This week on Tap Talk we finish our two-part series with Bob Schreiber! In this episode, Bob (a water resources engineer at CDM Smith and long-time National Ground Water Association member) continues to discuss the development and importance of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network with Steve and Jennifer. They also discuss the links between Bob’s advocacy work for both groundwater and bladder cancer awareness, as well as the importance of well testing and the need for greater understanding of the impacts of groundwater contaminants on health outcomes.
Topics Discussed
- Meet Bob Schreiber | LinkedIn | ResearchGate
- Bob’s Water Heroes:
- Emery Cleaves: Former State Geologist of Maryland and a mentor of Bob’s
- Christine Reimer: Former Government Affairs Director at NGWA
- More on the National Ground Water Monitoring Network?
- Areas where the NGWMN has provided particularly timely information
- The importance of private well testing and how the work of the network can inform that message
- The confirmed links between issues with arsenic in groundwater and bladder cancer rates
- Bob’s personal journey battling bladder cancer and advocating for bladder cancer patients through involvement with the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
- Learn more about Bob’s journey in this video on YouTube.
- What doctors and other medical professionals can do to better understand how a patient’s water source might be impacting their health
- What can both groundwater advocates and listeners of Tap Talk due to best help these advocacy efforts?
- Connect with CDM Smith
- Connect with the National Ground Water Monitoring Network
“ We would love for you to fortify what we’re asking as professional societies: that we need to have financial assistance to private well owners to be able to do treatment, and more importantly to get the initial testing done.”Bob Schreiber
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About the Guest
Robert Schreiber has worked as a water resources engineer at engineering firm CDM Smith since 1976. He specializes in groundwater-related subjects, conducting or overseeing water resource modeling on projects in water supply management/protection and other water-related areas. Bob has extensive professional volunteering experience in organizations such as the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Ground Water Association, roles that allowed him to help design and develop the National Ground Water Monitoring Network. He is also a dedicated volunteer of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network.
Robert holds an MS and a BS in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.