | 13:40

• Utilities can still work on the meters | 17:07

• Upgrading Maas meters and price increases | 19:41

• What happens if utility goes bankrupt? | 25:06

• Housekeeping | 30:01

About the Podcast  

Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com engaging with them on Twitter @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.