Clyde Snow Water Podcast

The recent Supreme Court ruling could have massive repercussions. Join us in this timely discussion as Joan Card, Partner at Culp & Kelly, addresses the consequences. Learn how this affects the Clean Water Act  and what this means for the Waters Of The United States. Very informative!   

This week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 78: Drinking Water Regulations. Colt Smith of the Utah Division of Drinking Water provides an extremely useful overview of public water supplier regulations. A very, very informative and engaging discussion!

This week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on the momentous episode 100: Klamath Drainage District. Reagan Desmond walks us through the complicated and complex world of the Klamath Basin. From Endangered Species actions, to water quality issues, to drought, the Klamath is a microcosm of the larger water world....

Byron Kominek, Owner and Manager of Jack's Solar Garden, explains how he revitalized his family farm with modern technology. A creative approach that mixes old-world farming and new-world energy production in mutually beneficial symbiosis. A worthwhile listen.

Dan Haller, Principle Engineer at Aspect Consulting, and Kristina Ribellia, Founder and President of Wester Water Market Exchange, discuss their recent efforts to help Selah-Moxee execute a multi-party water auction. Super practical discussion about the brass tacks of water market transactions. A really informative episode with some of our favorites.

Clint Larson, Manager of Major Projects and Custom Homes for Ivory Homes, walks us through his organization's transition to adopting water wise landscaping and planning at the subdivision scale. A great talk about organizational change, growth in Utah, and effective implementation of innovative water practices. 

Chelsea Benjamin, Water Policy Fellow at Western Resource Advocates, expounds on her team's research of artificial turf. There's far more to consider than just cost and water savings. A fascinating discussion full of facts that may surprise you.  

Chris Peacock, CEO of AquaOso and AgCor, talks us through the fascinating evolution of their AquaOso water risk platform into a multi-faceted tool informing the broader agricultural lending and climate risk space. Chris and his team are working on a truly innovate platform that is not only helping the agricultural community adapt to current conditions, but become more resilient for the future.

Bradley Parry, Vice Chairman of the Northwest Band of Shoshone, talks us through the Shoshone sovereign nation's approach to water management from both a physical and legal perspective. We learn of the great history and respect Shoshone give to land and water - an approach that would benefit us to emulate!    

Nora Pincus, Managing Partner of Nebari Partners, joins us to discuss her work at the intersection of mining and capital lending. A fascinating discussion about mining, the clean energy transition, and living boldly.

Rose Smith, Stream Ecologist and Lead on the Sageland Collaborative’s Riverscape Restoration Program discusses her work with Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs). BDAs are a surprisingly simple solution to landscape change and bringing watersheds back into balance. By slowing the flow in the watershed BDAs can assist with sedimentation issues in reservoirs, fire mitigation, and water quality gains. A fun con...

Lynn de Freitas, Executive Director of Friends of Great Salt Lake, gives us her perspective on the mission of the organization and how they are accomplishing their mission in the complicated world of 2023. Relevant information on the eve of the Stegner Center Symposium.

Jeff Gittins of Smith Hartvigsen makes a return appearance to do a Wrap-up of the 2023 Legislative Session. A lot happened in a few short weeks – especially at the end of the Session! In particular pay attention to HB491 creating a new Great Salt Lake Commissioner, SB76’s sneaker provision shortening the time to review Temporary Shareholder Change Applications, and SB277’s sea change to water law...

Fraser McLoed Chief Products Officer for Civic Ledger walks us through his company’s return to basics by reformatting their block-chain technology to assist with water accounting. As always, Fraser provides a lively perspective on water use and management from a variety of perspectives and professions. A great discussion about the need for a solid grasp on water fundamentals in order to move towar...

Megan Jenkins of Yoppify, LLC, discusses Yoppify’s unique niche of providing water utilities a malleable platform to create targeted messaging campaigns about water use. This extremely useful tool allows utilities of all sizes to message directly to sub-sets of water users to best distribute information about needed water reductions, conservation programs, rebates or other helpful information. Ver...

Jordan Clayton, Supervisor of Utah Snow Survey at the NRCS/USDA, provides a very insightful discussion about snow pack data and prediction tools. Extremely informative discussion unpacking what data we collect, how it is used, and what to be looking for in the future as we address a changing climate. Must listen. Oh, and 2023 is a massive water year. Very exciting.

Amy Green, President, and Adam Inglish, IT Guru, talk about RWTA and the important work they do helping small rural systems install and operate monitoring and measuring stations. RWTA’s software ExacTraq has been in use now for over 20 years helping water users organize and track their water use. With increasing needs to collect data on waterways across the state RWTA plays a vital role of matchma...

Jeff Gittins of Smith Hartvigsen, Attorneys at Law, joins us to discuss the slate of new water bills for the 2023 Legislative Session. This year’s bills build on the blockbuster success of 2022 by making practical tweaks to Utah water law. It's exciting to see the development of water policy in the State and how we are building a more resilient and responsive toolkit. Jeff also hosts a wonder...

Steve Jones, CEO of Hansen Allen & Luce, discusses how municipalities can best utilize their water rights portfolio by adopting a mass balance management approach. Mass balance accounting will help municipalities make their water go further, help with regional water planning, and collect the data necessary for creative water management solutions. Very timely and practical topic.

Kevin Mercer of Raingrid talks us through the use of rain barrels as distributed stormwater infrastructure avoiding the need for expensive water treatment services. This is a great free ranging discussion about real solutions to stormwater treatment, More importantly, we discuss the broader water energy nexus and rethinking our approach to water and water systems. A fun time was had by all.

Lily Bosworth of the Colorado River Authority of Utah explains the new 2023 System Conservation Pilot Program (SCPP). SCPP was originally instituted between 2015-2018 to gauge interest in leasing water to aid declining Colorado River flows. As part of the Upper Colorado River Commission’s 5 Point plan, SCPP has been reinstituted for 2023 to assist with acute drought conditions. Super informative a...

Mike Johnson, Chief Legal Counsel for SITLA, talks about the agency’s mission to hold in trust and manage certain State lands for the benefit of public education. SITLA is a major landowner and presence at the center of natural resource management and trends.

Caleb Buahin and Bill Knight of Xylem’s Decision Intelligence Solutions team join us to talk about their work creating digital solutions for water clients. We talk a lot about data aggregation, digital twin technologies, and the increasing ease of using such tools. A really interesting and timely discussion.

Rick Maloy, Water Conservation Manager for Central Utah Water Conservancy District, provides a fascinating deep dive into how States calculate their per capita water use. Spoiler – it is complicated. Rick talks about the three different methodologies, Total Demand, Water Use Reporting, and Consumptive Use Calculations, as well as the various other conditions that make it difficult to get to an app...

Psychologist Ariana Moran talks through her practice of working with clients experiencing climate distress. We end with a much bigger discussion about what it means to be living in a society experiencing a changing and challenging world.