Mandy Crispin

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Bob CrossenBob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.

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While microplastics are detected nearly everywhere, including the human body, Arcadis Vice President and Director of Applied Research Brent Alspach cautions against conflating their occurrence with proven risk. He explains that the water industry is currently on a "major fact-finding mission" regarding microplastics due to significant knowledge gaps and that the current science does not yet fully support the conclusion that microplastics are dangerous simply because they are present.

2 weeks ago | waterworld.com | Mandy Crispin |Bob Crossen

Artificial intellegence is being used for many things in the water industry. Learn about how why there is confusion in the water reuse space, how AI is helping to reduce that confusion and where this tool was developed. Erin Mackey is the drinking water national technical leader at Brown and Caldwell, she presented this project at ACE, and she took a few minutes to discuss the topic with Endeavor Business Media water group Editor-in-Chief, Mandy Crispin.

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AWWA CEO David LaFrance discusses the findings of the association's State of the Water 2025 report, which identifies financial concerns as the top challenge for water utilities. This encompasses rates, funding, and financing, and it moved up from its previous position as the number two concern. The report also highlights financial sustainability (ranked sixth) as a companion challenge, indicating utilities' dual focus on securing capital for projects and ensuring long-term financial viability.

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Join this dicussion to learn what water utilities need to know about orthophostphate once there are no more lead service lines to address. Chris Corwin, drinking water national practice lead at Brown and Caldwell talks about what to be prepared for, how getting ortho out of the system can affect neighboring utilites, and what is needed before simply shutting off the feed.