Make Water Work Podcast

In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst Collab, Isaac Pellerin sits down with Britton Smith, founder and lead artist of Britton & The Sting, who served as a guide at Catalyst 2025 and led one of the most...

Heather Collins set out to work in aerospace. She ended up running water operations for 19 million people, and finishing a term as the 144th President of the American Water Works Association. In this episode, Isaac sits...

In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst Collab, Isaac Pellerin and Chelsea Boozer (Executive Director, Rogue Water Lab) sit down with Shannon Kring, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, director, and president of...

In this episode of the Catalyst Collab, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Chelsea Boozer (Rogue Water Lab) sit down with Ameerah Palacios, APR, Director of Engagement for STV's National Water practice. Ameerah has spent more...

No one wants a water main. They want clean water. No one needs a highway. They need to get their kids to school safely. In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst Collab, Isaac Pellerin and Chelsea Boozer...

Most professionals operate at 50 to 70 percent of their communication capacity, and they don't even know it. In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst Collab, Isaac Pellerin and Chelsea Boozer (Executive Director...

Water is the environmental issue Americans care about most, so why does it still struggle to break through the news cycle? In this episode of the Make Water Work / Catalyst Collab, Isaac Pellerin and Chelsea Boozer...

Most water networks feel like a tight-knit community. The data says otherwise. In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst Collab, host Isaac Pellerin sits down with George Schuler — co-founder of Connecting for...

In this episode of the Make Water Work & Catalyst Collab, Isaac sits down with Lily Lopez, Director of External Affairs and Sustainability at Walnut Valley Water District and founder of Latinas in Water, a growing...

Most water conferences are built to inform. Catalyst was built to make you feel something. In this first episode of the Catalyst Collab, a new mini-series exploring what makes water communication work, host Isaac...

The water sector is one of the most operationally resilient industries on the planet. Systems delivering clean water 24/7 under aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, and increasing regulatory pressure — and for the...

<p>One data center operator hired over 100 people just to solve their water problem. Another operator of equal size hired two.<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>That gap tells you everything about where this industry is right...

<p>This week's episode is a special on-location field report from the SWAN Conference — the Smart Water Networks Forum — held in Tampa, Florida. SWAN is a global annual event bringing together utility leaders...

<p>The water industry doesn't want to be disrupted. And that's not a problem — it's the whole point.<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>In this episode, Isaac sits down with Adam Tank, co-founder and Chief Communications Officer...

<p>85% of water systems in the United States operate with three or fewer employees.</p> <p>They manage treatment, distribution, compliance, reporting, and public communication — often while also handling parks, snow...