Municipal Water Leader Magazine

06/04/2026

Check out our article on Nicholas Schneider and the fire resilience and capital projects at the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District from our June issue.

As the general manager of the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District (GDPUD) in Central California, Nicholas Schneider’s biggest concern is protecting his constituents’ water supply from the next big forest fire. In this article, he shares how his small district is taking on big projects to upgrade aging infrastructure in ways that will improve efficiency, save money and time, and diminish the effects of the inevitable next wildfire. With the help of several grants, Mr. Schneider and his team are accepting bids for these projects in order to partner with the best and brightest in municipal water infrastructure. Read on to learn more of his plans, and consider whether you and your team might be the right partners in his efforts to make the Georgetown Divide community better prepared to withstand the next fire.

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06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Check out our article on Rabia Chaudhry of DC Water using wastewater to build resilience in Washington's water supply from our June issue.

On July 3, 2024, an algal bloom on the Potomac River brought Washington, DC, frighteningly close to having no water on its biggest holiday of the year. After narrowly avoiding disaster, DC Water intensified its years-long search for a secondary water source by hiring a dedicated director of water supply resilience: Rabia Chaudhry. In this interview, Dr. Chaudhry, who brings over 15 years of water recycling and policy leadership experience to her role, discusses DC Water’s exciting new program, Pure Water DC. Pure Water DC aims to address the district’s urgent water supply vulnerability by turning wastewater into drinking water. DC Water is currently building the Pure Water DC Discovery Center, where it will test water purification techniques to determine what best fits its goal for increasing regional resilience. This museum-quality center will open to the public in 2027 so that all can learn more about the city’s water purification efforts. Read on to learn more from Dr. Chaudhry about the program, including how DC Water works with key stakeholders to advance the project and keeps the public informed and engaged along the way.

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06/02/2026

The June issue of Municipal Water Leader is here!

In our cover story this month, we learn about DC Water ’s efforts to secure a second source of water for our nation’s capital. After narrowly avoiding a crisis just before July 4, 2024, the agency made solving this long-recognized issue a top priority and hired a dedicated director of water supply resilience, Rabia Chaudhry. We interview Dr. Chaudhry about the options DC Water is weighing through its Pure Water DC program and learn about the new Pure Water DC Discovery Center, which will pilot candidate technologies and include a museum-quality learning center for the public.

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05/27/2026

05/27/2026

Check out our article on Amber Simonic of Calgon Carbon the critical role of activated carbon in the future of clean water from our May issue.

Amber Simonic, the executive director of drinking water solutions (DWS) for Calgon Carbon Corporation, wants a world where clean drinking water is a right, not a privilege. Every day, she and her team help municipalities, water authorities, and private utilities achieve cleaner drinking water by supporting their use of activated carbon treatment solutions. In this interview, Ms. Simonic illuminates activated carbon’s power to remove harmful chemicals, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and explains how it can be recycled through Calgon’s carbon reactivation technology. She also shares an inspiring success story about how the company’s technology was used in a crisis and tells us about the results of the company’s reactivation study, which took a deep dive into the effectiveness of its turnkey technology.

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