Is America's Water Infrastructure Falling Apart?
Riggs Eckelberry is the Founder and CEO of the innovative water technology company, OriginClear, which is delivering water solutions for industrial customers worldwide.
Podcast: Is America’s Water Infrastructure Falling Apart?
Key Highlights
[00:01 – 09:05] Water Industrial Complex in America
- Why America has more than 150,000 water systems, but the financing to repair their central infrastructure is lacking
- Both enterprises and cities profit from the trend of decentralization with businesses handling their own water treatment
- Why privatizing central water systems has been a disaster in England and Flint, Texas
[09:06 – 20:47] Water on Demand: A Private Investment Option for Self-Sufficient Water Treatment
- Mainframes and PCs are the two scale difficulties with water systems, and the private sector is starting with the biggest whales
- A new investment opportunity called “water on demand” enables anyone to fund water projects, earn royalties, and contribute to the major megatrend of agriculture and industry’s self-sufficient water treatment
- The US does poorly in recycling, ranking second to last globally for water recycling with only 20%, while Spain ranks second with 20% water recycling, and Israel recycles approximately 90% of its water
[20:48 – 34:58] Water Industry Pivoting
- Why algae could be a viable replacement for fossil fuels as a source of biofuels
- Why, in order to address this situation, we need a structural change in the way we handle water
- How local initiatives do things that can be more cost effective and sustainable than large scale projects
[34:59 – 38:59] Closing Segment
- Visit www.originclear.com for more insights!
Additional Links:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riggs
Website: www.originclear.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OriginClear
Brian’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-c-adams/
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