Plunging into Virtual Water with Jenny Kehl

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Jenny Kehl, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Lynde B. Uilhein Endowed Chair at the WATER Institute, discusses virtual water and all it entails. Jenny has studied virtual water for a long time and does a great job describing what virtual water is and why it’s important. She also offers some thoughts on how the concept of virtual water will impact issues from water rates to water conflict in the future.

Also in this episode, Reese Tisdale, President of Bluefield Research, returns with a Bluefield on Tap segment that discusses Bluefield’s latest research into capex budgets for large municipal U.S. water utilities. In identifying the spend through 2027, Reese dives into trends in the capex budgets, including regional differences and the rise of green infrastructure. It’s must listen information for anyone in the water sector.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

Virtual water and what it is
The ways we account for virtual water
Why Jenny prefers a certain model for virtual water accounting
How virtual water affects crop decisions
How virtual water affects manufacturing decisions
How virtual water plays a role in water conflict
How virtual water might affect utility rates

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