Ripple Effect: A Podcast Putting Water In Context

Emily E. Lewis
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Join host Emily E. Lewis, Partner at Culp & Kelly, LLP, in discussing contemporary water issues touching on technology, law, finance, and water creativity. Ripple Effect: A Podcast Putting Water into Context.

  1. JAN 30

    226: Legislative Process in Action

    Send us a text Chandler Rosenburg, Great Salt Lake Policy Associate at Stewardship Utah, joins us to discuss her role and to talk us through how policy ideas go through the sausage-making of becoming law.

    52 min

  2. JAN 23

    225: Rainmaker

    Send us a text Parker Cardwell, Head of Operations at Rainmaker Technology Corporation, joins us to talk about their drone based cloud seeding enterprise. This is the third cloud seeding discussion on Ripple Effect and each time we learn something new about the innovative and exciting advancements in the technology. Rainmaker is taking it to the next level. Great discussion!

    42 min

  3. JAN 15

    224: Geosyntec Consultants - Geothermal Water and Power

    Send us a text Isabellah Von Trapp, Senior Hydrologist, and Andrew Austreng, Principle Hydrologist, join us from Geosyntec Consultants to discuss the world of geothermal heat pumps. Geothermal is a hot topic buzzword in the water and energy worlds, and we dive deep into what makes it so enticing. We discuss the mechanics of how it works and why it can save water and energy for businesses and homes alike.

    1h 2m

  4. JAN 9

    223: California Water Markets

    Send us a text Matthew Fienup, CEO and Founder of H2Omarkets.com and Executive Director of the Center for Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University, joins us to discuss his involvement in the development of California water markets. We dive deep into the fascinating history of California water rights and how newly developed fair-trade water markets address critical groundwater scarcity issues. By critically focusing on communication and fair representation for all parties involved, Matthew and his colleagues achieved an astonishing 100% unanimous agreement on the implementation of these water market systems and 80% participation in the market in the first year.

    1h 19m

  5. 12/19/2025

    222: Cimbria Capital - Private Investment in Water

    Send us a text Brian Iversen, Founder and Managing Partner of Cimbria Capital, joins us to discuss the world of private equity investment in water companies. Strong trepidation towards private investments is a common reaction, but Brian shows us how those fears are often unwarranted. Unlike others who are only in it to make quick money, Cimbria takes a very involved and hands-on approach so that everyone benefits together. By leveraging capital and knowledge from outside the water sector, we can bring vital money and resources to where it is truly needed.

    53 min

  6. 12/12/2025

    221: Parkview Advisors - The Water System Whisperer

    Send us a text Jim Good, CEO and Founder of Parkview Advisors, gives us a deep dive into the world of uniting private contractors with public municipal water systems to make water easy and solve the problems in the water utility sector. We learn all about what problems they face, including aging infrastructure, retiring employees with no one to replace them, lack of funding, and of plethora of interspersed utility providers that are run and governed in completely different ways. Jim divulges how private contractors can provide relief in all of these areas, through workers who bring unique experience, perspective, and technology. Jim's extensive background and wisdom in the water world makes him a true water systems whisperer.

    58 min

  7. 12/05/2025

    220: ASCE Utah Infrastructure Report Card

    Send us a text Anna Lisonbee, President of the Utah Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, joins us to discuss the organization's 2025 Utah Infrastructure Report Card. Just like in school, this report card gives Utah clear and concise grades based on the current state of our infrastructure. We dive deep into what grades Utah received and why. We cover everything from roads and airports to drinking water and natural disaster management. A very informative discussion and a great insight into the steps we'll be taking in the future.

    56 min

  8. 11/20/2025

    219: EutroPHIX - Water Quality Restoration

    Send us a text Mike Pearce, Business Director for EutroPHIX, joins us to discuss the company's powerful methods of fixing water quality issues across the US. Mike addresses the problem of phosphorus accumulation - which causes deadly cyanobacteria and algal blooms to infest our water bodies. We dive deep into the proprietary, yet natural, techniques that EutroPHIX uses to clean and restore our precious water. This is a passionate group of individuals thinking big and creatively - exactly what we need to solve our water problems.

    49 min
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Join host Emily E. Lewis, Partner at Culp & Kelly, LLP, in discussing contemporary water issues touching on technology, law, finance, and water creativity. Ripple Effect: A Podcast Putting Water into Context.

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