Ripple Effect
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124: 2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
March 10, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBJeff 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 allowing for Change Applications to recognize saved water. Whew!
123: Back to Basics
March 03, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBFraser 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 towards more innovative market mechanisms for water management.
122: Water Use Messaging and Communication
February 24, 2023 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBMegan 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. Very good discussion about the power of messaging and the needs of different communities.
121: Snowpack Analysis: 2023 is Big!
February 17, 2023 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBJordan 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.
119: Rural Water Technology Alliance
February 03, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBAmy 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 matchmaker and service provider. Practical and timely discussion.
118: 2023 Legislative Preview
January 27, 2023 01:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBJeff 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 wonderful blog – Utah Water Law and Water Rights - that is a very helpful and timely record of what is happ...
120: Mass Balance Water Right Accounting
January 23, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBSteve 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.
117: Raingrid Circular Stormwater Systems
January 17, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBKevin 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.
116: Colorado River System Conservation Pilot Program (SCPP)
January 06, 2023 03:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBLily 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 and timely!!
115: State Institutional Trust Lands Administration: What is SITLA and why It matters
December 01, 2022 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBMike 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.
114: Data Aggregation and Digital Twins
November 18, 2022 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBCaleb 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.
113: Per Capita Water Use - Decoding the Data
November 12, 2022 02:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBRick 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 apples to apples comparison. Great discussion for debunking some of the water use myths about Utah ...
112: Addressing Climate Distress
October 27, 2022 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBPsychologist 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.
111: Scaling Telemetry Systems
October 24, 2022 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBRoger Hansen, retired Bureau of Reclamation Chief Planning Officer and overseer of Canal Operations, talks through the process and considerations for scaling telemetry systems built for large conservancy districts to smaller systems. A helpful primer in a timely matter.
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Cloud Seeding with Charles
October 14, 2022 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThis 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 52: Cloud Seeding with Charles; Charles Holmgren of Holmgren Farms Inc. (and many other hats) talks about his experience in participating in the State of Utah’s cloud seeding program. A good discussion about the real world impacts and experiences with weather modification.
110: Water Rights Valuations
September 29, 2022 22:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBHarry Seely and Brett Bovee of West Water Research join us to discuss how West Water approaches water rights valuations. We also dip into the topic of market for Ag optimization water
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Hot Springs to the Rescue!
September 22, 2022 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThis 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 22: Hot Springs to the Rescue!; A soothing balm for our turbulent time. Great discussion with Paige Byron Curry on the history, importance, and redevelopment of Astoria Hot Springs - a very special place and reminder of the cultural importance of water.
109: Water Education
September 17, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBMonica Hoyt, Shannon Babb, and Nikki Wyman discuss Central Utah Water Conservancy District and Sandy City's numerous water education programs. A fascinating look at the importance of building water knowledge, our state education system, and effective ways to reach the public. Fun and educational.
108: Great Salt Lake Update
September 08, 2022 23:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBBonnie Baxter, professor of Biology and director of the Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College, provides a sobering account of the state of the Great Salt Lake. Mandatory listening for understanding the scale and scope of the problem and our very close proximity to ecological collapse. A dire situation but a hopeful call to action.
107: Water Funding - Inflation Reduction Act
September 01, 2022 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBMae Stevens, Chair of Banner’s Water Infrastructure Group gives a great breakdown of the ample water funding available under the recently passed Federal Inflation Reduction Act. As always, Mae is a wealth of knowledge and pleasure to talk with
106: Colorado River Update
August 26, 2022 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBProfessor Jason Robison joins us to discuss the latest activities for the Colorado River, including the BOR's recent Tier(2) Shortage Declaration, status of interstate negotiations, and so much more. A must listen
105: Water and Development Considerations
August 18, 2022 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBMayor of Ivins City, Utah, and Washington County Water Conservancy Board Member, Chris Hart joins us to discuss what it is like to facilitate growth in a water tight area. Great discussion about where our water comes from, the role of Cities and Conservancy Districts in providing water, and what the future of Southern Utah might look like.
104: Wasens Water Detection System from Triple Point
August 12, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBBarry Gluck walks us through his company’s leak detection technology and its impacts for saving water and informing customers about their water use. Very applicable technology!
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Moving up!
August 04, 2022 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBThis 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 12: Moving up!; Elesif McDonald breaks down vertical farming in an exciting discussion about agriculture of the future.
103: Remote Sensing - Step Into The Future
July 28, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBDerrek 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 abilities to isolate groundwater moisture and review the efficiency of various irrigation technologies. An extremely useful tool for the future.
102: Environmental Impact Bonds and More!
July 22, 2022 01:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBJason Lee, Director at Quantified Ventures, discusses the organization's work on water related environmental impact binge structured investments and other innovative financing tools for water projects
101: Common Good Water, LLC
July 14, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBVal Fishman, Chief Development Officer of Common Good Water talks us through their innovative implementation of sub-surface drip irrigation systems. By combining infrastructure, ongoing service connections, and corporate sustainability credits Common Good is creating long term water savings for California Central Valley alfalfa farmers and beyond.
100: Klamath Drainage District
July 07, 2022 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBReagan 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. Fantastic discussion!!
99: Waterless Data Centers
June 30, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBWes Sorensen CEO of Novva Data Centers talks us through data centers as utilities, the traditionally large water footprint for such centers, and Novva's unique approach to waterless data centers. A fascinating discussion!
98: Reflections of a River Guide
June 23, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBHeather Solee shares her experiences of over 20 years river guiding on the Colorado River. A unique perspective from the ground!
97: Perspectives from a Farmer
June 16, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBBill Butcher of Marsing Livestock talks us through his experience farming in Price, Utah, in 2022 and what actions would best help him navigate a changing future. Great discussion with one of my favorite people.
97: Perspective of a Rancher
June 16, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBBill Butcher of Marsing Livestock talks us through his experience farming in Price, Utah, in 2022 and what actions would best help him navigate a changing future. Great discussion with one of my favorite people.
96: Joint Bear River Planning Model
June 09, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBJake Serago, water resources engineer with the Division of Water Resources, shares with us his passion and knowledge of the Joint Bear River Planning Model. We get a unique glimpse at the possibilities that arise when technology and legal structures combine and how they can help inform water appropriation decisions for a better future
95: Water Tower 2
June 02, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBWe check back in with Kristan VandenHeuval of The Water Tower in Buford, Georgia, about their innovative campus approach to building the local “water ecosystem.” Through a mix of research, community engagement, and technology investment the Water Tower attracts, trains, and connects local water professionals.
94: Bear River Canal Company
May 26, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBTrevor 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.
93: Western Water Market Update
May 19, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBKristina 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.
92: Conjunctive Management – Idaho
May 12, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBTJ 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.
91: How to Execute Water & Land Use Planning
May 05, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBMatt 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.
90: World Trade Center Utah - Water
April 28, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBMiles 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.
89: Evaluating Conserved Consumptive Use in the Upper Colorado
April 21, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBA 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 crops as well as on-going on-farm mitigation and operational studies to promote farm health in the face of water shor...
88: New Mexico Milkmaid
April 14, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBTara 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.
87: Water Asset Advising
April 07, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBA 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
86: Water Banking Writ Large
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBFree 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 working dialogue about unpacking what it means to create a "water market."
85: ESG Reporting and Water
March 24, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBMatthew 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.
84: 2022 Utah Legislative Review
March 17, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBNathan 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 the Utah Attorney General’s Office walks us through the State of Utah’s claim to and contemporary management of su...
83: Russia, Ukraine, and Water
March 10, 2022 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBDr. 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.
82: Atmospheric Water Harvesting
March 04, 2022 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBDr. 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 here.
81: What Does a Water Lawyer Do?
February 25, 2022 22:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBGreat 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.
80: Provo River Commissioner
February 17, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBGreat 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.
79: Ag. Optimization Task Force 2.0
February 10, 2022 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBNiel 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 grant funding opportunities. To listen to Matt Yost's first episode of Ripple Effect check out Episode 63. To learn more in...