Having recently published an article in AWWA Water Science, Tarrah Henrie answered a few questions from its editor-in-chief Kenneth L. Mercer about the research. Full-Scale Demonstration Testing of Hexavalent Chromium Reduction via Stannous Chloride Application Tarrah receives the George A. Elliot Memorial Award at the California–Nevada Section meeting in October 2019. Photo courtesy of Tarrah Henrie. The California hexavalent chromium regulation was rescinded after litigation. The state is in the process of completing a new draft maximum contaminant level (MCL), which is expected to be released in 2021. Much of our hexavalent chromium research has been on hold until the new MCL is released. We are now working on the State-Wide Needs Assessment for the struggling water systems in California. Our focus is on identifying and providing cost estimates for long-term solutions. This project will inform the future fund expenditure plans as well as identify the magnitude of the need for additional funding. A grant-funded project that we are working on is a consolidated management model for nitrate treatment in small systems. Because nitrate treatment is so expensive, many small systems remain out of compliance with the regulation. Even when the capital investment is grant-funded, the ongoing operation and maintenance expense makes the treatment unaffordable. The current marketplace really has not evolved nitrate treatment units for small systems because so few systems can afford to install treatment. One of the systems in the project is a school site, and that site also has 1,2,3-trichloropropane contamination, which requires a different treatment train and additional funding. Bandit and Lilac, two of Tarrah's family's foster kittens, who have since been adopted by other families. Photo courtesy of Tarrah Henrie. My interest in environmental justice has evolved into a passion for social justice. I am concerned about the lack of affordable and safe drinking water in parts of California, and it feels like a real privilege to contribute to the solutions. Tarrah with her family in the hills above Berkeley, Calif. From left to right: Aidan Henrie, Adeline Gekov, Tarrah Henrie, Jeremy Gekov, and Amalira Henrie. Photo courtesy of Tarrah Henrie. I have a full home life, with three kids, two cats, and six chickens. Last year I started taking singing lessons, so now I sing less terribly. My husband is musically talented, and he has been humoring me by recording cover songs with me, which you can listen to on his Soundcloud page (https://sound cloud.com/big-orange-fluff). During the quarantine period, we decided to be a foster family for kittens. Happily, we fostered three kittens that have been adopted by loving new families. To learn more about Tarrah's research, visit the article online at https://doi.org/10.1002/aws2.1136.