The Hill: In Praise of the Monthly Water Bill
The idea that someone else is responsible for the cost of a community’s water system is enticing but risky. It is dangerous to think that someone else will care more about a community’s water system than those who depend on it." Council members...
AP News: When Destitute Small Towns Mean Dangerous Tap Water
Council Members Chad Seidel and Manny Teodoro were recently featured in an AP News article that highlighted the challenges that small communities face related to resource allocation for water systems and subsequent access to clean drinking...
Podcast: Council Member Kathryn Sorenson on The Grateful Heart TV Podcast
The good news is that water managers here in Arizona are really smart, they are very innovative, and Arizona has known for literally decades that this was coming. So, water managers for the most part have prepared accordingly. Check out episode 104...
Video: America’s Water Infrastructure Needs Help
Our nation’s water treatment systems were established decades ago and many systems require continued maintenance and investments to function properly. And yet today, millions of Americans still cannot rely on their tap to provide safe drinking...
Manny Teodoro Releases New Book “The Profits of Distrust”
What can bottled water tell us about America? Check out Council Member Manny Teodoro’s new book, “The Profits of Distrust: Citizen-Consumers, Drinking Water, and the Crisis of Confidence in American Government,” to learn about how the rise of the...
Wastewater Digest: Manny Teodoro discusses water utilities
This week Council Member Manny Teodoro talked to Water & Wastes Digest’s Bob Crossen about why competing priorities can create challenges for small utilities as well as his perspective on utility capacity. “We’re at a moment when the water...
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...