Jim Lauria is vice president of sales & marketing for Mazzei Injector Company, LLC, a fluid design company that manufactures mixing and contacting systems. He holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from Manhattan College and has more than 20 years of global water treatment experience in the agricultural, municipal, industrial and commercial markets. Jim can be contacted at jlauria@mazzei.net.   https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/jim-lauria/rss en Agriculture Innovation Law & Policy Mon, 06 Feb 2017 07:28:45 +0000 Jim Lauria https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/02/06/why-californias-cannabis-industry-will-lead-water-innovation https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/02/06/why-californias-cannabis-industry-will-lead-water-innovation With California’s newly legal army of recreational cannabis growers barred from federal water supplies, they could become leading innovators when it comes to water sustainability, writes water-treatment expert Jim Lauria. Law & Policy Management & Supply Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:04:37 +0000 Jim Lauria https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/01/05/why-donald-trump-should-focus-on-improving-water-infrastructure https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/01/05/why-donald-trump-should-focus-on-improving-water-infrastructure In an open letter to the president-elect, Jim Lauria writes that improving water systems will help increase jobs, reverse decades of decline and ensure a commitment to safe drinking water for all Americans.