Nanobubble technology is redefining how we manage lake health. These microscopic bubbles–smaller than the width of a human hair–have transformative capabilities that exceed what traditional aeration can accomplish. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Denise Devotta, Senior Limnologist at Moleaer, about the science behind this innovative approach and its application for lakes suffering from algal blooms and legacy sediment loads. While nanobubbles are not widely understood or adopted, Moleaer’s cutting-edge treatments have achieved outstanding improvements in water clarity and quality for lakes across the U.S., including Minnesota’s Tadd Lake and California’s Lake Elsinore. Dr. Devotta takes us through these case studies, discussing how nanobubble technology is revitalizing community spaces and shaping the future of lake management.

The U.K.’s 2021 Environment Act (EA) set ambitious targets for an exhaustive nationwide water quality monitoring program. But putting this legislation into practice raises questions around data reliability and accuracy, reporting transparency and data interpretation, cross-sector collaboration, additional use cases for EA data and how monitoring will translate into remediation efforts. In-Situ’s Tom Stone and Rob Passmore, CEO and Co-Founder of U.K.-based Additive Earth, discuss the U.K.’s way forward as water companies, government bodies, non-profit organizations and other stakeholders navigate the new requirements and begin to strategize about approaches to data collection.

CPRW Watershed Project Manager Cory Dick discusses the groups projects, partnerships and plans for continued restoration and protection of Northern Colorado's Cache la Poudre River and its watershed.

In this fascinating conversation, researchers Rainer Von Brandis, Götz Neef and Goabaone Ramatlapeng discuss the Okavango Wilderness Project, a years-long endeavor to travel the rivers of the Delta and collect data on virtually every aspect of this biodiverse region of Southern Africa, including water quality and water discharge. Together they paint a vivid picture of these challenging expeditions, what the data can tell us, and why it’s so important to protect this precious place.

Canadian Mining Sector Lead and Principal Scientist for Arcadis Canada Inc. Tom Killingbeck shares some of his remarkable experiences from the field devising real-time monitoring installations for a wide variety of mining and industrial clients. In-Situ Regional Sales Manager Chris Howard joins this lively conversation—a masterclass in how to deliver real-time data for clients.

In Part 2 of our conversation with Kat Demaree from CU Boulder and Sam Struthers from CSU, we learn more about the benefits and challenges of continuous water monitoring, the collaborative nature of the project and how similar public/private partnerships are becoming more common as more stakeholders seek to protect shared water resources.

CU Boulder and Colorado State University are working together to collect continuous water monitoring data at 20 sites along the Yampa and Cache La Poudre rivers to better understand the effects of land management practices and wildfire events in their watersheds. In this episode we explore how this project came together and what the partners plan to do with the immense amounts of data it will produce.

In Part 2 of our conversation with Managing Hydrogeologist Brian Partington and Associate Hydrogeologist Moises Santillan, with the Water Replenishment District in Southern California, we discuss how improvements in wireless data transmission benefit the district, the value of real-time data, and how WRD uses the voluminous data it collects.

With a service area that covers a 420-square-mile region of Southern Los Angeles County, the Water Replenishment District is charged with ensuring the availability of a reliable supply of high-quality groundwater through replenishment with recycled water and stormwater capture. In this conversation with Brian Partington, WRD's Manager of Hydrogeology, and WRD Associate Hydrogeologist & WRD Associate Hydrogeologist Moises Santillan, we learn how the district uses remote water monitoring technology to simplify and expand access to continuous groundwater data and secure a sustainable water future for the region.

Stetson University is a small, private university in Florida, but since its founding in 2015, the university’s Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience (IWER) has made impressive strides, involving dozens of undergraduate students in research projects out in the community and securing funding from a variety of sources to support and expand the program. In this conversation with IWER Executive Director Dr. Jason Evans and IWER lab manager and instructor Andrew Joesoef, they explain how the program is structured, the types of research students conduct, and how the data they’re collecting is useful for communities seeking ways to adapt to a changing climate and sea-level rise.

Under the UK’s 2021 Environment Act, water companies will only be permitted to discharge from a storm overflow where they can demonstrate that there is no adverse ecological impact. In practical terms, this means they will have to monitor water quality upstream and downstream of thousands of combined sewer overflows and effluent discharge sites. In-Situ’s Kayleigh Smith and David Claridge, with Environmental Monitoring Solutions, discuss the ramifications of such an undertaking, workable water monitoring solutions, and thoughts on how a vast amount of resulting data could be used and shared.

The future is digital, and while the environmental water monitoring industry has been slow to migrate to modern programs and platforms, the software and solutions teams at In-Situ are rapidly gaining ground with innovations in app-based monitoring and remote data access that are transforming the way water data is collected, accessed and managed. Tune in to this enlightening conversation with In-Situ’s Director of Product Management Matt Trumbo and Software Product Owner Tom Koniuta, as they discuss their customer-centric software-development process and the exciting solutions their teams have produced.

Cleveland Water Alliance might not be a large organization, but by engaging a diverse group of stakeholders and maintaining a tight focus on its mission and goals, the organization is having measurable impact on a dizzying array of issues, including Great Lake management, technological innovation in the water sector, regional economic development, citizen science initiatives, and more. Listen to this interview with CWA Program Manager Max Herzog for an articulate overview of CWA’s impressive scope.

Eli Kersh is on a quest to put better data into the hands of lake managers so they can implement effective and efficient lake management plans to improve and preserve lake health. His company, LakeTech, has developed a unique data management platform and consultancy to support citizen scientists, professional lake managers and municipalities.

The application development managers at In-Situ work closely with customers to find the best solutions for their monitoring projects and help them get optimum performance from their In-Situ equipment and software. In this episode, Kerry Caslow, our surface water expert, Adam Hobson, our groundwater expert, and Brock Houston, our expert in all things coastal, sit down for a lively conversation about their work, their experience and their take on where water monitoring and the technology that supports it are headed in the era of climate change.

As a project manager with GreenVest, a U.S. firm specializing in ecological restoration and provision of mitigation credits for public and private landowners, Laura Kelm has worked on multiple mitigation and restoration projects aimed at reducing sediment and nutrient flow into the Chesapeake Bay, restoring hydrologic function, and improving habitat. She joined us to talk about several of her recent projects and the challenges and trends she sees in this emerging field.

Chris Davis loves the water monitoring industry so much, he’s deep into his second stint in the field, working on a huge variety of projects through his company, Lower 48 Instruments. Here he offers his take on challenges and opportunities for his customers and the industry, the demand for easier access to more data, his technology wish list, and his tips for success.

After more than 30 years working as a scientist, teacher and inventor, Doug Levin not only has remarkable stories of marine exploration and monitoring to share but also well-earned insights on scientific exploration, business, teaching, and what the future of data visualization and access should look like. In this lively interview, Doug talks about his work with NOAA, NASA and others, his thoughts on teaching the scientists of tomorrow, and the vision behind his innovations in affordable remote water quality monitoring.

Dr. Jim Ivey created his Field Methods course at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, because he wanted his students to leave college with skills they could put on a resume. As a teacher, he’s nurturing his students’ passion for science and preparing them for real-world field work. And as a researcher, he’s exploring advancements in autonomous water quality monitoring platforms and dreaming of a comprehensive remote monitoring network that could help protect Florida’s coastal waters.

In his work with the Kansas Geological Survey, Senior Research Assistant and Field Hydrogeologist Ed Reboulet has collected water level data on the Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer for more than a decade. Drawdowns used to irrigate farmland in the western part of the state have depleted the aquifer, and Ed’s data show a consistent decline, signaling some tough decisions ahead for those who use and manage this precious resource.