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Talk+Water takes a deep dive into the world of water with those making waves. Every month Todd H. Votteler, Ph.D. interviews special guests making unique contributions in the water profession. Talk+Water has been rated one of the top water podcasts in the world in multiple water podcast reviews! Check out the latest ratings from Feedspot! If you are enjoying Talk+Water please subscribe and leave us a review.
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- 1 weeks ago41 min
#110, Beth Lambert, Dam Removals & River Restoration in Massachusetts
Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, Principal of Collaborative Water Resolution and Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water and the Texas Water Journal, discusses dam removals and river restoration with Beth Lambert, Director of the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration. The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration is part of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game. As Director, Beth oversees a 30-person agency whose mission is to restore and protec...
- May 4, 202656 min
#109, Josh Katz, Who Owns Produced Water?
Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, Principal of Collaborative Water Resolution and Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water and the Texas Water Journal, talks with Josh Katz, attorney with Bickerstaff Heath, about a recent Texas Supreme Court decision on produced water ownership and its implications for water rights and policy. Josh practices in the areas of municipal law, environmental law, administrative law, water law, electric utility regulation, and civil litigation. He repr...
- Apr 17, 202637 min
#108, Dr. Margaret Cook, Data Center Water Use in Texas
Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, Principal of Collaborative Water Resolution and Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water and the Texas Water Journal, talks with Dr. Margaret Cook, Vice President of Water & Community Resilience at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), about water use of data centers in Texas. Margaret leads a team of experts who build collaborative initiatives to enhance community resilience, sustainable development, and the availability and affordab...
- Mar 25, 202648 min
#107, Sarah Stogner & Ron Green, Pollution from Inactive Oil and Gas Wells in Texas
Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, Principal of Collaborative Water Resolution and Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water and the Texas Water Journal, examines how failed P-13 wells, which are former oil and gas wells converted for water use, can fall outside regulatory oversight and create risks for Texas groundwater, with Sarah Stogner, District Attorney for the Texas 143rd Judicial District, and Dr. Ron Green, retired hydrologist. Sarah Stogner is the elected District Attorn...
- Mar 13, 202653 min
#106, Travis Loop on the waterloop and water news
Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, Principal of Collaborative Water Resolution and Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water and the Texas Water Journal, discusses the role of journalism and storytelling in advancing water solutions with Travis Loop, founder of the waterloop, an award-winning nonprofit news outlet exploring water sustainability. Travis began his career as a newspaper reporter and returned to his passion for journalism to launch and operate the platform. He b...
- Mar 2, 202630 min
#105, Ted Stets on the USGS National Water Availability Assessment
Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, Principal of Collaborative Water Resolution and Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water and the Texas Water Journal, discusses the National Water Availability Assessment project, with Dr. Ted Stets, a Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who is leading the assessment. The assessment project is tasked with producing a comprehensive, integrated assessment of the nation’s water availability. The first National Wate...
- Feb 25, 202640 min
#104, Kirsten James on Ceres’ Valuing Water Finance Initiative
Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Dr. Todd Votteler, Principal of Collaborative Water Resolution and Editor-in-Chief of Texas+Water and the Texas Water Journal, discusses how investors and companies are confronting water-related financial risks with Kristen James, Senior Water Program Director at Ceres. Kirsten directs Ceres' strategy supporting investors and companies in addressing challenges facing our freshwater systems. Her work includes leading the Valuing Water Finance Initia...
- Jan 15, 20261h 11m
#102 - Brian Richter interviews Todd Votteler about "Water Markets for Texas" (and beyond!)
Send us Fan Mail In this conversation recorded on February 6, 2025, Brian Richter, President of Sustainable Waters, trades places with Talk+Water host, Dr. Todd H. Votteler, to interview him about "Water Markets for Texas." In 2025, Texas 2036 published "Water Markets for Texas" a major multi-year report analyzing how voluntary, well-structured water markets have operated in two regions of the state and what lessons they offer for any Texas communities preparing for its long-term water ...
About Talk+Water
Talk+Water takes a deep dive into the world of water with those making waves. Every month Todd H. Votteler, Ph.D. interviews special guests making unique contributions in the water profession. Talk+Water has been rated one of the top water podcasts in the world in multiple water podcast reviews! Check out the latest ratings from Feedspot! If you are enjoying Talk+Water please subscribe and leave us a review.
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