We have something extra special to finish off our first season. And that something is none other than Marty Adams' retirement interview. At the end of this month, Marty will be bringing a forty year stint at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to an end, a period that ended with him at the summit, as general manager. And it's fair to say he's got some stories to tell. We discuss change in the water sector, the importance of engineering and, of course, his famous shade balls. Plus, whilst his time at LADWP may be over, he's not really retiring. Not when there's such an interesting offer on the table...

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Sydney Water's Roch Cheroux is next to take to the mic. As Australia's biggest city sees its population surge and the frequency of extreme weather events increase, the utility is having to rethink the way it provides water and wastewater services to its population. Assisted by interesting and useful interactions with his customer base, Roch is planning for generations to come.

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This week's guest is Kevin Shafer, Executive Director at Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) or, to give him another designation, Fresh Coast Guardian. MMSD's efforts in addressing combined sewage overflows have been hugely successful and have inspired similar efforts around the world. We discuss protecting the watershed, promoting public health and the ever-increasing role that green infrastructure has to play.

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In the second and last of episodes recorded at the Global Water Summit 2024, I talk to Kishia Powell about her time as CEO & General Manager of WSSC Water and the steps she's been taking to modernise her utility, including in digital, finance and the workforce. I also ask her about what it's like to be one of water's most eminent women.

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This week, in the first of two episodes recorded at the Global Water Summit 2024, I talk to Neil Brennan, CEO of Seqwater in Queensland, Australia, about the specific nature of bulk water supply.

We discuss managing vast amounts of infrastructure, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of staff and the new challenge posed by methane in dams.

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This week I speak to Ruben Fernandes of Águas do Porto about how flash flooding in Porto has informed his belief in the resilience of nature-based solutions and the ways in which their implementation has both shaped his city's landscape and delivered for its population. There's also talk of surprise waterfalls, winning the private sector over and a Porto that's more permeable.

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In this, the first ever episode of the Water Leaders Pod, I speak to Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), about how he's securing the region's water future with his sights set firmly on abundance, even in times of drought. To do so, he's leveraging all the solutions at his disposal, thinking creatively from technology to finance, and challenging perceptions at every turn.

The Water Leaders Pod with Tallulah Lutkin.

Unfiltered access to water's leading voices.

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