Today on the podcast I catch up with Abi Croutear-Foy and Ebi Hussain from AquaWatch. Abi is the Managing Director coming from an international financial services background and Ebi is the Chief Science Officer coming with a background in water quality science and ecology. Both are passionate about freshwater and also about using the facts that water can tell us to empower people to make changes that matter.
AquaWatch, which back at the start was called RiverWatch, was founded by father and son duo - Grant and James Muir who were watching their awa(river) literally dying before their eyes. The story of the struggle to save the river compelled James to create the documentary film "River Dog". And River Dog led Grant and James to explore ways to help reverse the decline of water quality in Aotearoa, identifying the need for clear and consistent water quality data as a starting point.
The resulting products at AquaWatch include a range of software and hardware solutions that have been developed, include a “waka” that sits in a body of water that can continuously capture water quality data allowing us to take the guesswork out of freshwater monitoring and give real-time insights into the impact of climatic events and land-based activities on water quality.
So grab a cuppa and enjoy listening to this episode, I for one specifically enjoyed highlighting the way that water quality touches every aspect of sustainability and highlighting why actions to improve water quality are so vitally important.
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