Susan Latvala discusses the discord in the Tampa Bay area amongst the various counties and municipal governments over water supply. After legislative intervention, the affected governments negotiated an intergovernmental agreement that formed Tampa Bay Water. Susan describes how the board of Tampa Bay Water worked through their differences and gradually calmed the turbulent Tampa Bay water scene. Susan stresses the importance of relationship-building between the utility board and the utility staff.
 
                        
                    Frank Burns explains how his time designing wastewater treatment plants led to the founding of a technology company that identifies water waste in the...
 
                        
                    Katrina Donaghy, founder of Civic Ledger and Water Ledger and blockchain leader, comes on to discuss blockchain and how it can benefit the water...
 
                        
                    A little something different for this year’s wrap-up. Rather than a monologue by me, I decided to pull in some water leaders and have...