Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Pusker Regmi, Stantec Vice President and Wastewater Sector Leader.

They discussed how he and Stantec are leading a new Water Research Foundation (WRF) project focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to wastewater treatment operations. The 31-month initiative is co-funded through WRF’s Tailored Collaboration Program, with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water) in Maryland and Prince William Water in Virginia serving as co-leading utility partners.

They also discussed the general role of AI in engineering and ways engineers can use the technology in their own practices safely and efficiently. Regmi stressed that AI should be a tool to augment engineering practices and not a way to replace their work.