The WQA Podcast

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we will hear from David Cwiertny, PhD, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iowa. Dr. Cwiertny spoke during a recent WQA Essentials Webinar which looked at risks to schools and childcare centers posed by lead in drinking water. Dr. Cwiertny foc...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. In this episode, we talk with Heather Duve, the associate director of Membership and lead organizer of the WQA Business Boot Camp, along with WQA Member Bob Boerner of Culligan Southwest, one of the presenters at this year’s Boot Camp....

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org. This week we feature a conversation with Derek Packard, Vice President of Packard Culligan and a member of WQA’s next generation of up-and-coming water treatment professionals. We’ll discuss the value of WQA membership, the value of the upcoming...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. This podcast is sponsored by A. O. Smith North America Water Treatment. Built on family values that provide better water everywhere, while making solutions reliable, innovative, and friendly. Visit the AO SMITH TEAM at Booth 837 at the WQA Convention & Exposition April 6-8, 2022 in...

Welcome to WQA, a podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. In this episode, we will talk with John McCartan, WQA’s Training and Program Manager and Peter Cartwright of Cartwright consulting and WQA Hall of Fame member – we’ll discuss the education tracks and topics at the upcoming WQA Convention & Exposition, set for April 6-8, 2022 in Orlando,...

Welcome to WQA Radio, our weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. In this episode, we will talk with Chris Wilker, former WQA President with the Canature Water Group, and Candice Wentling of Certified Action to get an overview of the blockbuster sessions that will be presented the first morning of the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando, March 6-8, 2022. Ethics, inflation, Business O...

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. This is episode #254. If you’re a first-time listener, welcome. Be sure to hit that subscribe button on your podcast app so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And, please leave a rating and review at Apple Podcasts. Thanks!...

Welcome to WQA Radio, news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. If you’re a first-time listener, welcome. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And, please leave a rating and review at Apple Podcasts. Thanks! We’re publishing this on February 9, 2022. You can always fin...

Welcome to WQA Radio. In this episode, we will feature a portion of a recent WQA webinar entitled How to Rise, a conversation with Water Quality Industry veterans. We’ll hear from Dennis Rupert, owner of Rupert's Culligan Water Conditioning, and Doug Anderson, Senior Director, Global Engineering and R&D at Culligan International. They talk about what’s ahead for the industry, how younger water tre...

Welcome to WQA Radio, news and insights for the water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we will talk radio advertising with water treatment dealer Mike McGowan of McGowan Water Conditioning in Mankato, Minnesota. Mike is a member of the WQA Board of Directors. You’ll hear how Mike works with both radio stations and a marketing agency to develop his advertising mix, h...

Welcome to WQA Radio. This week, WQA Radio marks episode 250. Our weekly podcast is now in its sixth year. This week’s program features a segment from our recent WQA Essentials webinar in which we provided a Government Affairs Update with our new Government Affairs Director Jeremy Pollack, Nick Plebani from Gephardt Government Affairs in Washington, and Josh Greene from A.O. Smith, who provided th...

In this episode, we will hear from Dr. Tanya Lubner, WQA Director of Professional Certification & Training. She'll discuss the new instructor-led training program at WQA, what’s behind the change, what’s involved in the online instruction, and how it will benefit those who enroll in the program.

In this episode, we will hear from WQA Technical Affairs Director Eric Yeggy with his predictions for top contaminants and water treatment issues for 2022. Eric looks back at his predictions for 2021 – what he got right, and what he got wrong…and then offers his forecast or 2022. It’s always one of our most popular podcasts of the year. Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip. Learn more about the WQA Conve...

In this episode, we will hear from WQA Lab Director Zac Gleason about all the new features of the WQA Lab, which opened in 2021. Then we’ll hear a portion of our interview with Joe Doss, president of the International Bottled Water Association. Finally, we’ll hear a portion of the Keynote address at the WQA Convention & Exposition from speaker Simon T. Bailey. Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip. https:...

Welcome to WQA Radio. This episode features a look back at highlights from 2021. We will hear from our four major award recipients at the Opening General Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition this past July. In this order – we’ll hear Richard Mest, accepting the 2020 Lifetime Member award, Joe Huemann receiving the 2021 Lifetime Member Award, Peter Cartwright with the 2020 Hall of Fame award...

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you’re a first-time listener, welcome. Be sure to hit that subscribe button on your podcast app so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. Also, head over t...

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This is episode #244 – if you’re a first-time listener, welcome. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. Also, if you w...

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This is episode #243 – if you’re a first-time listener, welcome. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. Also, if you w...

Our guest in this week’s episode of WQA Radio is Christine Vuocolo, office manager and co-owner (along with husband Mark) of MVP Plumbing in Pennsylvania. We talk with Christine about MVP plumbing, her unique business background, how water treatment became part of their business and how that led to becoming a member of the Water Quality Association. Now's the perfect time to join WQA. Go to https:...

Welcome to WQA Radio. We’re publishing this on November 17, 2021 during Member Appreciation Month at WQA. If you’re not a member, now’s the perfect time to join. Go to https://wqa.org/membership to learn more and join the growing water treatment community. In this episode, we’ll talk with Denise Urbans with Shedd Water and Urbans Aqua, Bret Tangley, President and CEO of Sterling Water, Inc. and Do...

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’ll talk with Ariane Paris about her company, why the focus on ethics, what she values in being a member of WQA, and how’s she’s dealing with a rapidly growing company. We’re publishing this on Nov...

Welcome to WQA Radio where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we caught up with WQA Executive Director for Member & Public Engagement Tom Bruursema at the WQA Booth at the Aquatech Show in Amsterdam. The Aquatech Show is held every two years in Amsterdam. WQA ho...

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. Find us at https://WQA.org and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This is episode #238 – if you’re a first-time listener, welcome. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. Also, i...

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This week, we feature a portion of Doug Ramer’s presentation at Mid-Year entitled Making Employees Proud Promoters. Doug is president of Martin Water Kinetico, and a member o...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. In this episode, we feature some very important remarks from former WQA Executive Director Doug Oberhamer and another former WQA Executive Director, Pete Censky. They spoke at the Grand Openi...