The wild world of the water business

April 24, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Steve Mortenson, president, Independent Water Providers, Williston, ND Mortenson talks about the Bakken’s water industry and how he has lost 50% of his business to government industrial water sales sold to oil companies for fracking.  Mortenson also talks about how AE2S, an engineering company, has driven and pushed for […]

Full length interview: The Big Bad Wolf and eminent domain

April 19, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Derrick Braaten, partner, Baumstark Braaten Law Partners, Bismarck, ND Braaten moved to North Dakota to work with Sarah Vogel Law Partners, now Baumstark Braaten, in August of 2007. Prior to entering the legal profession, he worked with the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture for two years, and has been […]

North Dakota’s Newest Big Bad Wolf

April 18, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Throughout history the practice of eminent domain has been abused in the United States.  Abused to the point where the parties taking the land were colloquially referred as the “big bad wolf”.  The first big bad wolf was the railroad. The process was quite simple, the railroad is considered a […]

ND water projects and their funding impacts

April 9, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview:   Jared Wirtz, executive director, Western Area Water Supply Authority Wirtz opines about whether the Western Area Water Supply Authority will impact funding to other water project across the state like the Fargo flood diversion.  He talks about the future of WAWSA.  

Full length interview: Sand talks water business

March 14, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Duane Sand, owner, North Star Water Sand talks about the water business and how it operates with the oil and gas industry.  He also discusses in detail the Western Authority Water Supply (WAWS) and how the government entity has become extremely intrusive in the private sector.