CNN: Kathryn Sorensen discusses Lake Mead potentially reaching dead pool
America’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, is 25 feet lower than last summer. As a result, this fall areas in Phoenix will see unprecedented cuts of their share of the Colorado River. Council Member Kathryn Sorensen, Director of Research at the Kyl...
The Authority Podcast: Learn about what risks impact our drinking water today with Chad Seidel
In episode 7 of The Authority Podcast, Council Member Chad Seidel discusses how to prioritize microbial contaminants, PFAS and access to safe drinking water. “Prioritization is a key part of what Water & Health Advisory Council have been...
Water Policy Expert Manny Teodoro Joins the Water & Health Advisory Council
Water Policy Expert Manny Teodoro Joins the Water & Health Advisory Council August 3, 2022 (Washington D.C.) – The Water and Health Advisory Council (or Council) today announced that water utility management, policy, and finance expert Manny...
KUNC: Wildfires Have Lasting Effects on Drinking Water
In a new KUNC and The Colorado Sound article, Council member Chad Seidel discusses how wildfires have lasting effects on drinking supply even after they’re put out. The fires have lingered throughout the town’s water, leaving a smoky taste and...
Video: Prioritizing Risks in Drinking Water
With limited government resources, regulators at every level are pressed to make difficult decisions about drinking water investments that impact public health. Learn from water utility and risk expert Chad Seidel as he introduces the concept of...
Water Finance & Management: What Our Nation’s Drinking Water Systems Need Now
Council member Chad Seidel discusses how science-based cost and risk analysis can be used to allocate government funds and resources to the most pressing threats to our nation's water systems. Read the full op-ed here. Commentary: What Our Nation’s...
AWWA SOURCE Magazine: Does Regulating PFAS Represent a Meaningful Opportunity for Health Risk Reduction in Drinking Water?
Council member Chad Seidel's research was featured in the Winter 2022 issue of American Water Works Association's Source Magazine. Chad, along with his co-authors Katherine Alfredo and Amlan Ghosh, recently released a peer-reviewed analysis that...
Circle of Blue: The harrowing trail of toxic nutrients in farm country water
Council member Chad Seidel sat down with Circle of Blue to discuss the nitrate issues impacting our nation's drinking water supply: “If we were addressing nitrate with the fervor we’re currently addressing PFAS, we would have solved the problem a...
PBS NewsHour: Tipping Point: River on the Brink
Council member Kathryn Sorensen had the opportunity to participate in a PBS NewsHour Special and talk with host Miles O'Brien about the Colorado River Basin and the efforts being made to conserve water in the surrounding communities. Watch...
LA Times: California, Arizona and Nevada in talks on new plan to save Colorado River water
Water levels in the western states are at a record low, and states must now make tough decisions to preserve their water supplies. In a recent article featured in the Los Angeles Times, Council member Kathryn Sorensen shared her insights on...