Company
Launched in 2022, Clear Water delivers solutions reusing waste and optimizing sustainability. Specifically, reusing wood waste to improve water quality and reduce GHG emissions.
Cities, counties, businesses, and landowners have wood waste, water quality, and emissions concerns. Wood can be repurposed as a powerful conservation asset, but it’s commonly discarded as waste. A missed conservation and cost reduction opportunity.
Reusing wood waste eliminates disposal fees. No burning and wood decay means less emissions. Producing biochar captures carbon. Using wood waste in projects cleans water and reduces emissions.
Clear Water helps cities, counties, businesses, and landowners capture these benefits.
Reuse Wood Waste
Conserve Costs
Optimize Sustainability
Clear Water delivers solutions for all stages of wood waste reuse and sustainability
Why Clear Water
Complete skillset and perspective
Source, Repurpose, & Use is interdependent.
We have working knowledge & practice areas in all three.
We bring this complete skillset & mindset to every project.
Impeccable precision and detail
Details determine success or failure.
Conservation problems & solutions are complex.
We delve into details that make a difference.
Reducing risk, ensuring successful outcomes
The Executive Team
Ian Roback
Founder / Technical Expert
715.828.6123
Ian is a technology and practice innovator in wood waste management and nutrient pollution reduction. He’s the founder of Clear Water Nitrate Reduction and a technical expert in denitrification practices for agricultural/stormwater runoff, ecosystem services, and the production and use of carbon-based materials. He holds two (2) patents for his denitrification solution, and he’s certified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as a Technical Service Provider in Wetland Creation. Ian has a master’s degree in natural resources and is completing a second master’s degree in sustainable development from American University, Washington, DC.
Marshall Erickson
Operations / Business Development
612.850.3006
Marshall is an experienced strategy, operations, and business development leader with in-depth knowledge of conservation practices. He has successfully launched and led numerous new ventures and complex projects. Prior to Clear Water, he held COO and other leadership positions with companies, Universities, and nonprofits from startups to established organizations. He’s also an advisor/coach to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Marshall holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Minnesota, Duluth MN and a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.