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Demand management is temporary, voluntary conserved water to create a reserve in Lake Powell as an "insurance policy." But climate change in Colorado requires more methods of water conservation, says Paul Bruchez of Reeder Creek Ranch. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop

"The secret to making this work is all of us working together." Agriculture, recreation, and cities are part of an intertwined economy in Colorado and must collaborate on water sustainability, says Paul Bruchez of Reeder Creek Ranch. #podcast at https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop

While it's understandable when someone has to sell water rights for financial need, it worries Paul Bruchez of Reeder Creek Ranch when water starts to be treated as a commodity with acquisition, trading, and selling for high dollars. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop #coloradoriver

Colorado rancher Paul Bruchez wants more scientific research and pilot projects on water use in agriculture and then to use the data to expand conservation efforts and base decisions on facts. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/RancherRiver #water #waterloop #coloradoriver

Access to comprehenisve data is vital to water management in California, where there are many entities involved in water, a large and diverse geographic area, and unique local situations, says Tara Moran of the California Water Data Consortium. #podcast ➡️ http://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop

Better access to data supports more proactive decision making in water management, which is particularly important as California heads into drought this summer, says Tara Moran of the California Water Data Consortium. #podcast ➡️ http://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop

California's passage of the robust Open and Transparent Water Data Act authorized the state to partner with a nonprofit to create and operate an open platform for water data. That was the genesis of the California Water Data Consortium, says Tara Moran. #Podcast at https://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop

LiDAR is a powerful tool for understanding environmental changes but is expensive to collect. So federal, state, and local agencies in California are collaborating to pool resources and share data, says Tara Moran of the California Water Data Consortium. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop

Through a partnership, OpenET and the California State Water Resources Control Board are integrating satellite-based data on evapo-transpiration from crops with water rights info for more accurate estimates of water use in San Joaquin Delta, says Tara Moran of the California Water Data Consortium. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/CaWaterData #water #waterloop

For five generations Paul Bruchez’s family has ranched in Colorado, giving him an intimate understanding of water and the Colorado River. As climate change and development strain water resources to the breaking point, agriculture is facing tremendous pressure, pushing to improve water conservation, and collaborating with other stakeholders to find…

Calling water a human right personalizes the issue, reflects the serious challenges for many communities, and serves as a call for the country to step up in ensuring safe and reliable access, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #sdg6

The role and influence of tribes in water management in the Colorado River Basin has continued to grow, as evidenced by how they helped the state of Arizona set up a drought contingency plan, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #coloradoriver

A project with Google, NASA, and others is using satellite data to determine water consumption by crops and when farmers should irrigate in the upper Colorado River Basin, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #coloradoriver

An experiment to use less water for agriculture and instead send it into the Colorado River generated hydropower, helped fish habitat, fed flows for rafting, and funded infrastructure repairs, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #coloradoriver

The philosophy of water management in the Colorado River Basin has shifted from a "use it or lose it" approach in the early 2000s to one that is collaborative and encouraging of conservation, says Ted Kowalski of the Walton Family Foundation. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/SustainableColorado #water #waterloop #coloradoriver

During last decade’s severe drought the State of California passed the Open and Transparent Water Data Act in recognition of the critical role of data in water management. That led to the formation of the California Water Data Consortium, a nonprofit that works with the state, local water agencies, farmers,…

It’s time to reinvent stream mitigation banking to either restore streams for a criteria like nutrients or just put in buffers and let the system restore itself, says Rebecca Lave of Indiana University and Martin Doyle of Duke University. See the #podcast at https://bit.ly/StreamBanking #water #waterloop

Government, developers, and environmental groups all need to play a part in fixing stream mitigation banking, says Rebecca Lave of Indiana University. The Army Corps of Engineers must lead the change, says Martin Doyle of Duke Environment. See the #podcast at https://bit.ly/StreamBanking #water #waterloop

Stream mitigation banking hasn't been successful because regulations only require physical reconstruction and not ecological restoration, which is much more difficult, say Martin Doyle of Duke University and Rebecca Lave of Indiana University. See the #podcast at https://bit.ly/StreamBanking #water #waterloop

Stream mitigation banking allows for a stream to be degraded or destroyed by the developer of a property in exchange for restoration of a stream elsewhere, says Rebecca Lave of Indiana University and author of Streams of Revenue by The MIT Press. Watch the #podcast at https://bit.ly/StreamBanking #water #waterloop

The critical interface of climate change and the ocean will be the focus of a special leadership summit hosted by the Biden Administration to coincide with EarthDay, says Eric Schwaab of the Environmental Defense Fund. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/USOceanPolicy #water #waterloop

The most effective marine protected areas are surrounded by additional sustainability measures, supported by local communities, and designed to protect the places most impacted by climate change, says Eric Schwaab of the Environmental Defense Fund. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/USOceanPolicy

There are discussions about increasing offshore fish #aquaculture in the U.S. for the food security and economic benefits, while making sure it is done in an environmentally sustainable manner, says Eric Schwaab of the Environmental Defense Fund. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/USOceanPolicy

There is an encouraging shift underway from offshore extraction of fossil fuels to development of renewable energy sources such as wind, which helps ocean health & addresses climate change, says Eric Schwaab of the Environmental Defense Fund. #podcast ➡️ https://bit.ly/USOceanPolicy #water #waterloop