Ripple Effect: A Podcast Putting Water In Context

Send us Fan Mail This week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 88: New Mexico Milkmaid. Tara Vander Dussen, Co-Owner of Elevate Ag., walks us through the operations and regulatory state for running a commercial dairy. We also discuss the need for effective story telling and communication about the impor...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we have three special guests – Davíd Pilz and Amy McCoy of AMP Insights, and Cora Snyder of Pacific Institute. Join us as we discuss the Pacific Institute's recent report aptly nicknamed "Joining Forces". We go in depth about their efforts to improve the water world by leading Corporations to fund innovative projects. A great discussion with some of...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Page,  Lead Drinking Water Specialist at the Utah Division of Drinking Water, gives an in-depth break down of PFAS. In this timely and important discussion, we explore what they are, how they've become so prevalent, and how they affect our health. We tackle the difficult questions, addressing how to lower the spread of PFAS  and what future EPA regulations could mean fo...

Send us Fan Mail Lily Bosworth, Staff Engineer for the Utah Colorado Authority of Utah, joins us to give an update on the SCPP. Great discussion about recent leasing efforts in the Colorado and brass tacks, like determining per acre-foot values, navigating changing economic conditions, types of conservation projects, and exciting developments to quantify water savings through satellite remote sens...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 103: Remote Sensing - Step Into The Future. Derrek Houtz, CEO and Co-Founder of TerraRad gives a great overview of the history and applications of remote sensing technologies. He also discusses his company's unique microwave sensing abi...

Send us Fan Mail 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!   

Send us Fan Mail 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!

Send us Fan Mail 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 lar...

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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. 

Send us Fan Mail 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.  

Send us Fan Mail 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 fo...

Send us Fan Mail 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!    

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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 cha...

Send us Fan Mail 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 or...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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.

Send us Fan Mail 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 vita...

Send us Fan Mail 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 al...

Send us Fan Mail 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 topi...

Send us Fan Mail 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 h...