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On the eve of our 200th episode, we are looking back on a similarly epic milestone, episode 100: Klamath Drainage District.

Reagan Desmond walks us through the complicated and complex world of the Klamath Basin. From Endangered Species actions, to water quality issues, to drought - the Klamath is a microcosm of the larger water world. Fantastic discussion!!

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On the eve of our 200th episode, we are looking back to the very beginning, episode 01: Massive Canals and Lots of Mint.

The heart of the Bear River Canal Company system has been in operation since the late 1880s. BRCC representatives Curtis Marble and Trevor Nielson discuss Company history, coming challenges, and opportunities for the future.

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Move over PFAS, Sara Page, Drinking Water Treatment Lead for the Utah Division of Drinking Water, joins us to discuss my new favorite(?) emerging contaminant - microplastics. This is a fascinating discussion about the very complicated and complex nature of microplastics. Sara does a great job of breaking down the key considerations of shape, type (chemical composition), additives, and age as a means for us to get our heads wrapped around this incredibly dynamic topic. I walked away with a newfound appreciation for the importance of surface area and degradation over time as important considerations. This is a topic to watch.

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Justin Bowen, PhD and Founder of HydroScapes Analytics, joins us to discuss his dissertation and exciting new model for spatially mapping water rights, water rights distribution systems, and watershed conditions. This model brings together water right information, soil moisture conditions, OpenET evapotranspiration data, real time gauge measurements, and existing hydrologic models to assess watershed impacts of efficiency and conservation projects. The applications for this kind of dynamic information are endless!! Good work Justin!

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Tia Cavender, CEO and Founder of Dig Deep Research, makes a return visit to discuss the status of federal funding for water projects. Tia and Dig Deep have assisted clients for over 15 years and are experts in navigating the myriad of federal grant and loan programs. We have a very timely, and sobering, discussion about how recent changes to federal funding may affect both current and future water projects and how water utilities can pivot to fund these critical projects.

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Ryan Mozi, Sales Director, from Air-to-Water Canada, joins us to discuss their atmospheric water harvesting generators and business model. This is a great discussion about the status of the industry, the various applications and uses for atmospheric water harvesting, and the role of water sovereignty. Super fun and enlightening discussion about a very practical technology for an ever changing world.

Laura Ault, Director, and Rick Kelson, LiDAR Master, of the Utah Geospatial Resources Center, join us to talk about the very important services the UGRC provide Utah. We have an entertaining and enlightening discussion about the importance of maps as the backbone of civil society (think addresses for emergency services, voting precincts, and all things natural resources), aerial imagery, LiDAR, machine learning, and what the hallucinating future of Utah might look like! Really a fun talk.

Jeff Gittins of Smith Hartvigsen joins us again to do a legislative recap of the 2025 Utah legislative session. In sum, this is another year that builds upon prior legislation and sets out study and long-term goals for larger water thinking.