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Talking H2Onestly
Talking H2Onestly’s mission is to develop content to help MSD and utilities across the United States to solve their water challenges and share their expertise. This podcast will aim to provide all utilities with access to vital information, enabling them to maximize their funding and staffing resources. In addition, these conversations will provide an avenue for rate payers to gain insight into the intricate and complicated issues utilities face in providing critical services to our communities and introduce the audience to a variety of dedicated water professionals.
Talking H2Onestly is produced by Ms. Zonetta English, Strategic Initiatives and Project Delivery Director at MSD and the Chair of the WEF Utility Management Community, with the support of Mr. James A. Parrott, Executive Director and CEO of MSD. “This podcast will provide a variety of perspectives from across America. We hope that this is not only helpful for utility employees, but also helpful for local communities and political stakeholders as well,” explained Mr. Parrott.
Talking H2Onestly
Odor Control Best Practices
This episode takes a closer look at a very serious issue that impacts not just the Louisville metropolitan area but water and wastewater utilities across America - the issue of odors. This discussion provided an opportunity for utility leaders from around the country to discuss the different approaches that are used to address odors both within combined sewer systems (systems that carry wastewater and stormwater at the same time), and in separate sanitary sewer systems that serve so many communities across America.
Participants in this episode include Tony Parrott and Zonetta English (Louisville MSD), Eyasu Wilma and Shawna Martinelli Gill (DC Water), Charlie Martin (Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government), and Patrick Obenauf and Bill Graffin (Milwaukee MSD). The episode is hosted by Jamie Decker (Hazen and Sawyer).
The discussion also examines how best to communicate with the public and inform them of the improvements and the odor mitigation strategies that are being put in place. Mr. Parrott said, “As utility professionals, we have the ability to not only educate the public, but to inform them of all the progress that we are making in terms of best practices for treating odors in combined sewer systems and separate sanitary sewer systems.”