Jenna Covington: Future Planning at the North Texas Municipal Water District
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) provides water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal services to 1.8 million people in a rapidly growing area of Texas north of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. To serve this population through the year 2040, NTMWD is building the first new major reservoir in Texas in 30 years, Bois d’Arc […]
Dr. Matt Makley: Teaching the History of Western Water to Inform Future Problem Solvers
For many people, the history of water in the West centers on early-20th-century events like the construction of Hoover Dam and the California water wars. In fact, that history goes back to the times when Native Americans were the only residents of what is now the western United States. The full scope of that history, […]
Dr. Elizabeth McVicker on Her Water Law Course
Dr. Elizabeth McVicker’s Water Law course is one of the three that make up the Water Studies certificate program at the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver). It takes a broad view of hydrology, history, and legal doctrine and gives students a fundamental understanding of water law in the West, including the prior appropriation […]
Terry Bower: The Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Water Studies Certification Program
In 2018, the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) developed an online Water Studies certificate program for water professionals and those interested in learning more about water. The program comprises three courses, each in a convenient self-paced online format: Water Law, U.S. Water Concerns, and Colorado Water and the American West. Participants can take […]
Northwest Pipe’s Perfect Pipe System: A Low-Maintenance Solution for Storm Water and Wastewater Conveyance
Perfect Pipe and the Perfect Lined Manhole are two new lined-concrete products manufactured by Northwest Pipe Company. Easy to install and maintain and with a long lifespan, these products promise long-term savings, and their corrosion resistance makes them ideal for conveying storm water or wastewater. In this interview, Heather Christensen, the technical marketing manager of […]
How Enviropod’s LittaTrap Removes Pollutants From Storm Water at the Source
Simplicity, effectiveness, and versatility are often the hallmarks of innovative technologies and people. Greg Yeoman, Mike Hannah, and their Enviropod company embody those traits. Starting out with the goal of reducing plastic contamination in waterways, they discovered that they could bring their innovative filter technology directly to plastic manufacturers to stop contamination before it began. […]
Amber Ponce: Raising the Roof for Water and People at LiveRoof
LiveRoof ’s products allow companies and cities to make better use of rooftops in ways that reduce storm water runoff, improve environmental conservation, and enhance quality of life. The company is also managed in a way that encourages, and in fact requires, innovation among its employees, partners, and customers. In this interview, Amber Ponce, LiveRoof […]
John Verduin: Bringing People and Ideas Together at Anchor QEA
Working with varied stakeholders on complicated issues to produce innovative, effective solutions is a considerable challenge, particularly for water-related issues. But John Verduin has made a career of doing exactly that, particularly in his current role as managing partner of Anchor QEA, a company that uses innovation and collaboration to solve complex environmental and water […]
Dig Deep Research: Helping Municipalities Follow the Money for Infrastructure
Grants are vital tools for maintaining and upgrading water infrastructure, but they can be hard to locate and difficult to win. The decentralized nature of information on available grants means that municipal water providers often miss opportunities. To solve this problem, Tia Cavender and Fernando Gonzalez of Dig Deep Research set out to provide a […]
Sergie Albino of ecoSPEARS: Fighting Environmental Contamination With Advanced Technology
Sergie Albino’s career has truly gone to the moon and back. After helping NASA with its effort to search for water on the moon, he wanted to find ways to improve the water on Earth. With that in mind, he started ecoSPEARS, a company that has developed technologies to clean up environmental contamination. These include […]