Ripple Effect: A Podcast Putting Water In Context

236: GetWater.AI - Decisions based on Intelligence

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] Have you wondered how AI could help solve our water problems? - Eric McCulley, CEO of McCulley Watershed Consulting Services and Founder of GetWater.AI, and David Robinson, Cofounder and CEO of 9606.AI, join us to talk about exactly that. We discuss their project GetWater.AI and their plans to collectively measure and monitor our entire watershed as a wholistic system. Using real verifiable data and AI to tie it all together, we can start to make smart water decisions in the preventative stage, instead of trying to fix the aftermath.

235: Answering Questions about the Water Right Process

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] In this special episode, we flip the script. Tracy Harden, Principal of Harden Communications LLC and climate and environmental steward, steps in as the interviewer to turn the tables on our host and water attorney, Emily. Sparked by the ongoing debate over data center development in Utah, Tracy voices the questions on everyone's mind: How do water rights work? How do you get one? What happens when there's a dispute, and who has the power to resolve it? Emily breaks it all down, from the basics of water law to the authority of the State Engineer. Whether you're a concerned citizen, a curious newcomer, or deep in the water world, this one's for you.

234: Nuclear Energy in Utah

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] Patrick Lee, Field Manager with Envoy Public Labs, and Dr. Tim Kowalchik, of the Utah Office of Energy Development, join us to talk all about nuclear energy in Utah. We cover a wellspring of information: how nuclear power works, its power generation potential, its safety, what happens to waste, its water usage, and how it could meet Utah's growth and data center's astronomical power demands. This is an episode not to be missed.   2026 Civil Nuclear Energy Education and Community Outreach campaign - https://energy.utah.gov/resources-events/ [https://energy.utah.gov/resources-events/]

233: Western Water Market - version 2.0

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] Kristina Ribellia, President and Founder of Western Water Market, joins us to give a 2026 update of her platform. A lot has happened in the past few years. We cover auctions, arbiters, quality control, and efforts to facilitate transactions through news letters, social media, and targeted outreach. We also discuss skepticism and resistance towards water markets. A great on-the-ground perspective of real-world water economy. Check out Kristina's podcast - https://westernwatermarket.com/podcast [https://westernwatermarket.com/podcast]

232: Great Salt Lake - Dust Issues with Dr. Dust

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2464230/fan_mail/new] Dr. Kevin Perry, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah, also know as "Dr. Dust", joins us to talk all about dust. We cover the rising concern of the newly-exposed dry lakebed, and how the resultant dust may expose the whole valley to dangerous toxic materials. We learn what is being done now and what can be done in the future to protect us. You may be surprised to learn that not everything is as you've been told. A very informative discussion.