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Water For Fighting

Mark Twain is said to have quipped, “Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting." And in Florida, the subject of water can bring out the strongest of opinions. The Water for Fighting podcast will discuss the past, present, and future of water in Florida with the people who make it happen. The host, Brett Cyphers spent over 20 years working throughout Florida government getting to know the people who’ve made water their life’s work and created this podcast to allow you, the listener, to get

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Lisa Moore

Water For Fighting ·

2025/11/11

In the season four finale of Water for Fighting, host Brett Cyphers heads to Crystal River to sit down with community champion and fourth-generation Floridian Lisa Moore — a teacher, advocate, and the driving force behind Save Crystal River.Lisa shares what it was like growing up on Florida’s Gulf Coast — childhoods spent jumping into spring vents, fishing off docks, and roaming the river by boat before she could even drive a car. But over time, that paradise shifted. Storms, invasive

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Adam Blalock, Omar Franco, Kim Shugar

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2025/09/09

This special joint episode from Water for Fighting and the Florida Specifier Podcast—a product of the Specifier Media Group—was recorded in front of a live audience at the American Water Resources Association’s annual conference in Key West. Host, Brett Cyphers sits down with three of Florida’s most influential voices in water policy and advocacy: Kim Shugar, Senior Advisor and Environmental Policy Lead at the Arrow Group; Adam Blalock, Deputy Secretary for Ecosystem Restoration at the Florida

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1:00:25

Mandi Rice

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2025/08/19

In this episode of Water for Fighting, host Brett Cyphers sits down with longtime friend and colleague Mandi Rice, Assistant Executive Director of the Southwest Florida Water Management District, for a wide-ranging conversation that weaves together her personal story and her professional journey in Florida’s water world.Mandi shares how her upbringing in Palm Beach County and her family’s deep connection to Florida’s coast helped shape a lifelong passion for water. From her early days as an

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Temperince Morgan

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2025/06/24

In this episode, Brett Cyphers sits down with Temperince Morgan, a fourth-generation Floridian who brings both personal roots and professional expertise to Florida’s most pressing environmental issues.Temperince shares her story, beginning with her upbringing alongside a father with deep roots in ranching. Raised in Jacksonville and spending time with family in Lake Okeechobee, her love for nature was shaped by family trips around Florida. Her childhood was deeply connected to water and

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1:23:20

One Water Conference

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2024/12/17

In this episode, Brett takes the show on the road to moderate a discussion at the OneWater Summit in Winter Haven. His conversation partners included Lynn Spivey, the City of Plant City Utilities Director; David MacIntyre, the President of AquaSciTech Consulting; and Frank Bernardino, Partner Ameritus with Anfield Consulting.They discuss the definition of One Water; how the regulatory structure of water in Florida may be exacerbating its resource issues; what’s missing in how environmental

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1:14:47

Adam Putnam

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2024/12/03

In this special episode, released under the Water for Fighting as well as the Florida Specifier banner, Brett gets to sit down with Bartow’s favorite son, Adam Putnam. At the time he served, Putnam was the youngest person ever to be elected to the Florida House of Representatives at barely twenty-two years old. He would go on to serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms, becoming the 3rd ranking member of that body, and he was elected statewide as Florida’s 11th

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1:19:17

Eric Sutton

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2024/10/29

In this episode, Brett sat down with his friend and fellow Southwest Florida Water Management District alum, Eric Sutton. Before his current role, Eric has spent his entire career in public service. He’s worked for Sarasota County; the water management district where he and Brett met; and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, where he would eventually get to serve as the organization’s Executive Director. He’s currently a Vice-President with Garcia Land Management and Environmental

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1:08:59

Andrew Ketchel

Water For Fighting ·

2024/10/15

For this episode, Brett sat down with his friend, colleague, and fellow DEP alum Andrew Ketchel as Hurricane Helene barreled toward its collision with the Southeast United States. Andrew is a former Legislative Affairs Director for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; college football player for the University of South Florida; and an Eagle Scout. He’s currently a partner with Capital City Consulting, one of the largest lobbying firms in the state of Florida.They discuss his

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Mark Merkelbach

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2024/09/24

In this episode, Brett has a conversation with Mark Merkelbach, the CEO of Green Earth Operations and COO of Sustainable Water Infrastructure Group (SWIG). Mark has dedicated his career to water quality improvement all over the world including India, Mexico, Haiti, and China. He’s now using his creativity and experience to solve water quality problems right here in Florida. They discuss growing up around the Jersey Shore; a love of the outdoors passed down from his father; a professional

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1:20:20

David Rathke

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2024/09/09

The Season 4 kickoff features Brett sitting down with his friend and former boss, David Rathke. David is currently the Executive Director of Resiliency Florida and Executive Director of Florida Association of Mitigation Bankers, but he has decades of experience working in many facets of state government. That experience includes working for former Congressman, Dan Miller; working as an aide for former Senate President, John McKay; a community affairs role with The Peace River Manasota River Water

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