Environmental Finance Center Network

This episode describes the headworks and primary treatment process of a typical wastewater treatment plant. The discussion of the headworks focuses on the purpose, process, and components of coarse s…

This podcast describes the measures taken to address iron, manganese, and water hardness concerns in drinking water treatment.

This podcast describes the use of chlorine disinfection for drinking water treatment at Small Water Systems.

In this podcast, hear from the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center's Director of Water Resiliency Initiatives, Khris Dodson, as he interviews Walt Walker, Water Equity Practice Leader an…

This podcast describes the common treatment issues and challenges faced when using surface water as a drinking water source.

Tune in for a discussion of how wildfires impact wastewater and drinking water systems. As climate change further exacerbates natural disasters, water and wastewater systems will be put at greater ri…

In this podcast Sarah Diefendorf, Director of EFC West, discusses water resources and drought in Imperial County, California with Alex Cardenas, Vice President of the Imperial Irrigation District Boa…

This podcast describes what a sanitary survey is, its elements, and how conducting these surveys help protect the water supply from pollution sources.

Join us for the second podcast in a series exploring green infrastructure for small water, wastewater, and stormwater systems and utilities. Shannon Pepper, from the Southwest Environmental Finance C…

This podcast provides an overview of the Clean water act, the main provisions, history, and environmental benefits.

This podcast discusses the Effective Utility Management framework as a tool to improve management capacity from the perspective of an operator moving into management.

This podcast describes the function of groundwater wells and the importance of proper operation to protect the groundwater aquifer, an important source of drinking water.

In this podcast, we will be looking at energy efficiency for wastewater treatment. Energy used at treatment facilities is a large share of a plant’s operating costs. Assessing those costs and where t…

This podcast describes the various sources of water (i.e., groundwater, surface water, precipitation) that contribute to our drinking water.

This podcast describes the many roles and responsibilities of a Small Water System Operator.

Water from snow is a crucial resource for many communities. Unfortunately, climate change is causing snow resources to rapidly change. In this podcast, we discuss why water from snow is so important,…

Today we will be discussing why emergency response planning is necessary and the three areas of emergency response that your utility can being to brainstorm to jump start your emergency response plan…

This episode discusses the benefits of develop a green infrastructure initiative and key components in developing a program.

In this podcast Sarah Diefendorf, Director of EFC West, and Jill Sherman Warne discuss the history of the Hoopa Tribe in California and their relationship with water.