"Water, Water Everywhere"

About the Show:
Join Deb O’Bannon, a University of Missouri-Kansas City engineering professor as she explores water issues with Kansas City-area policymakers, experts and community members. See how water issues are affecting our economy, health, roads, homes and environment. Tune in to or stream the "Water, Water Everywhere" show at 11:30 a.m. CST Sunday mornings on KCMO Talk Radio 710.

Where did Deb O’Bannon hear the phrase “Water, Water, Everywhere?” It’s taken from the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Our Underwriters:
“Water, Water Everywhere” is underwritten by the Kansas City Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers,  and the UMKC School of Computing and Engineering.   New underwriters are welcome:  please contact us for more information.

Professor Obannon

About Deb O’Bannon:
For 20 years, Deb O’Bannon has taught civil and mechanical engineering at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from MIT, a Master of Engineering degree in Environmental Engineering from Manhattan College in New York and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa. She is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a fellow of the Society of Women Engineers.

O’Bannon is involved in several Kansas City-area water projects, such as a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-supported green solutions project and the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Wet Weather Solutions Program.

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Program Schedule:

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UPCOMING GUESTS:

  • Dean Kevin Truman on UMKC's School of Computing & Engineering
  • Jessie Merrigan on water law
  • Chef Jasper Mirabile on cooking with water
  • Col. Cepeda on combat water needs and logistics
  • Jerry Richardson on water-related book reviews
  • Oceans of Fun's engineering
  • Karin Jacoby on Kansas City's levees
  • Dave Mecklenburg on KCMO's public participation for the combined sewer plan

Program #46 - Dan Murray, P.E. from EPA's Aging Infrastructure program.  Airs November 29, 2009.

Program #45 - Bill Carter, P.E. from GBA on the new sewer under the Overland Park Arboretum.  Airs November 22, 2009.

Program #44 - Mary Lappin, P.E. on water treatment and distribution.  Aired November 15, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.

Program #43 - ASCE President Wayne Klotz, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE.  Aired November 8, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.

Program #42 - Dr. Daniel Pauly from University of British Columbia on Darwin's Beagle voyage.  Aired November 1, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #41 - Phil Borrowman, P.E. of Hanson Professional Services on engineering accreditation and licensing.  Aired October 25, 2009.  More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #40 - Dick Champion from City of Independence Dept. of Water Pollution Control on the Clean Water America Alliance.  Airs October 18, 2009 (anniversary of the Clean Water Act).  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #39 - Rising Tide book review by Jerry Richardson, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE.  Airs October 11, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #38 - Steve Hague, P.E. of HNTB on waterfront construction.  Aired October 4, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #37 - Tim Fobes of HDR on Blue River habitat restoration. More information on the broadcast.  Aired September 27, 2009.  Listen here.

Program #36 - Rick Besancon, P.E. from Burns & McDonnell on bat habitat in Pittsburg, KS's storm sewers.  More information on the broadcast.  Aired September 20, 2009.  Listen here.

Program #35 - Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) -- Deb O'Bannon, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE (your host).   More information on the broadcast.  Aired September 13, 2009.  Listen here.

Program #34 - Andy Bailey, of the National Weather Service, returns to discuss storm formation.  More information on the broadcast. Aired September 6, 2009.  Listen here.

Program #33 - Neil Bass on the Army Corps of Engineers' Missouri River ecosystem restoration.  Aired August 30, 2009.  More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #32 - KCMO's water analysis laboratory - Lorene Lindsay.  Aired August 23, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #31 - Jason Wright of TetraTech on rain barrel and cistern capacity optimization.  Aired August 16, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #30 - Extraterrestrial water and ice - UMKC Prof. Dan McIntosh.  Aired August 9, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #29 - Lake Lenexa Dam design - Joel Marquardt, AIA, LEED.  Aired August 2, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #28 - Dr. Avi Ostfeld of the Technion University in Israel on drinking water security.  Aired July 26, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #27 - Missouri River 340 race - Scott Mansker.  Aired July 19, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.

Program #26 - Infrastructure Report Card - Alysen Abel, P.E. of Overland Park & Jennifer Jacka of HDR.  Aired July 12, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #25 - Christopher Shulse on MODOT's wetland habitats.  Aired July 5, 2009.  More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #24 - Lenexa's Stormwater Projects - Mike Beezhold.  Aired June 28, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #23 - KCMO's Stream Setback Ordinance - Patty Noll.  Aired June 21, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #22 - Vincent Gauthier, AICP returns.  Aired June 14, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #21 - Rick Besancon, P.E. of Burns & McDonnell on green streambank reinforcement. Aired June 7, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #20 - Vincent Gauthier, AICP from Kansas City Port Authority.  Aired May 31, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #19 - Unpacking the "100-year flood" and "5-year storm" terminology - Jerry Richardson, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE.  Aired May 24, 2009.  More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #18 - Measuring River Flow - UMKC's Jerry Richardson, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE.  Aired May 17, 2009.  More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #17 - Dissolved oxygen & coliform bacteria - Deb O'Bannon, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE (your host).  Aired May 10, 2009.  More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #16 - Rare Engineering Books from Linda Hall Library - Bruce Bradley.  Aired May 3, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #15 - UMKC's Award-winning Capstone Civil Engineering Experience - Tom Kimes, P.E. (HDR) and Erich Schmitz, P.E. (TranSystems).  More information on the broadcast.  Aired April 26, 2009.  Listen here.

Program #14 - Household Hazardous Waste - Lara Isch, Kansas City Water Services.  Aired April 19, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #13 - Predicting severe weather - Andy Bailey, National Weather Service.  Aired April 12, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #12 - Marlborough Stormwater Demonstration Project (USEPA) - Scott Struck, Ph.D.  Aired April 5, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #11 - Engineers Without Borders - Dustin Craig of CDM & Sarah Fjell, P.E. from UMKC.  Aired March 29, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #10 - Johnson County Wastewater - John O'Neil. Aired March 22, 2009.  More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #9 - Blue River Watershed/Water Testing - Kate Delehunt.  Aired March 15, 2009.  More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #8 - Kansas City's Fountains - Jocelyn Ball-Edson, RLA.  Aired March 8, 2009. More information on the broadcast.  Listen here.

Program #7 - UMKC's School of Computing & Engineering - Dean Kevin Truman.  Aired March 1, 2009. More information on the broadcast. Listen here.

Program #6 - Kansas City Department of Parks & Recreation and Green Stormwater Solutions.  Commissioner Aggie Stackhaus.  Aired February 22, 2009.  More information on the broadcast Listen here.

Program #5 - Porous Concrete - UMKC Prof. John Kevern, Ph.D., LEED.  Aired February 15, 2009. More information on the broadcast Listen here. 

Programs #3 & #4 - Kansas City, MO's Overflow Control Program - Terry Leeds, P.E.  Aired February 1 & 8, 2009.   More information on the broadcast.  Listen here  

Program #2 – 10,000 Rain Gardens - Scott Cahail.  Aired 9:30 a.m., Jan. 25, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen here

Program #1 – Brush Creek Corridor Development - Carol Grimaldi from Brush Creek Community Partners.  Aired Jan. 18, 2009.  More information on the broadcast.  Listen Here.

More information on the guests and host at http://waterwaterumkc.blogspot.com/

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