Latest Water law Podcast Episodes
Ripple Effect Rewind! - River City
Ripple Effect - May 17, 2024 02:00 - 41 minutesThis week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 21: River City. Soren Simonsen, Executive Director of the Jordan River Commission, discusses the importance of vibrant urban water ways and the Commission’s ef...
161: Maven’s Notebook
Ripple Effect - May 11, 2024 01:00 - 48 minutesChris Austin, publisher of Maven’s Notebook, walks us through her EXCELLENT website covering all things California water news. Maven’s Notebook is brimming with timely and comprehensive information on a number of hot topics. Chris discusses collaboration as both the rising trend and best hope fo...
160: Great Salt Lake Issues Forum
Ripple Effect - May 03, 2024 20:00 - 50 minutesLynn de Freitas, Executive Director of Friends of Great Salt Lake, joins us to discuss their 2024 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum – "Great Salt Lake: To Preserve and Protect in Perpetuity, How are We Doing?" A great conversation about how to gauge progress on the Lake (spoiler we have made a lot of...
159: Solar Panels Over Canals
Ripple Effect - April 26, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutesJon Parry, Assistant Manager for Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, joins us to discuss the many benefits of their solar panel demonstration project over the Layton Canal. This project is so cool on so many levels and has some serious potential for scalability win-win-wins all over the plac...
158: HDH Desalination Technology
Ripple Effect - April 19, 2024 00:00 - 41 minutesChristopher Link, Founder, joins us to discuss his HDH Desalination Technology and his HALO Team’s participation in Elon Musk’s X-Prize Competition. Do not miss this conversation! So many interesting and innovative ideas occurring about how to incentivize useful water tech and desalination proce...
157: Fresh-Water Micro-Invertebrates
Ripple Effect - April 13, 2024 02:00 - 43 minutesRobert Walsh of Australian Water Life joins us to discuss the importance of micro-invertebrates in our fresh water system. Great discussion that reaches back into our 7th grade taxonomy skills and understanding the real world impacts of overlooking these little creatures. A very informative and ...
156: All the Water Books!
Ripple Effect - March 29, 2024 23:00 - 31 minutesJustin Scott-Coe, General Manager of Monte-Vista Water District, joins us to discuss his new Podcast and collaboration with Maven’s Notebook - the Water Shelf. The Water Shelf is the just the place for that certain co-hort of water lovers and book lovers. Justin talks us through the top 5 of his...
155: Great Salt Lake Trust
Ripple Effect - March 22, 2024 00:00 - 46 minutesMarcelle Shoop – Executive Director, and Adam Wickline of the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust join us to talk about the Trust’s mission to protect and preserve water for the Great Salt Lake. We discuss their water transactions program, their wetland improvement program, and the assoc...
154: 2024 Legislative Recap
Ripple Effect - March 15, 2024 02:00 - 44 minutesJeff Gittins of Smith Hartvigsen joins us to discuss the water bills passed during the 2024 Legislative Session. Jeff does a great job of explaining updates to saved water, new long-term planning efforts, and hot items to be watching out for.
153: UDAF Ag. Water Optimization Program
Ripple Effect - March 08, 2024 23:00 - 43 minutesAmber Brown, Director of Government and Legislative Affairs, and Hannah Freeze, Program Manager, join us to discuss the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food’s Agricultural Water Optimization program. The State of Utah has invested heavily in studying and employing water efficiency practices s...
152: A Colorado Approach to Interstate and Federal Water Issues
Ripple Effect - March 01, 2024 23:00 - 33 minutesEmily Zmak, Deputy Chief of Interstate Federal and Water Information Section at the Colorado Water Conservation Board, joins us to talk about her agency and the work they do. Great discussion about the people, processes, and information needed to inform top decisions makers and execute State wat...
151: Discover Ag. Podcast
Ripple Effect - February 23, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutesTara Vander Dussen, Co-Host of the Discover Ag. Podcast, joins us for a lively and informative discussion about agricultural news and information. We dive into the presence and impact of social media, themes and trends, and why the new “food curious” movement is reshaping the agricultural discus...
150: Colorado River Authority of Utah
Ripple Effect - February 17, 2024 00:00 - 50 minutesAmy Haas, Executive Director of the Colorado River Authority of Utah, talks us through the inception of the entity, how it executes its mission to protect and defend Utah’s portion of the Colorado River, and where the Authority is leading out in tackling hard questions. Plus we get Amy’s perspec...
149: Watershed Improvements for Carbon Credits
Ripple Effect - February 10, 2024 00:00 - 52 minutesAlex Johnson, Chief Strategic Officer for Virridy, walks us through this Company’s unique, and very innovative, platform to merge monitoring water quality improvements with selling carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market. Hint – treating water is energy intensive and reducing the need for ...
148: Scaling Up! H2O - from Host to Guest!
Ripple Effect - February 02, 2024 06:00 - 44 minutesIn this very special episode, Emily joins the podcast not as a host, but as a guest! Join us as our beloved host Emily Lewis takes the spotlight on an entirely separate water podcast - 'Scaling Up! H2O.' Here's your chance to get personal with our host. Learn all about Emily and her work in the ...
147: Snow Report 2023-2024
Ripple Effect - January 26, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutesJordan Clayton, Supervisor for the Utah Snow Survey at NRCS, joins us to discuss the status of Utah’s snow year and our water supply. Good news – after a slow start, the State is overall at 102% of normal. Bad news – we have a long way to go in the water year and we need to keep watching. Super ...
146: 2024 Legislative Preview!
Ripple Effect - January 19, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutesJeff Gittins joins us to discuss upcoming bills for the 2024 Legislative Sessions. A couple key bills, notes, and lots of follow-up tweaks for the last couple years of policy. As always, a great discussion; and check-out Jeff’s Utah Water Law and Water Rights blog.
145: 2024 Water Preview: Its Going to be Awesome!
Ripple Effect - January 12, 2024 00:00 - 35 minutesShaina Shay, Owner and Editor of The Water Report, shares her insights as to what will be big in 2024! PFAS, the Energy Water Nexus, Colorado River, Technology, and Aging Infrastructure all make an appearance. Shaina always brings thoughtful commentary and a unique perspective to the discussion....
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Pumped Hydro-Electric Storage
Ripple Effect - December 08, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutesThis week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 74: Pumped Hydro-Electric Storage. Matthew Shapiro, of rPlus Energies, talks us through pumped energy storage projects, their role in the renewable energy port...
Ripple Effect Rewind! - To Market, To Market
Ripple Effect - November 03, 2023 01:00 - 42 minutesThis week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 06: To Market, To Market. A discussion with Bret Bovee of WestWater Research about the mechanics of water markets and considerations for increasing water marke...
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Utilizing the Community
Ripple Effect - October 27, 2023 23:00 - 46 minutesThis week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 44: Utilizing the Community. A must listen again! Tony Parrott, CEO, and Sharise Horn, Director of Community Benefits and Partnerships from the Louisville & Je...
144: Local and Federal Tax Policy
Ripple Effect - October 21, 2023 01:00 - 39 minutesWe are joined by two special guests: Andrew Morris, Senior Manager of Policy and Programs for the Alliance for Water Efficiency; and Rick Maloy, Director of Communications for Central Utah Water Conservancy District. We discuss water tax policies on a local and Federal level and the need for bet...
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Water Education
Ripple Effect - October 13, 2023 21:00 - 35 minutesThis week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 109: Water Education. Monica Hoyt, Shannon Babb, and Nikki Wyman discuss Central Utah Water Conservancy District and Sandy City's numerous water education prog...
143: Eddy Covariance Tower Update
Ripple Effect - October 06, 2023 06:00 - 41 minutesTwo special guests join us from the Utah Geological Survey: Kathryn Ladig, Project Geologist, and Paul Inkenbrandt, Senior Geologist. We reconnect to hear an update on their Eddy Covariance Towers. We discuss the science behind the technology and how the data from these towers is used.
142: Gutter Bin - Stormwater Filtration
Ripple Effect - September 09, 2023 02:00 - 34 minutesBrian Deurloo, President and Founder of Frog Creek Partners, gives us the story of his novel invention: the Gutter Bin stormwater filtration system. We learn the inspiring details of Brian's efforts to better himself and the water world. An elegantly simple and effective solution for tackling po...
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Regenerative Agriculture
Ripple Effect - September 01, 2023 02:00 - 35 minutesThis week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 68: Regenerative Agriculture. Shelby Smith, Master's Candidate at the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, walks us through her recent resea...
141: The Water Report
Ripple Effect - August 25, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutesShaina Shay, Owner and Editor of The Water Report, gives us a great overview of this invaluable newsletter and her approach to water reporting. We discuss the importance of long format journalism and trends she is seeing across various water sectors.
140: The Water Council
Ripple Effect - August 18, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutesMatt Howard joins us for a follow-up discussion on the WAVE program and other exciting programs at the Water Council, including being selected as a Resiliency Innovative Engine.
Ripple Effect Rewind! - ESG Reporting and Water
Ripple Effect - August 10, 2023 21:00 - 39 minutesThis week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 85: ESG Reporting and Water. Matthew Howard, Vice President of Water Stewardship at The Water Council, talks us through coming ESG reporting requirements for p...
Ripple Effect Rewind! - Non-Functional Turf Grass Be Gone!
Ripple Effect - August 03, 2023 20:00 - 27 minutesThis week we are revisiting an earlier episode that is still highly relevant to today's water discussion. We are looking back on episode 72: Non-Functional Turf Grass Be Gone! Assemblyman Howard Watts of the Nevada Assembly talks about Assembly Bill 356 and his work with the Southern Nevada Wate...
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