The Stormwater World Podcast

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Special EditionEpisode: “Who doesn’t love a good origin story?” In this episode, host, Ty Garmon and Maryella Begley-Garmon, P.E. discuss how the...

Did you know that this podcast is produced by Digital Stormwater? Digital Stormwater B2B Visibility & Digital Marketing, making a difference in stormwater 1 click at a time! They do all things digital. Check them out at DigitalStormwater.com because best known beats best every time.

Episode 022: “People think about a tree person or an arborist they think, ‘Well, yeah, he's a tree hugger.’ Yeah, okay, fine. I am. But it's just b...

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Episode 021: “I have inadvertently turned into what some people would call a stormwater nerd, or I call myself a clean water freak because I thin...

Stormwater World 020: Christian Hennessy | Treatment Product Manager with Oldcastle Infrastructure

Did you know that this podcast is produced by Digital Stormwater? Digital Stormwater B2B Visibility & Digital Marketing, making a difference in stormwater 1 click at a time! They do all things digital. Check them out at DigitalStormwater.com because the best-known beats best every time.

Episode 020: “My passion for stormwater real...

Episode 019: “So I'm a product geek. I'm a stormwater geek. So I just like it when people are innovating and coming up with new solutions.” Dylan Drudul has worked on both sides of the figurative fence in stormwater. Dylan started his career on the regulatory side working for the City of Rockville, MD doing stormwater quality sampling. “I would go through the expo hall and see all these products, but I come back to my office, and I...

Episode 018: “The best way to get into what it is and what it does is to talk about the origin story.” Lance Hoff, P.E. created The Preserver over 10 years ago to address the specific issues that his home state of Minnesota found with pretreatment devices in high flow situations. MNDOT was regulated as an MS4 and needed to provide reporting on measurable goals. They started by testing all of the existing infrastructure they had in ...

Episode 017: “We started this over 25 years ago when nobody knew what it was. It was like magic powder.” Dr. Kyla Wood has spent her whole life in the flocculant and erosion control world. Her father started Applied Polymer Systems, Inc. and she literally grew up in the business. She even attended her first IECA conference when she was 12 or 13. Building on the foundation of learning, she went on to get her Masters from Northern Mi...

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Episode 016: “The majority of our impervious surfaces are not in the public realm, they’re not in the street, they’re on private land,” shares Tom Batroney, P.E., CFM (Professional Engineer and Certified Floodplain Manager).  Tom spends not only his professional life, but also his personal time dedicated to stormwater and improving his impact. In 2020 he needed to rep...

Episode 015: THE best management practice for effective stormwater management is communication.  “It's really hard to lead people or influence people or even work with people if you can't communicate,” says Barry. Communication is a learned skill. As you look at the bigger picture of our stormwater world and why we haven’t accomplished our goals, it all boils down to a lack of communication. That’s been Barry’s mission for the past...

Episode 014: “As I look at basins we've done over the years, and I see that water quality orifice getting smaller and smaller, and it being at the bottom of the pond, it's just kind of always been an idea of mine, is this the best way to do it?,” asks Jamie McCutchen, P.E., principal of Rymar Waterworks. Jamie developed the Marlee Float to address this problem by withdrawing water from the surface of the pond instead of the bottom....

Episode 013: “The multi sector permit really is detail oriented, unlike construction where you do have a lot of leeway,” explains Amesha Morris, owner of Acorn EnviroComply. At Acorn, Amesha specializes in stormwater pollution prevention planning and stormwater training. She has years of experience with boots on the ground in the Industrial Stormwater scene in North Texas. Today, Amesha joins host Ty to discuss her experiences work...

Episode 012: “We have a product that you can drive trucks over, flow water, and contain 96% of sediment retention,” explains Rich Quinley. Sediment control from stormwater is of the utmost importance within the construction industry. The old standard of silt fences and straw wattle can lead to angry visits from stormwater compliance inspectors. Luckily, Rich and Nelson Quinley have the solution with their DuraWattle product, a flex...

Episode 011: “In its simplest form, green infrastructure is this idea of using decentralized, often nature based systems that can be used to manage and treat stormwater at its source,” explains Rob Woodman, National Manager of Green Stormwater Infrastructure with Ferguson Waterworks. Ferguson is making waves in the stormwater industry by integrating innovative practices with traditional ones. Today, Rob joins host Ty to discuss the...

Episode 010: “If we can get somebody to try our Aqua Shield product, and they see how easy it is to install, and they see how much time that they can save, how much money they can save, we will get a lot of repeat business,” explains Eric Rominger, Vice President of AquaShield, Inc. Aqua Shield is the leading green infrastructure device that has been both verified and certified in the state of New Jersey. Today, Eric joins host Ty ...

Episode 009: “WaterWatch Pro is a mobile app that uses digital NOAA data to track rainfall,” explains Gene Norman, President of WaterWatch Pro. Gene’s career as a meteorologist and interest in weather monitoring led him naturally into the world of stormwater management and stormwater compliance. Today, Gene joins host Ty to talk about his product WaterWatch Pro and how it is changing the way people work in the stormwater industry.

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Episode 008: “People are upset when it impacts their property or their quality of life, but overall as the public we're not seeing that,” explains T Luke Owen, president, principal consultant, and training provider of the NPDES Stormwater Training Institute. Luke has provided environmental industrial wastewater and stormwater training for over 30 years. Today, Luke joins host Ty to discuss the importance of getting the public to re...

Episode 007: “In the virtual pre-recorded sessions, we're actually getting people that have never registered for our conference before that maybe are three states away. Always wanted to come, couldn't afford to come. So now they just sign up and get the presentations that way,” explains Harry Stark, Executive Direct of the Ohio Stormwater Conference. Harry is also the Director of Public Services and Engineering for the city of Auro...

Episode 006: “It will likely be cheaper, but more importantly, everybody will understand what's going on. And with GIS layers and data, you can actually show the general public what's going on,” explains Dr. Christopher Foley, president and co-founder of P4 Infrastructure. Dr. Foley has nearly 40 years of experience in civil engineering. Today, Dr. Foley joins host Ty to talk about why he decided to co-found P4 Infrastructure, how ...

Episode 005: “We were a relatively small organization, about 150 of us. Now there's over 700 of us and we're part of the largest b2b media company in the United States. And so what it comes down to is there's just a lot of different resources we can draw on now where we may have not had those previously,” explains Larry Scott, industry icon currently working in events and projects for Stormwater Solutions Magazine. Today, Larry and...