my enviropreneur story
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Turning Blue into Green
Chris Corbin: My Enviropreneur Story
i am an enviropreneur
Beer Guy!
my story
my market
my projects
desire
lesson 1
i ♥ water
my story
passion for water
water resourcemanagement
project manager
conservation transactions
vision
lesson 2
MBA
my story
start up 1
brewSolutions, INC
BREWB X◙
continuously learn
lesson 3
tools
network
never give up
lesson 4
“I have not failed. I just found 10,000 ways that do not work”
- Thomas Edison
execute
lesson 5
“you lose 100% of the races you don’t start.” - no fear t-shirt
Lotic turns blue into green.
BLUE represents historic water rights
1
GREEN meansopportunities
2
my market
water rights
property of the state for the use of its people . . .
water
right to use water
water right
water rights are assets
Irrigating Crops
quenching thirst
quenching thirst
Hydropower
Industry
21
Recreation
21
Fish and Wildlife
supply and demand
“The West is the fastest growing part of the country. It is also the driest.”
- National Geographic Magazine
physical supply
(Mote 2003)
Water levels are declining in aquifers.
Steve Running (2009)
Steve Running (2009)
regulatory supply
more valid water right claims than water is available . . .
over appropriated
Basin closure
3
Mitigation and Aquifer recharge
20 AC-FT 1. Aquifer Recharge
2. Mitigation
Future water demand will be met or mitigated by existing water rights.
water market demand
9 of 12 fastest growing states are located in the West.
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
(Dave Nazy, DOE, WA)
Agricultural
Urban & IndustrialEnvironmental
Gallatin County
Agricultural
Environmental
Urban
Missoula County
Agricultural
Environmental
Urban
Ravalli County
Agricultural
Environmental
Urban
169,886 irrigated acres
USDA, Economic Research Service (2009)
297 miles of blue and red ribbon streams226 miles of dewatered streams
Montana FWP, 2009
59% growth since 1990
Montana CenusÓ US Census Montana Census. (2009) 6 April 2009 http://www.census.gov/
Agricultural
Urban & IndustrialEnvironmental
water marketing
buying and selling in a market
Water runs with the land?
1895
45 AC - FT $6,999.99
My Projects
business strategy
water rights audits
never trust a water right
9
due diligence
water market analysis
water markets are not everywhere
water market development
Grass Valley French Ditch Company
Missoula: 1901
Missoula: Now
Missoula
Urban
A SharesB Shares
Restructured Shares
80%
20%
20% reduction in revenue
Agricultural
agricultural
Agricultural
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Agricultural
Urban & IndustrialEnvironmental
Urban
Water Marketing
Agriculture 80%
mitigation20%
Agricultural = A shares
Urban & Industrial = B sharesEnvironmental &
Grass Valley French Ditch CompanyRoots
water rights other
education
water restoration certificates
Beer Guy!
chris@loticwater.com406.531.9156
www.loticwater.comwww.activelymovingwater.com
www.twitter.com/loticwater
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