Smart Cities & Connected Communities Panel Discussion on Water Technology

21/02/2023 1h 20min

                    Smart Cities & Connected Communities Panel Discussion on Water Technology

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Episode Synopsis



Wayne Griffith, now the Acting Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of DC Water, Ben Grumbles, the Executive Director of Environmental Council of the States, Christine Boyle, Vice President of Business Incubation for Xylem, and Dave McGimpsey, water, energy and utility Partner at Dentons engage in a panel discussion surrounding water technology and its role in finding solutions for utilities.



In this session, you’ll learn about:




DC Water’s Strategic Plan



How DC Water uses technology to assist customers



DC Water’s Blue Plains Facility



Why the US needs a national water policy that affords State and local governments flexibility to achieve policy goals



Why innovation at the State and local government levels are needed to address water quantity and water quality concerns



How interplay between grey infrastructure and nature based solutions



Examples of collaboration and conflict between States



The connection between the “Conservation Conundrum” and data science



Digitization and data aggregation leading to real-time decision making



How utilizing digital strategies can leverage nature-based solutions and reduce grey infrastructure costs



Convergence in the energy and water sectors



Changing the utility paradigm



What the panel sees for the future of water technology implementation




Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:




Wayne Griffith’s LinkedIn profile



Ben Grumbles bio on the ECOS website



Christine Boyle’s LinkedIn profile 



Dave McGimpsey’s bio on Dentons’ website



Moderator Linda Willard’s bio on Dentons’ website




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