Ripple Effect: A Podcast Putting Water In Context

Send us Fan Mail Trevor Neilson, General Manager for the Bear River Canal Company, talks us through BRCC’s 7 million dollar modernization project and the flexibility it will provide to BRCC shareholders in meeting future conditions. Very informative conversation. 

Send us Fan Mail Kristina Ribellia, Founder and President of Western Water Market, gives us an update of their activities over the last year. Kristina fills us in on her new water auction platform designed to facilitate a water bank in Yakima Valley. 

Send us Fan Mail TJ Budge, Attorney with Racine Olson discusses conjunctive management of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer and the Snake River. A very informative discussion about what Idaho has done to be out in front of the conjunctive management issue. 

Send us Fan Mail Matt Olsen, Assistant General Manager of Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, explains how Jordan Valley learned to use their special powers as water providers to influence water wise land use planning. A very informative and practical discussion.

Send us Fan Mail Miles Hansen CEO and President of the World Trade Center Utah, discusses what the WTC does, and how it promotes Utah businesses abroad. Great discussion about adaptation and possibility.

Send us Fan Mail A collaborative discussion with Dr. Perry Cabot of Colorado State University, Aaron Derwingson of The Nature Conservancy's Colorado River Program, and Paul Bruchez, Farmer and Member of the Colorado Water Conservation Board discuss their large-scale depletion accounting pilot project. We discuss the role of Open ET satellite imaging to determine actual evaporative losses from...

Send us Fan Mail 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 importance of agriculture and building a broader understanding for its role in the water community.

Send us Fan Mail  A great discussion with Nicola Lei Ravello, Responsible Investment Analyst of White Stag Investing. A continuation of our conversation on water in financial markets. To listen to our other episodes on this topic check out: Ripple Effect 85: ESG Reporting and Water Ripple Effect 70: Corporate Water Stewardship

Send us Fan Mail  Free roaming discussion with Todd Votteler (Editor-in-Chief, Texas Water Journal , Host of Talk + Water Podcast , Owner of Collaborative Water Resolution ) about the initiation of Texas's review of water banking and water marketing programs. Todd provides some interesting insights into the complexity of Texas groundwater laws and the history of the Edwards Aquifer. A good wo...

Send us Fan Mail Matthew Howard, Vice President of Water Stewardship at The Water Council, talks us through coming ESG reporting requirements for publicly traded companies, the Water Council’s WAVE program, and the importance of third party verification. A great discussion the water community should be following and paying attention to.

Send us Fan Mail Nathan Bracken and Peter Gessel of Smith Hartvigsen review the 2022 Utah Legislative Session. We discuss several key bills affecting the Great Salt Lake, activity on Utah Lake, and several other bills affecting water in the state. A timely and topical conversation! To listen to episodes mentioned in this conversation check out: Episode 25: Navigating Our Way - Fred Donaldson of th...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Michael Stanley Gallisdorfer, applied physical geographer, walks us through the effect access to water has had on the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the past and it's application to the recent invasion of Ukraine.

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Anjali Mulchandani,  Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico and leader of their Water and Environmental Resource Sustainability Group, walks us through what atmospheric water harvesting is, how it works, where it works, and the potential it holds for the future. A fascinating discussion! To check out more of Anajli's work visit her Google Scholar profile page her...

Send us Fan Mail Great discussion with Graham Gilbert, Partner at Parsons Behle & Latimer, about the bread and butter of a water law practice. We discuss the wide variety of  topics a water lawyer interacts with and the joy of working in a collegiate and challenging area of law. 

Send us Fan Mail Great discussion with Scott Bergendorf about his role as the Provo River Commissioner . We discuss the brass tacks of water distribution as well as barriers and opportunities for addressing distribution challenges. Very helpful discussion about a key element of Utah water law and management.

Send us Fan Mail  Niel Allen, Professor Emeritus and Matt Yost, Agro-Climate Extension Specialist and Director of Crops at Utah State University, give us an update on the Utah Agricultural Water Optimization Task Force. We talk through some of the Tasks Force's findings and preliminary recommendations.  We also discuss the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food's Ag. Water Optimization...

Send us Fan Mail 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 discussion of episode 14: Power for the People ; Sorenson Engineering walks us through the benefits, considerations, and potential for small hydroelectric facilities in canal and distribution systems.

Send us Fan Mail Taylor Hawes, Colorado River Program Director at the Nature Conservancy, and  Amy McCoy, AMP Insights, join us to discuss their work on the recently published Ten Strategies for Climate Resilience in the Colorado River Basin. Great discussion on concrete actions for resiliency. 

Send us Fan Mail Jeff DenBleyker of Jacobs Engineering joins Emily Lewis to discuss highlights from 2021 and trends and themes for 2022.   More information on topics talked about in this episode can be found in the previous episodes below: Matt Yost - Episode 66: Agricultural Efficiencies Moleaer - Episode 61: Nanobubbles Will Blow Your Mind!

Send us Fan Mail Tia Cavendar, Founder and CEO of Dig Deep Research walks us through her company’s proprietary process of matching local water suppliers with grant funding opportunities. By taking a holistic look at a water supplier’s funding needs and grant opportunities Dig Deep makes sustainable funding plans for its clients. A seriously helpful service! 

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 discussion of episode 48: Resilience Through Groundwater Banking. James Bodnar, Water Transfers and Exchanges Program Manager at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, breaks down Metro’s innovative use of groundwater banking to...

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 discussion of episode 45: Meeting the Moment. Orianna Bretschger from Aquacycl talks about distributed infrastructure and her modular on-site waste water treatment system. A riveting conversation about bio-chemical reactions, the healthy role of...

Send us Fan Mail Matthew Shapiro, of rPlus Energies, talks us through pumped energy storage projects, their role in the renewable energy portfolio, and key considerations for getting a project completed. Great discussion about a timely activity!

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 discussion of episode 11: The Future of Water Distribution with Jay Humphrey of Emery Water Conservancy District and Amy Green from the Rural Water Technology Alliance. They unpack what it takes to measure and monitor a large scale distribution...