Published on June 21st, 2018 | by RB Team

TED Talk about River Surfing

Wave technician Paul Primus talks about the double benefit of building river features to replace dangerous low head dams. A dual function wave system helps improving both irrigation and recreation. Paul argues that “river surfing provides a much safer and a much more fun way to distribute water” and ultimately “helps to save lives”.


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  • David Allan

    Paul,
    That was an outstanding speech you gave. And the concept of merging the needs of recreation (surfing) and farming (irrigation) in finding a safer way to manage low head dams is ingenious. It was good to see you at KWP when the wave was at its peak, and over the following days I rode endlessly. In my life, having surfed since I was a little kid back in 1957, days like that have hit the depth of my soul. We know the stoke and share the spirit.
    Cowibunga!

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