Ripple Effect
182 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -Join Emily E. Lewis, Clyde Snow Water Law Attorney, in discussing contemporary water issues touching on technology, law, finance, and water creativity. Ripple Effect: Putting Water into Context.
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78: Drinking Water Regulations
February 03, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBColt 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!
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Power for the People
January 27, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38 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 14: Power for the People; Sorenson Engineering walks us through the benefits, considerations, and potential for small hydroelectric facilities in canal and distribution systems.
77: Ten Strategies for the Colorado
January 20, 2022 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBTaylor 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.
76: Welcome 2022!
January 14, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBJeff 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!
75: Grant Funding for Water Projects
January 06, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBTia 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!
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Resilience Through Groundwater Banking
December 30, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 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 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 provide urban resiliency in times of drought. A great discussion about the need for collaborative and creative effort...
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Meeting the Moment
December 23, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 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 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 capitalism, how to make a difference, and what is needed to make the future now.
74: Pumped Hydro-Electric Storage
December 17, 2021 19:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBMatthew 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!
73: Ripple Effect Rewind! - The Future of Water Distribution
December 09, 2021 18:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 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 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 system. This is the future - a must listen.
Ripple Effect Rewind! - The Future of Water Distribution
December 09, 2021 18:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 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 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 system. This is the future - a must listen.
72: Non-Functional Turf Grass Be Gone!
December 03, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAssemblyman Howard Watts of the Nevada Assembly talks about Assembly Bill 356 and his work with the Southern Nevada Water Authority to remove non-functional grass. Great discussion about a useful and impactful program!
71: Water Infrastructure for Indian Country
November 19, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBHeather Tanana, Assistant Research Professor and Wallace Stegner Center Fellow at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, Associate Faculty at Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, walks us through the exciting funding opportunities for Indian Country under the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill. Heather brings fantastic professional and personal insights to the discussion. Great listen! Click here for the full report of Recommendations for Operati...
70: Corporate Water Stewardship
November 11, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBCora Kammeyer, Senior Researcher at the Pacific Institute, talks us through her organization's work to implement the UN's CEO Water Mandate. Great discussion on the state of corporate water stewardship and next phases in a changing world.
69: Water for the Lake
October 28, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBMarcelle Shoop, Saline Lakes Program Director for the National Audubon Society, brings welcome news of legal efforts to find a means of bringing water to the Great Salt Lake. The National Audubon Society with working partners Rio Tinto Kennecott, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Division of Wildlife Resources, received authorization to bring almost 20,000 acre feet of water to the Lake.
68: Regenerative Agriculture
October 21, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBShelby Smith, Master's Candidate at the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, walks us through her recent research for The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado River Program about the state of regenerative agriculture and its impact on water conservation. A great discussion identifying the gaps in what we do and don’t know about a promising practice, and ideas on the next steps forward.
67: That's a WRAP
October 14, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBRalph Wurbs, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University discusses the State's Water Rights Analysis Package ("WRAP") modeling system. Ralph dives into the many ways the state of Texas uses one statewide modeling program to both inform state water resources planning and water permit management. An extremely useful tool!
66: Environmental Rights
October 07, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBFascinating discussion with James R. May, Distinguished Professor of Law at Widener University of Delaware, unpacking the components of what it means to recognize environmental rights. Great look at rethinking the function of our democracy to recognize and promote an innate right to a clean and healthy environment and a stable climate, and whether nature itself can possess rights. A good brain scrubber of a talk.
65: Riparian Rights 101
September 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBJoseph Dellapenna, former Professor of Law at the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova, current visiting Professor of Law at Beijing University in their school of national law, talks us through the history and application of Riparian water rights doctrine.
64: Happy Cows
September 23, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBLewis Heaton of the North Dakota Grazing Land Coalition speaks with us about his association's practices for bringing modern grazing methods to North Dakota and alternative revenue streams for grazing operations.
63: Agricultural Efficiencies
September 16, 2021 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBMatt Yost, Assistant Professor, Agroclimate Extension Specialist, of Utah State University, gives a great breakdown of contemporary agricultural efficiency tools and techniques. He talks us through several different kinds of irrigation techniques as well as modern management and operations procedures. Agricultural efficiency is a key goal of western water policy and this is a fantastic brass tacks discussion of what that looks like on the ground.
62: Generational Thinking
September 09, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBShay Myers of Owyhee Produce walks us through a contemporary agricultural process, including what keeps him up at night and what needs to happen for a brighter future. Great listen with an engaging guest!
61: Nanobubbles will Blow Your Mind!
September 02, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBWow, wow, wow. This episode is a MUST LISTEN. Nick Dyner, CEO of Moleaer discusses his fascinating nanobubble technology and its applications in both the agricultural and municipal water sphere. This is a solution of the future we need to start applying today.
60: Living Buildings and Going Net Positive
August 26, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBShan Arora walks us through the exciting Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech. The Kendeda Building is part of the Living Building Challenge and designed to be net positive in terms of its relationship with the environment. To address a rapidly degrading environment, society needs to embrace bold and innovate solutions – the Kendeda Building is just that. Visit livingbuilding.gatech.edu for video tours and more information about the Kendeda Building.
59: Water Law 2.0
August 19, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBA great free-ranging discussion with Robert Glennon (Regents Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Chair of the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, and author of "Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It,") about barriers and opportunities within Western Water Law. Prof. Glennon brings decades of experience and perspective to a really fun, slightly wonky, discourse about the state of water and how to move forward. Parting words – don’t de...
58: Connecting the Dots
August 12, 2021 16:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBTodd Reeve of the Bonneville Environmental Foundation walks us through the group’s efforts to connect corporate partners with water conservation projects. It’s a great look into leveraging “win-win” scenarios that promote corporate sustainability goals and produce real wet water results. Great discussion with an innovative enterprise.
57: Drought, Drought, Drought
August 05, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBCandice Hasenyager, Deputy Director of the Utah Division of Water Resources gives us an overview of Utah’s extreme drought conditions. It's real, it's nasty, and moving the water conversation forward. Great and timely listen.
56: Funding For All!
July 29, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBMae Stevens of the Signal Water Group returns for a great discussion about the status of federal water funding and the many opportunities presented under the Biden Administration. There is a lot going on so hold your hats!
55: Positive Externalities
July 22, 2021 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBColter DeVries - Ranch Investor Podcast, Professional Ranch Management, Broker MT WY CO, talks us through land use transitions in the Western United States and the impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Ranching communities. Colter also talks about the future of tokenization of Ranch Properties and the potential for block-chain technologies to play a role in monetizing and tracking ranch assets.
54: Insightful Perspectives
July 15, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBPulling from their decades of experience, David Pilz and Andrew Purkey of AMP Insights, provide a brass tacks discussion about what is needed to translate interest into a successful local water market. We cover the basic considerations, conditions, and context AMP Insights uses to assess partner goals, local market activity, and drivers when designing impactful water transactions. A rich and useful discussion for the water community.
53: LEEDing the Way
July 08, 2021 17:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBEmily E. Lewis has a great discussion about what is, what can be, and what is next! Whitney Ward, Principal at VCBO Architecture, walks us through the LEED Certification process and how our built environment impacts our water footprint. They dive into specific ways society can design buildings that are both functional and make the best of use of water and other limited resources.
52: Cloud Seeding with Charles
July 01, 2021 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBCharles 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.
51: Quick Trip Down Under Then Back to the Blockchain
June 25, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBFraser McLeod, general water guru, provides a riveting discussion of how the Murray-Darling Basin approached their water scarcity issues and created one of the world’s most developed water markets. For the second half of the discussion Fraser talks through his most recent venture, WaterLedger, as a blockchain tool for facilitating water market activity. Great discussion with an expert in many water fields!
50: Drought Triage
June 17, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBKelly Kopp, Professor and Extension Specialist in the Plants, Soils & Climate department at Utah State University, shares her extensive knowledge about landscape water conservation and water-wise plants and practices. The discussion runs the gambit from cutting edge research into drought tolerant turf grass and landscape ecosystem services to what you can do right now to conserve water and ease the impacts of drought (hint don’t overwater your grass – it doesn’t need and the savings makes a ...
49: What is a Water Futures Market?
June 10, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBCora Kammeyer of the Pacific Institute walks us through the new California Water Futures Market. We break down what it is, how it functions, and what its impact might be on the water community. A must listen!
48: Resilience Through Groundwater Banking
June 03, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBJames 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 provide urban resiliency in times of drought. A great discussion about the need for collaborative and creative efforts between agricultural and urban communities. This is a template to explore and copy across the West.
47: Reflections
May 27, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBA year after the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Emily sits down with Laura Briefer, Director of the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities, for a look back over 2020. Laura provides some great insights on lessons learned, surprising discoveries, and a stronger path forward for Salt Lake City utilities.
46: Useful Assets
May 13, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBA fantastic talk with Alex Loucopoulos of Sciens Water, an alternative asset management firm. Alex breaks down the need for capital investment in mid-level water infrastructure and projects. This is a great look at how a private ownership model can address critical water needs.
45: Meeting the Moment
May 06, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBOrianna 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 capitalism, how to make a difference, and what is needed to make the future now.
44: Utilizing the Community
April 29, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBA must listen again! Tony Parrott, CEO, and Sharise Horn, Director of Community Benefits and Partnerships from the Louisville & Jefferson County Sewer District give us a GREAT overview of their recruitment, retention, and procurement policies. Their plan is both pragmatic and progressive and one to model to create a utility that is inclusive, forward thinking, and built for the conditions of today. Great conversation with leaders in the field.
43: Silver-Buckshot
April 22, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBJesse Clark of Stream Landscape Architecture and Planning talks us through his many projects and the importance of urban stream health and creative storm water solutions. Great discussion about the importance of many small positive actions.
42: Back to the Lake!
April 15, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBIn a companion episode to our Bonnie Baxter talk, Jaimi Butler of the Great Salt Lake Institute takes us back the Great Salt Lake and unpack one more layer of this fascinating jewel of an inland sea.
41: The WaterTower
April 08, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBThis is a recipe for success. Kristan VandenHeuval of The Water Tower in Buford, Georgia, walks us through their "ecosystem of innovation." Kristan and her team are building a novel and impactful approach to supporting smaller scale utilities and helping the surrounding communities succeed.
40: From Mars and Life Itself
April 01, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBTHIS IS A MUST LISTEN conversation with Bonnie Baxter, Professor of Biology and Director of the Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College. Bonnie talks about several key Institute programs, including their partnership with NASA to explore microbial links between the Great Salt Lake and Mars. Be prepared to stretch your mind.
39: What's Up With Wetlands?
March 25, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBDiane Menuz, Wetland Coordinator with Utah Geologic Survey discusses the importance of wetlands and her role in mapping. assessing, and understanding Utah's wetland environments. Great context for why and how information about wetlands can be used to inform decision making.
38: Water Banking Washington Style
March 19, 2021 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBDan Haller of Aspect Consulting takes us through Washington's Trust Water Rights Program and how water banking works on the ground in the state. Great discussion with many parallels to our efforts in Utah.
37: Law of the River - Speed Edition!
February 18, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBA MUST listen fast paced talk with Jason Robison, Professor and Writer of all things Colorado River. Jason gives a fantastic overview of the history of the Colorado River Compact, various highlights and key pieces of the Law of the River, where we are going and what to expect. Jason brings a wonderful perspective from his "confluence" of study of water law, western land use, and tribal issues. A great primer and jumping off place for those interested in Colorado issues. We will have Jason ba...
36: So That's the Eddy in Eddy Covariance Tower
February 12, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBPaul Inkenbrandt walks us through the role of the Utah Geologic Survey, some of the State's groundwater monitoring measures, and UGS's burgeoning Eddy Covariance Tower system. Great discussion of the "on the ground" and below the ground activities in the State.
35: Conservation as Catalyst
January 29, 2021 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBKeith Larson and Thayne Clark of Bowen Collins bring it home with a great discussion on the Bear River Project and the role of conservation on informing and potentially delaying the need for large scale infrastructure projects. Great discussion with two incredibly knowledgeable individuals. Watch their Great Salt Lake Advisory Council Presentation from 9.9.2020 here. And, check out the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council Conservation Impacts Study here.
34: Building a Market
January 22, 2021 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBGreat discussion with Kristina Ribellia, Founder and Chief Operations Director of Western Water Market. We discuss gaps in the water market and how to build a platform that is useful for water users, professionals, and western water market knowledge.
33: Winter Wildspaces
January 08, 2021 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBA good discussion with Todd Walton, Executive Director of Winter Wildlands Alliance, about watershed protection from a very different and unexpected angle. We discuss the importance of organizational effectiveness.