{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Executive Exchange","title":"GWRS: Redefining Reuse and Refreshing Southern California's Future with Mehul Patel, OCWD","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ec989d35\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":898,"description":"In this episode of the Exec Exchange podcast, host Piers Clark speaks with Mehul Patel, Executive Director at Orange County Water District in Southern California, about the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS). Mehul explains OCWD’s role in managing the Orange County Groundwater Basin, which supplies 19 municipal agencies and serves 2.5 million people, and describes how OCWD partnered with Orange County Sanitation District to treat their secondary effluent using the full advanced treatment process of GWRS. The resulting purified water is injected to prevent seawater intrusion and spread in recharge basins to replenish groundwater. Mehul also highlights the major effort needed in public outreach to move the project forward.\n00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro\n00:33 Mehul’s Career Origin Story\n01:56 Mentorship and Taking Over\n02:39 What OCWD Does\n03:29 GWRS Overview and Treatment\n06:47 Scaling Up to Full Reuse\n08:34 Underground Travel Time\n09:48 Public Outreach and Acceptance\n11:29 What If GWRS Didn’t Happen\n12:16 Football Scarves and World Cup\n13:37 Advice to Younger Self\n14:32 Wrap Up and Sign Off","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AhH8Oc24Ep5HBk1v4oSv3FPCbdOflcUt3HC2QFXLbGU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZGVm/OTViMGYxNjJiMjNh/YjEwMmM3YmY2MWZj/ZjBmMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}