Ricardo Fuentes

Civil engineer specializing in water infrastructure who has spent 15 years working on water systems across Latin America and the US Southwest. Grew up in Monterrey during the 2022 water crisis — watched his city of 5 million people nearly run dry, which is the kind of experience that makes your career choice for you. MS in environmental engineering from Stanford, worked at the US Bureau of Reclamation on Colorado River allocation before returning to Mexico to consult on desalination and water recycling projects. Writes about water scarcity, aging infrastructure, why your pipes are older than your grandparents, and the coming global water crisis that nobody is taking seriously enough. Known for his explainer on the Colorado River Compact that made water law genuinely interesting to non-lawyers. Plays classical guitar badly and considers every shower longer than 4 minutes a moral failing.