Water News Roundup: Colorado River Lawsuit, Cyber Threats and StormCon Takeaways

In this episode of Talking Under Water, Mandy Crispin, head of content for WaterWorld, shares how local news outlets in four Colorado River Basin states, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado and Utah, are framing Nevada's lawsuit against the federal government over Colorado River management. Sarah Kominek, head of content for Stormwater Solutions covers flash flooding at the Grand Canyon and in Utah, a corruption investigation into flood control projects in the Philippines, and a stormwater project breaking ground in Pittsburgh. Alex Cossin, associate editor for the Water Group follows with cybersecurity developments in the water sector, including new EPA funding, a federal pilot program in Texas, and a joint agency warning on PLC vulnerabilities. The episode closes with Alex and Sarah recapping StormCon 2026 in Minneapolis. Show notes Stormwater Solutions: Southwest monsoon fuels flash floods, road and utility damage in Arizona, Utah Stormwater Solutions: Record flooding exposes gaps in Philippines' flood control system amid fraud investigation Stormwater Solutions: Pittsburgh breaks ground on $6.8M stormwater project Wastewater Digest: Federal agencies warn of active cyber threat to Siemens PLCs Timestamps - 0:00 – Introduction - 0:59 – How news outlets are covering the Colorado river lawsuit - 15:36 – Flooding news and stormwater project funding - 18:05 – Cybersecurity for water utilities - 19:58 – StormCon highlights - 24:55 – Housekeeping About the Podcast     Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between *Wastewater Digest* (*WWD*), *WaterWorld* and *Stormwater Solutions* (*SWS*). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, stormwater and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.     Contact the Talking Under Water podcast editors by emailing [talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com](mailto:talkingunderwater@endeavorb2b.com) engaging with them on X @TUWpodcast. Join the conversation by commenting or using the hashtag #talkingunderwaterpod on social media.