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The award-winning Water Zone podcast brings together various perspectives from industry experts, government leaders, authors, environmentalists and others to discuss today’s water challenges and explore opportunities for sustaining one of our most vital resources. Sponsored and supported by The Toro Company.
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Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
New Innovation for an Old Process
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Desalination has historically posed challenges due to the massive amounts of energy required and the resulting brine waste with potential impact on aquatic life. Peter Fiske, director of the Water-Energy Resilience Research Institute discusses desalination and its potential. Peter explains how desalination is becoming more efficient and effective through innovation in membranes, technologies to address brine waste and extraction of valuable elements.
Podcast Recorded on December 22, 2022
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Setting the Record Straight
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Special guest Max Gomberg, former climate change mitigation specialist for the California State Water Resources Control Board, shares his take on various project updates and what’s really going on related to state water management project implementation. He provides carefully detailed insight to what has happened within the State Resources Board and current issues that have tarnished the board’s reputation and work activities.
Podcast Recorded on December 15, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
The Clean Water Code
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Featured guests Dominic Simms, Chief Executive Director for the International Code Council and Matt Sigler, Executive Director for the Code Council discuss the status of clean water and future planning requirements. They address the lack of a federal standard as opposed to current mandates set by state and local government. They investigate and take a look back at landmark water legislation to uncover how we’ve arrive at the water crisis many experience today. In addition, they share how Israel has transitioned from a net water importer to being a water positive country, and how that experience is being used to help other countries. Finally, Dominic and Matt share their strategy on how local agencies can help the future of clean water.
Podcast Recorded on December 1, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Funding that Makes Sense
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Can private industry help remedy the U.S. water crisis? Guest Alex Loucopoulos of Sciens Water joins the show to discuss the significant shortage of funding from government sources to help water agencies and utilities secure capital to fund much needed improvement projects. In addition, he shares examples of how Sciens Water is working with both government and private entities to provide immediate funding at a reduced payback, and describes how this type of partnership also reduces the time to secure capital and gets projects completed faster.
Podcast Recorded on November 10, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Central Arizona’s Unique Water CAP
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
The Central Arizona Project (CAP) carries water from Havasu to the southern boundary of the San Xavier Indian Reservation. Special guest Brenda Burman, executive strategic advisor, provides insight on the project’s activities and challenges. With 361 miles of aqueducts, tunnels, pumping stations & pipelines the project provides water to agricultural lands and is the municipal water purveyor for several communities in Phoenix and Tucson, AZ.
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Golf Industry Insights
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Special guest Greg Nathan, chief business officer for the National Golf Foundation reveals the most essential elements of a desirable golf course. He offers insight to the effects of the pandemic and now inflation on the industry. He also describes the different steps taken by superintendents to keep the cost of golf play reasonable including the impact of technology on water cost and use.
Podcast Recorded on September 8, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
The Truth About Water Insecurity in the U.S.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
According to the ‘Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States’ report nearly 2.2 million people in America live without running water or toilet facilities. This concerning state of affairs is reported to cost the U.S. economy over $8.5 billion a year. Featured guest and report co-author George McGraw, comments on the report and how closing the water gap could generate $200 billion over the next 50 years. He states that water insecurity has a significant impact on productivity, lost time at work or school, physical and mental well-being, and the cost of water.
Podcast Recorded on September 1, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
The Dollars and Cents of H20
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
The health and availability of water impacts more than we think like labor, farming, infrastructure, business, and housing. Reason Foundation Vice President and economist, Adrian Moore, Ph.D. discusses the effect of water on the growth and sustainability of our economy. Adrian points to numerous scenarios where economic growth or retraction has been closely related to water availability and cost. He also shares his views on the future of water if old regulations and infrastructure are not updated soon.
Podcast Recorded on August 25, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Industry Insight - The Distributor’s Perspective
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
SiteOne Landscape Supply Category Manager, Brad Lipsey, joins the show to discuss the professional retailer's rise and how it has grown to become one of the largest professional landscape supply distributors with over 600 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Brad shares insight to how the pandemic and inflation has affected the landscape industry. He talks about how irrigation technologies have helped the industry utilize water more efficiently and provides his thoughts about the future of business in the water and landscaping industries.
Podcast Recorded on August 18, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
It’s Show Time
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Stephanie Clark, director of business development for the Irrigation Association joins the show to talk about the 2022 IA Show and Education Week. The show brings a vast amount of irrigation technology to the industry through exhibits and a new product contest. It also provides educational opportunities through the IA University. The show and education week is perfect for those interested in learning more about general irrigation technologies or who want to become certified in various aspects of the irrigation trade.
Podcast Recorded on August 11, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Water Issues in the Navajo Nation
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Emma Robbins of the Navajo Water Project and Crystal Tulley-Cordova, Ph.D. of the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, describe their journey; earning technical degrees in hydrology, climatology, and environmental science to give back to the Navajo tribe. They help solve lingering water problems that still affect tribal life such as a lack of water, water contamination, and agriculture. They also share their desire for greater attention from the federal government to their day-to-day struggles in an effort to help maintain and receive clean water to survive.
Podcast Recorded on August 4, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
H20 Econ 101
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Featured guest Jay Prag, clinical professor at Drucker School of Management in Claremont, CA, provides keen insight into the macro-economics of water. Jay discusses how the economy affects water and how water scarcity affects the economy. He also explores the fine line the state of California walks with the significant reduction of agricultural production due to drought as well as how this condition impacts the home building industry. He asserts that lost revenue and jobs are quickly piling up with no quick fix insight.
Podcast Recorded on July 28, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Taking a Closer Look: Infrastructure and Water Policy Insights
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Kyle Brown, Editor in Chief of Irrigation & Lighting and Irrigation Today magazines shares key issues and information impacting the agricultural industry and regulatory policy at the state and national level. Kyle also previews the 2022 Irrigation Show.
Journalist Trymaine Lee explores concerning water conditions in Jackson, Mississippi. Trymaine reports that residents routinely boil their water before use, and collect rain water to help flush the toilets, do laundry and take a bath. While the state estimates that an infrastructure improvement project will cost nearly $2 billion, local residents believe a lack of funding for the repair project stems from a bias toward people of color.
Podcast Recorded on July 14, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
A Mission to Disrupt “Day Zero”
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Did you know that 17 countries comprise a quarter of the world’s population? These countries face extreme water stress. With 80-100% of surface and aquifer water supplies already in use, they are rapidly consuming all available water. Lawrence McDonald, Vice President for Communications and Betsy Otto, Water Initiative Director at the World Resources Institute, join the show to explore recent activity to provide the tools to understand the water crisis in these regions and research possible approaches to reduce its impact. They also share their experiences related to Chennai, India; a city that was quickly facing an existential threat from water stress and the new policy choices it took towards better water management.
Podcast recorded on July 7, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Ozone Obsession
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Special guest Ali Noroozi, CEO of A2Z Ozone Systems discusses how ozone generators are being used by water agencies as an alternative to chlorine to purify potable and waste water. He speaks about the fascinating ways ozone systems are used across other industries such as, pesticides, clothing, cooling towers, denim manufacturing and others. Ozone generators are also utilized to help preserve fruit, vegetables and even meat helping to give these products a longer shelf life.
Podcast recorded June 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
A River’s Uncertain Future
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Friend of the show, Travis Loop, of Loop Communications, and Matt Rice, Southwest Regional Director for the American Rivers Assoc., discuss the most endangered river in the U.S., the Colorado River. Matt provides insight to the distribution of water from the river to neighboring states and the effects climate change has had on water levels. They explore different perspectives on what states can do to better utilize the water and whether existing water rights are still fair for all users.
Podcast recorded on June 23, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Magnetic Magic
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Featured Ed Mathieu of Overland Distributing, Co. discusses the science of magnetic influenced water technology, used to alter the molecular structure of water in an effort to increase water molecule size. This technology helps water more easily permeate soils and is being utilized in agricultural applications. The technique also helps to produce additional oxygen, critical to crop growth success.
Podcast Recorded on June 16, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Pipeline Possibilities
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
As CEO of the world's second largest power and solar plant construction company, and as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, Jim Lamon has a few ideas to share on the issue of water in his home state of Arizona. Jim discusses his ideas to secure more water for Arizona through pipeline construction from Mississippi. He also explores the idea’s construction implications and ways adjoining states can work together to resolve centuries-old open water rights conflicts to the benefit of all those that rely on our natural resources.
Podcast recorded on June 9, 2022