Kristina Ribellia is a water entrepreneur who identified a need and created the solution. Take a listen to her interview explaining how she came to the water sector, recognized a need, and built the solution.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- Kristina’s background
- How Kristina’s time in the water sector allowed her to recognize the need for a more efficient system of water rights transfers in Washington state
- How the idea for Western Water Market got off the ground
- What Western Water Market does
- How Western Water Market connects buyers and sellers of water rights
- Why the transparency allowed by Western Water Market will help allocate water rights more efficiently
- What are some of the policy tools to make water markets more efficient
- How Western Water Market works for leases of water rights
- How Western Water Market is growing and serving the needs of water rights market participants
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Kristina’s LinkedIn page
- Western Water Market’s website
- TWV #135: Water Resiliency for the Ag Economy with AQUAOSO’s Chris Peacock
- TWV #106: Alternative Transfer Methods with James Eklund
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