About this episode
The episode discusses how water utilities are modernizing their compliance programs to enhance the protection of drinking water and reduce sewer overflows.
Water utilities are quietly strengthening the “immune system” of our water infrastructure, using compliance programs and technology to prevent pollution, protect drinking water, and reduce sewer overflows before they happen. In this episode, Mick O’Dwyer of SwiftComply shares how his journey from wastewater engineer in Dublin to tech founder led to building software that modernizes programs for backflow, pretreatment, and FOG (fats, oils, and grease). He explains how outdated, paper-heavy systems—once generating hundreds of thousands of documents—are being replaced with digital workflows that free up inspectors to focus on real environmental outcomes. The conversation highlights how improving compliance isn’t about enforcement alone, but about making it easier for businesses that want to do the right thing through better communication and smarter systems. Utilities are already seeing results: higher inspection rates, fewer sewer overflows, and stronger protection of infrastructure and waterways. With aging infrastructure, workforce turnover, and new regulatory pressures mounting, O’Dwyer points to a future where data and AI enable predictive compliance—identifying risks before…
People in this episode
Host: Travis Loop
Guest: Mick O’Dwyer
Topics covered
- water infrastructure
- pollution prevention
- technology in water utilities
- compliance programs
- environmental protection
Keywords
- water infrastructure
- compliance
- pollution
- technology
- environmental outcomes
- AI
- predictive compliance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SwiftComply, waterloop
Places: Dublin
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