Latest Aquifers Podcast Episodes
#77 - Chad Berginnis, Floodplain Management & The Association of Floodplain Managers
Talk+Water - May 31, 2024 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, the Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water, talks with Chad Berginnis, Executive Director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), about the role of floodplain management in mitigating flood loss. As Executive Director of...
#76 - Brian Richter, Water Scarcity
Talk+Water - May 24, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, the Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water, talks with Brian Richter, president of Sustainable Waters, about the challenges posed by water scarcity. Brian Richter has been a global leader in water science and conservation for more than 3...
#75 - Megan Lang, Wetlands Status and Trends
Talk+Water - May 06, 2024 14:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation during American Wetlands Month, Dr. Todd Votteler, the Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water, discusses wetland conservation and protection with Dr. Megan Lang, the Chief Scientist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory Program. ...
#74 - Katie Schmidt, The Dam Removal Movement
Talk+Water - April 17, 2024 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler discusses dam removal movement with Katie Schmidt, Associate Director of the National Dam Removal Program at American Rivers. Katie coordinates and implements the American Rivers' federal policy agenda ...
#73 - Dr. Ralph Wurbs, Modeling River/Reservoir Systems for Water Management
Talk+Water - March 27, 2024 17:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Dr. Ralph Wurbs, professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, about modeling river and reservoir systems to support water management. Dr. Wurbs worked in t...
#72 - Scott Wright, Dam Removals & River Restoration
Talk+Water - February 26, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas Water Journal & Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Scott Wright, Principal Engineer for the River Design Group, about the impact of dam removals in river restoration efforts. Scott Wright is the Principal Engineer for ...
#71 - Shaina Shay, The Water Report
Talk+Water - February 19, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with the Owner and Editor of The Water Report, Shaina Shay. The Water Report is a monthly publication that provides detailed and timely coverage of the innovations and decisions shaping our water f...
#70 - Rachel Fern, The State of Texas Wetlands
Talk+Water - January 23, 2024 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Dr. Rachel Fern, Statewide Wetland Program Leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, about the state of wetlands in Texas, including their history, current status, and future challen...
#69 - Kelley Cochran, Groundwater Conservation Districts
Talk+Water - November 27, 2023 20:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Kelley Cochran, General Manager of the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District, about the role Groundwater Conservation Districts play in supporting the state's water management and...
#68 - James Perry, Detecting Water Leaks & Problem Dams Using Innovative Technologies
Talk+Water - November 13, 2023 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with James Perry, Executive Vice President of the EarthWorks Division of ASTERRA, about innovative remote sensing technologies to support water management. Perry has spent over 30 years driving di...
#67 - Karrigan Börk, Protecting Wetlands via the Clean Water Act
Talk+Water - October 30, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Karrigan Börk, Acting Professor of Law at the University of California Davis (UC Davis) School of Law, about federal efforts to protect wetland habitats. Börk graduated from Stanford Law Scho...
#66 - Helen Dahlke, Managed Aquifer Recharge
Talk+Water - September 22, 2023 15:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this conversation, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler discusses managed aquifer recharge with Dr. Helen Dahlke, Associate Professor of Integrated Hydrologic Sciences at the University of California, Davis, and leader of the University of California Agricult...
#65 - Brian Richter, Crisis on the Colorado River and Water Markets
Talk+Water - July 24, 2023 14:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Brian Richter, President of Sustainable Waters, a global organization focused on water scarcity challenges. Brian Richter has been a global water science and conservation leader for over 30 years. At Sustainable W...
#64 - Manny Teodoro, Public Distrust and Water Institutions
Talk+Water - June 20, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Dr. Manny Teodoro, Professor for the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin, about issues facing the drinking water industry. Dr. Manny Teodoro's research stands at the nexus of politi...
88th Texas Legislative Session Wrap-Up
Talk+Water - June 07, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTexas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks about water-related bills that passed during the 88th Session of the Texas Legislature with Jeremy Mazur, Senior Policy Advisor for Texas 2036, Sarah Schlessinger, Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Water Foundation, and Carlos Rubinstein, Pr...
#63 - 88th Texas Legislative Session Wrap-Up
Talk+Water - June 07, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks about water-related bills that passed during the 88th Session of the Texas Legislature with Jeremy Mazur, Senior Policy Advisor for Texas 2036, Sarah Schlessinger, Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Water Foundation, ...
#62 - Jayme Lozano Carver & Alejandra Martinez, Rural Texas Water Infrastructure Issues
Talk+Water - May 30, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Texas Tribune reporters Jayme Lozano Carver and Alejandra Martinez about the Tribune’s Broken Pipes series, which examines the state's deteriorating water infrastructure. Jayme Lozano Carver is the Texas Tribune's...
Jayme Lozano Carver & Alejandra Martinez, Rural Texas Water Infrastructure Issues
Talk+Water - May 30, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTexas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Texas Tribune reporters Jayme Lozano Carver and Alejandra Martinez about the Tribune’s Broken Pipes series, which examines the state's deteriorating water infrastructure. Jayme Lozano Carver is the Texas Tribune's first Lubbock-based repo...
#53 - Kevin Kluge, Austin Water Conservation Programs
Talk+Water - April 26, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Kevin Kluge, Water Conservation Manager for Austin Water, about programs offered by Austin Water that help customers conserve water. As Water Conservation Manager, Kluge oversees a range of water conservation prog...
#61 - Perry Fowler, Sarah Schlessinger, & Jeremy Mazur - Water & the 88th Texas Legislative Session
Talk+Water - April 18, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks about water and the 88th Session of the Texas Legislature with Perry Fowler, Executive Director of the Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN), Sarah Schlessinger, Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Water Foundatio...
#60 - Lori Olson, the Texas Land and Water Conservation Fund
Talk+Water - April 07, 2023 20:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Lori Olson, Executive Director of the Texas Land Trust Council, about two bills, HB 3165 and HJR 138, in the current legislative session that, if passed, would create the Texas Land and Water Conservation Fund. O...
#59 - David Baker & Robin Gary, Drought Impacts to Jacob's Well
Talk+Water - April 07, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with David Baker and Robin Gary with the Watershed Association (WA) about the ongoing drought's impacts on Jacob's Well and the Trinity Aquifer. Baker is an artist, conservationist, and environmental advocate equally a...
#58 - Carlos Rubinstein & Vanessa Puig-Williams, Water & Texas Legislature + Groundwater Planning
Talk+Water - March 25, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas Water Journal and Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Carlos Rubinstein, Principal at RSAH2O, LLC, and Vanessa Puig-Williams, Director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) Texas Water Program, about flaws in Texas' groundwater planning pro...
#57 - Jim Bradbury, Water Policy Issues in Agriculture
Talk+Water - March 10, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Jim Bradbury, founder of James D. Bradbury, PLLC, about water policy issues related to agriculture and landowner rights. After practicing with some of the largest law firms in Texas, Bradbury formed his own firm ...
#56 - Reem Zoun, Creating the First State Flood Plan for Texas
Talk+Water - February 21, 2023 16:31 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Reem Zoun, PE, CFM, ENV SP, Director of the Flood Planning Division at the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), about developing the first state flood plan for Texas. Zoun is leading the TWDB's effort towards deve...
#55 - Maria Richards & Joseph Batir, The Geothermal Energy Potential of Texas
Talk+Water - January 25, 2023 17:20 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas Water Journal and Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Maria Richards, Geothermal Laboratory Coordinator in the Department of Earth Sciences at Southern Methodist University (SMU), and Joseph Batir, Geothermal Lead at Petrolern, about the geot...
#54 - Jeremy Mazur, Texas Water Policy
Talk+Water - January 22, 2023 00:45 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas Water Journal and Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Jeremy Mazur, Senior Policy Advisor for Texas 2036, about water policy priorities in Texas.Mazur directs Texas 2036’s work in the area of natural resources, which includes water, oil and g...
#52 - Glenn Hegar - Water Issues & the Texas Economy
Talk+Water - December 17, 2022 20:37 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, about initiatives from the Comptroller’s office to ensure the state’s water supplies meet future demands. Hegar was elected as the 36th Texas Comptroller of Public...
#51 - Steve Lohr - Sustainable Water Management Practices for Vineyards
Talk+Water - December 09, 2022 23:04 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Steve Lohr, President and CEO of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines in California, about sustainable water management practices for vineyards. As the President and CEO of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Lohr is responsible for t...
#50 - Sarah Stogner - Groundwater Issues in the Oil & Gas Industry
Talk+Water - November 20, 2022 22:59 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Sarah Stogner, founder of Stogner Legal, about groundwater contamination issues in the oil and gas industry.Stogner is not just another lawyer. She forced Railroad Commission incumbent Wayne Christian into a runoff...
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