Episode 79: Brian Richter has been a global leader in water science and conservation for more than 30 years. He is the president of Sustainable Waters (https://www.sustainablewaters.org), a global water education organization, where he promotes sustainable water use and management with governments, corporations, universities, and local communities. He previously served as Director of the Global Water Program of The Nature Conservancy, an international conservation organization. Brian has consulted on more than 170 water projects worldwide. He serves as a water advisor to some of the world’s largest corporations, investment banks, and the United Nations, and has testified before the U.S. Congress on multiple occasions. He also teaches a course on Water Sustainability at the University of Virginia.

Motto: "Everyone wins from managing scarcity."

Day Zero for the Colorado River

https://www.sustainablewaters.org/day-zero-for-the-colorado-river/

Jive Talking episode on private water

https://soundcloud.com/jivetalking/1-water-privatization

_Rights to gross vs net diversions_

David's view:

https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2012/02/water-rights-diversion-or-consumption/

Mike Young replies:

https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2012/03/mike-young-on-water-rights/

Chris Perry adds more:

https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2018/05/chris-perry-on-water-rights/