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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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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
Monday Jun 06, 2022
The Water Baron
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Very special guest, and water industry veteran, Mike Baron, discusses new marketing trends water districts are adopting to provide critical water information to the general public. Mike also delves into what he believes will be the future of water in California and explored some of the directives that are being implemented to help use water more efficiently.
Recorded on June 2, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Right in Trac
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
This week Jim Klauth, president of Aqua Trac System in Phoenix, AZ, joins us. Aqua Trac is an independent water management company that specializes in water use consulting, auditing, and provides upgrade and technical services to universities, golf courses, HOAs, resorts, municipalities and landscape professionals. Jim shares real-world examples of how improved landscape irrigation systems have helped to significantly reduced monthly water expenditures.
Podcast recorded on May 26, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Let’s Get Local
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Guest Catlow Shipek, founder of the Wetlands Management Group (WMG) in Tuscan, AZ, provides an overview of the advocacy, stewardship and ecological projects they lead. Notably the project to restore Tanque Verde Creek by eradicating the very invasive Arundo Donax reed. WMG also specializes in training and managing the “hydro-local" movement, a concept that promotes activities to help ensure water security and resilience for residential and commercial properties.
Podcast recorded on May 19, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Tip-Talk!
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Get an update on all the latest water news and answers to your questions. Chris and Rob introduce Tip-Talk, to respond to irrigation questions from listeners. Topics cover everything from drip irrigation to spray bodies & nozzles.
Podcast recorded on May 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Representatives from the City of Westminster, the 2021 Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge winner, join Wyland Foundation’s Steve Creech and Municipal Water District of Orange County’s Tiffany Baca to spotlight the 2022 Mayor’s Challenge. In addition, the team discusses the planning and implementation of a newly created pocket park designed in cooperation with The Toro Company to highlight water efficiency.
Podcast recorded on April 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
The War for Water
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Special guests, Peter Gleick, President Emeritus and Sr. Fellow of the Pacific Institute, and Travis Loop, president of Loop Communications, explore the long history of conflict over water. From ancient history to modern times, whether used as a resource or a weapon, precious water is often collateral damage in the battles we wage.
Podcast recorded on April 14, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Innovation Spotlight: Deluge Technologies
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Deluge Technologies has designed new thermal engine technology that could help meet the demand for water in the Phoenix, AZ area. CEO Brian Hagerman joins to explain the science behind how thermal engine technology can desalinate water using minimal power and then make use of the residual salt as power storage for the area. Listen to discover how this cutting edge innovation may help ease the need for water across the country.
Podcast recorded on April 7, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
A Bold Act
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Director of the Center for Irrigation Technologies at Fresno State University, Sarge Green, joins to discuss the importance of water to the state of California. He walks us through the state's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and its impact on housing and agriculture. In addition, Sarge provides insight on some of the best management practices the initiative has to offer and how it will affect the rest of the country.
Podcast recorded on March 31, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Water Solutions Network
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Water Solutions Network brings leaders dedicated to solving California’s water management challenges together. Managing Director, Debbie Franco joins the show to discuss the origin of this collaborative network and how proper water management can be incorporated across water districts. Debbie sheds light on the various advocacy programs Water Solutions Network has in process and how their members develop solutions for the many opportunities that exist in the water industry.
Podcast recorded on March 24, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
The Next Big Thing
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Epic Cleantec, CEO, Aaron Tarkovsky, joins the show to discuss technology on the horizon for water reuse, the record-breaking drought in the Western U.S. and how it will affect towns and cities in the future. With increasing implementation of water reuse systems and installation incentives in cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Austin, Aaron believes decentralization is poised to have a "roof-top solar" moment.
Podcast recorded on March 17, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Water Efficiency in the Building Industry
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Mark Grey from the Building Industry Association of Southern California describes water issues effecting the building industry like water shortages, storm water reclamation and the rising cost to connect water to homes. He shares information about the Association's education series to inform the industry, as well as the general public, about upcoming water restrictions and how they effect new home buyers.
Podcast recorded on March 3, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Water Trend Watch
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Featured guest Joe Berg, Director of Water Use Efficiency for the Municipal Water District of Orange County, CA, informs listeners about his responsibilities with the water district and provides his views on the future of water. Berg provides details on California’s 20x22 water conservation plan released in January and presents what he believes are the top three water issues to tackle in the state.
Podcast recorded on February 24, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Sustainability Head Start
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Tom Huffman, Deputy Superintendent for Arizona’s Aqua Fria Union High School District speaks about the motivation behind the district's big push for water conservation. He discusses the activities they are launching to bring total water and energy conservation to a higher level and their plan to address sustainability, irrigation education and certification as a special science curriculum for their students.
Podcast recorded on February 17, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Water Conservation 90210
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
The Water Zone welcomes, Debby Figoni, Water Conservation Administrator for the City of Beverly Hills, CA. Debby explains how the City of Beverly Hills markets conservation to make a difference in the community. She details a custom water scheduling program deigned for
commercial and residential customers which has dramatically helped to reduced water usage, as well as an automatic meter reading capability which allows customers to obtain immediate feedback on their water usage.
Podcast recorded on February 10, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Getting to Know You
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Get to know newly appointed Irrigation Association (IA) CEO, Natasha Rankin. Natasha joins the show to share her business experience and what drove her decision to join the IA. She discusses her recent activities around relationship building with the IA board and general membership to gain a solid understanding toward the development of advocacy, education & the association's core strategies. Finally she talks through her work to define the IA's biggest challenges and ways to bolster the industry's workforce development.
Podcast recorded on February 3, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Solutions Down Under
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Susan Longville of San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District describes the Climate Resiliency & Adaption Plan and the Headwaters Partnership with the San Bernardino National Forest. Susan also details a recent purchase of land that will be used to store excess dam water underground rather than releasing it into bays and oceans and explains why this type of action is needed throughout the state.
Podcast recorded on January 27, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Education for a Better Future
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Featured guests Travis Loop, President of waterloop, and Rebecca Klaper, Associate Dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, discuss higher education related to water pollution and the new technologies that can help monitor dangerous levels of contaminants. They perform various studies to track and measure the drugs and chemicals in our water supply, and pay special attention to their effects on the environment, attracting students from a wide range of backgrounds and fields of study.
Podcast recorded on January 20, 2022