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Environmental education with the Coharie Tribe is immersive, joyful, and rooted in culture. Visitors tour the tribal center, learn about history, and then journey onto the river with Coharie guides, says Kullen Bell. Episode at bit.ly/CoharieGuide

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Desalination is proven techโ€”but itโ€™s still too costly, energy-intensive, and inaccessible for communities that need it most. So XPRIZE launched a $119 million competition to drive innovations in desalination and deliver sustainable solutions. Episode bit.ly/XprizeDesal

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Today, over 70% of desalination capacity serves wealthy nations โ€” but high costs, fragile membranes, and brine pollution are part of what blocks more widespread global access to clean water via the technology. XPRIZE is aiming to change that. Episode: bit.ly/XprizeDesal

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Advancing desalination technology isn't just about coastal megacities โ€” it's about unlocking clean water for remote communities, island nations, and even U.S. regions with salty groundwater, says Lauren Greenlee of XPRIZE. Episode at bit.ly/XprizeDesa

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With a new president and Congress in DC, questions loom about federal policy. Mae Stevens of @BannerPublicAffairs explains why water is a rare bipartisan issue and has a pathway for continued investment. Episode: bit.ly/FederalWater25 From a conversation Reservoir Center for Water Solutions

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One increasingly popular stormwater solution is deep infiltration, a practice that moves stormwater into native soils far below the surface, to avoid harmful runoff and recharge groundwater. Learn more with Gregor Patsch of Oldcastle Infrastructure. Episode: bit.ly/StormwaterUndeโ€ฆ

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What happens when a new administration inherits a water rule facing a lawsuit? Mae Stevens of Banner Public Affairs says incoming leaders must decide soon whether to defend PFAS and lead pipe regulations in court. Episode: bit.ly/FederalWater25 From Reservoir Center for Water Solutions

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Stormwater management is evolving fast. After decades of simply moving water away, the new goal is keeping it local, treating it like the resource it i, says Gregor Patsch of Oldcastle Infrastructure, pointing to deep infiltration as a next-gen tool. Episode at bit.ly/StormwaterUndeโ€ฆ

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Soil type matters in stormwater. Deep infiltration systems like dry wells are designed to bypass clay and silt and reach the sandy, gravelly layers where water can truly soak in, says Gregor Patsch of Oldcastle Infrastructure. Episode at bit.ly/StormwaterUndeโ€ฆ

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Picture this: a 100-foot-deep gravel-filled shaft that sends stormwate into the ground. Itโ€™s called a dry well, and itโ€™s helping communities recharge groundwater right beneath their feet. Gregor Patsch of Oldcastle Infrastructure explains how it works. Episode at bit.ly/StormwaterUndeโ€ฆ

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In San Fernando Valley, a landscape once ideal for soaking up rain is now paved over. But LA is punching hundreds of dry wells, giving stormwater a pathway back underground to recharge aquifers, says Gregor Patsch of Oldcastle Infrastructure. Episode bit.ly/StormwaterUndeโ€ฆ

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Pollution once choked the James Riverโ€”but ancestral knowledge and modern advocacy brought it back. Beth Roach of the Nottoway Indian Tribe shares how indigenous leadership is healing waters, building bridges, and defending clean water nationwide. Episode bit.ly/BethRoachPod

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When DEI momentum fades, Beth Roach of the Nottoway Indian Tribe and Sierra Club leans into something stronger: relationships. She says lasting change for clean water and justice depends on deep partnerships. Episode bit.ly/BethRoachPod A collab w/Water Hub

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๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ: EPA finalizes PFAS limits but delays compliance & drops hazard indexโ€”while Trump proposes slashing water infrastructure funding by 90%. @bcrossen and Travis Loop discuss the shake-up, utility impact, & what might be next. ๐ŸŽง bit.ly/NewsroomCrossen

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Would You Drink Treated Wastewater? In the latest episode of Water Street Questions, host Travis Loop asked people outside the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions in D.C. Most smiled and said yes. Not reluctantlyโ€”confidently. Why? Because the word treated made all the difference.

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The Clean Water Act sparked an ecological comeback for the James River in Virginia. Beth Roach of the Nottoway Indian Tribe shares how witnessing this transformation shaped her lifelong mission to protect and revive ancestral waters. Episode at bit.ly/BethRoachPod

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Beth Roach of the Nottoway Indian Tribe and Sierra Club introduces the Tribal Coastal Resilience Connections Project, an effort to foster understanding between tribes and government agencies. Episode at bit.ly/BethRoachPod

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Smart communities are putting stormwater underground. Oldcastle Infrastructureโ€™s MaxWell system is a dry well that captures runoff, filters pollutants, and recharges groundwater. ๐Ÿ’ง waterloop thanks Oldcastle Infrastructure for sponsorship of a recent episode: bit.ly/StormwaterUndeโ€ฆ

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In 1961 in San Diego County, Santee Lakes were created with treated wastewaterโ€”creating one of the first public-facing recycled water projects in California and showing how a perceived waste could become a community asset. In collab w/@WateReuseCalifornia

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In this conversation, Brett Walton of Circle of Blue discusses their series on the Blue Economy in the Great Lakes region, including how Chicago, Milwaukee, and Cleveland are focused on water tech, smart infrastructure, and workforce development. Episode bit.ly/NewsroomWalton