Authors

Albert Barker is a partner in Marten’s Boise office and represents a wide range of interests in the most influential Idaho cases and projects in the areas of water law, environmental and natural resources law, mining, construction law, and commercial litigation matters before the Idaho Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit, state and federal trial courts…

Brian Daluiso is senior counsel in Marten’s Boise office and represents clients in Idaho and across the country in cleanup and cost recovery actions under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and various state laws. He also represents clients in water rights disputes, irrigation, and other general environmental litigation.

Hunter Causey is the Director of Asset Management and Chief Engineer for the Colorado River Water Conservation District, where he helps steward the District’s reservoir infrastructure to serve a wide range of water users across Western Colorado. His work focuses on maintaining safe, reliable storage and adapting operations to meet the Western Slope’s evolving water…

Sam Calahan is a Water Resources Specialist with the Colorado River District, where he manages operations at Elkhead and Wolford Mountain Reservoirs and provides other technical services. He also participates in cooperative efforts to maintain flows on the West Slope in areas impacted by transmountain diverters, including Grand County’s Learning by Doing effort and the…

Lindsay Defrates is the Deputy Director of Communications and PIO for the Colorado River District. Her work centers on communicating with media, stakeholders, and constituents about the complexities of western water, including the Shoshone Water Rights Preservation project, while supporting the CRD’s technical, legal and policy teams who act on behalf of western slope water…

Jeff Chagnon, PhD is Senior Meteorologist at Rain Enhancement Technologies (NASDAQ: RAIN). His work includes operational meteorology and analysis for ionization-based precipitation enhancement deployments, with a focus on integrating radar observations, dispersion modeling, and precipitation datasets.

Randy Seidl is Chief Executive Officer of Rain Enhancement Technologies (NASDAQ: RAIN). He works with public-sector and private stakeholders worldwide on the company’s precipitation enhancement initiatives, including current deployments in the western United States. For more information, visit www.rainenhancement.com or contact info@rainenhancement.com.