Research Environmental Scientist at RTI International, a Nonprofit Research Institute
Vice President, Energy Innovation and Sustainability at Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Back in Season 1 of The Collective Tap, we heard about the tremendous amount of energy required just to produce clean drinking water and treat our wastewater. In this episode, we learn more about the water required to produce that energy. Energy production consumes vast amounts of water and produces toxic pollution in the process, but energy trends are changing, and you might be surprised where Indiana fits into the mix.
Vice President, Energy and Environmental Policy, Chamber of Commerce
Global Water Sustainability Manager,
Cummins Inc.
Director of Corporate Responsibility,
Cummins Inc.
Senior Principal Associate, Health, Safety, and Environment at Eli Lilly & Company
A 2014 study by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce reported that Indiana’s manufacturing economy is more reliant on a sustainable and adequate supply of water than any other state in the nation, and manufacturing is the largest part of Indiana’s economy. In this episode, we talk with the Chamber as well as a couple of the state’s best known manufacturers about the relationship between water, production, and the state’s economy.
Plant Manager, Carmel Wastewater
Water Quality Scientist, BioMonitor
After we use water–to wash dishes, shower, use the toilet, or even as part of an industrial process–where does it go? What’s in it, what happens to it, and how does it affect our water resources? In this episode, we talk with some of the people involved in treating and testing wastewater about this critical infrastructure.
Postdoctoral Fellow with the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship and Honorary Associate Scientist with the Keller Science Action Center at the Field Museum in Chicago, IL
Environmental Justice Program Manager at Hoosier Environmental Council
Director of Environmental Programs at Indiana Finance Authority
This season we’ve looked at some of the hidden uses of water. Energy production, manufacturing processes, and wastewater treatment (did you know stormwater is treated as a waste stream for which municipalities must comply with a regulatory permit?) all have the potential to produce pollutants that are felt in different ways. In this episode, we explore some of the hidden impacts of that pollution–impacts that have often been ignored.