Writing

Since 2010 Lynn’s blog has been enjoyed by readers attracted to her unique perspective on all things water, ranging from personal encounters to national trends . As time and passion allow, she also contributes to other forums, some recent examples of which are linked below.

• “Small Talk” series in Water Environment and Technology (requires WE&T subscription to access):
  • • Small Talk column:
      • “Liquid Gold: Could urine separation be the key to future fertilizers?” Dec 2022, p.72,
      • “Water Independence: Designing and operating a self-contained onsite water system.” Nov 2022, p.64.
      • “A Trio of Lifesavers: A scaled-down, distributed solution for remote communities.” Sept 2022, p 136..
      • “A Scalable Solution: Growing the Piperton, Tennessee sewer system one home at a time. July 2022, p. 64.
      • “High Marks: Distributed, building-scale treatment systems can recover quickly by avoiding flood zones”. Water Environment & Technology. May 2022. p. 73.
• “Unifying Terminology: Agreeing on New Terms for a New Era”. Water Environment & Technology. February 2021, pp 64-65. (requires WE&T subscription to access)
• “A Watershed Moment for the Future of Infrastructure”. Water Environment & Technology. August 2021, pp 11-12. (requires WE&T subscription to access)
• “Democracy: The other hidden infrastructure.”   Water Environment Federation website. January 2021.
• “Adapting to Plan Tomorrow’s Sewer“, Water Environment & Technology, June 2020, pp 10-11. Coauthored with Craig Lindell. (requires WE&T subscription to access)
• H2 Equity: Rebuilding a fair system of water services for America. 2020. Report coauthored with Sridhar Vedachalam and Timothy Male.
• Opportunities in Distributed Water Infrastructure. 2019.
• Brooking’s blog posts on infrastructure and more, 2015-present.
• Water Online’s Water Innovation Magazine, Top Trends for 2015, author of “5 Ways to Ensure Resiliency”
• “Waukesha Should Look to Other Alternatives for Water“, Op Ed, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 December 2015.