My Enviropreneur Story

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

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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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