The Water Values

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UC Berkeley professor, David Sedlak, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss the revolutions in urban water systems and to forecast what the next generation of our urban water systems will look like, which he calls Water 4.0. Dr. Sedlak takes us through the circumstances that surrounded the development of major technological revolutions in how water was supplied, treated and disposed of, and he’s got intriguing and provocative ideas on the need for and shape of a new revolution in our urban water systems. You’ll really enjoy hearing David speak about Water 4.0.

In this Session, You’ll Learn about:

• The first revolution in urban water systems that the Romans pioneered
• The second revolution in urban water systems that led to water filtration and chlorination
• The third revolution in urban water systems that treated wastewater
• The need for a fourth revolution in urban water systems
• Sea water desalination
• Water reuse
• Distributed water systems
• The impact of the droughts in California and Texas on accelerating technological innovation

Resources and Links Mentioned in or Relevant to this Session Include:

• The website for David’s book Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World’s Most Vital Resource
• David’s bio page on the UC Berkeley website
• David’s Twitter handle: @water4point0
• Article on David’s recent honor of receiving the Clarke Prize
• Article on feminized fish in England
• Article on sea water desalination in California
• Article on direct potable reuse in Texas
• Article on direct potable reuse, including California’s initiative to study direct potable reuse
• Guide (.pdf file) to distributed water systems targeted to decision-makers

Transcript

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