Episode 19: Deep Dive-Water 3
Show Notes for Deep Dive-Water 3
Podcast: Episode 19: Deep Dive-Water 3 First air date: September 9, 2023
Host: Julie B Adler
Guests:
· Dr. Char Miller,IV, Director of Environmental Analysis, W.M.Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College, Claremont, California
· Spencer Nicholas, 4th year student Pitzer College, Claremont, California
In This Episode: We begin with insights from our guests in Water 1 and 2; Dr. Richard Johnston, Heather Venhaus, Suzanne Scott, State DirectorThe Nature Conservancy-Texas, Ryan Smith, Director of Water and ScienceThe Nature Conservancy-Texas, Ted Flato-co-founder Lake Flato Architects and founderHeadwaters Alliance, and Char Miller, IV-Director of Environmental Analysis, W.M.Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College to set the stage for Deep Dive-Water 3 where we plunge into the depths of water infrastructure with our guests, Dr. Char Miller, IV and his student, Spencer Nicholas. Find links to our guests, their work, and the sources they refer to in Episode 19 below.
Show Notes:
Books by Dr. Char Miller, IV referenced
Guest Bios:
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Some questions covered to stimulate listeners’ discussion:
Char advises his students, readers, and listeners to get out and really look at their community. Have you done that? How does your community control and deliver its water to you, to other members of the public, to industry, to agriculture?
Have you seen differences in the weather patterns in your community? Too much or too little? How has that affected water delivery, water control?
Are there dams in your community? What are they used for? Flood control? Hydroelectric power? Reservoirs? Why were they erected in the first place? Who benefits from them?
Who maintains the dams? Levees? What condition are they in?
In Deep Dive-Water 2 Ryan Smith talked about controlling the flow of water from the dams to protect the ecosystems below the dam. Is that being done where you live?
How to we protect our communities and our water supplies at the same time?
Do we need to find new sources of water or use what we have differently?
What actions might we or others take to insure an adequate supply for people and the environment into the future