The WQA Podcast

Our featured guest is Daina Grace, executive director of the Texas Water Quality Association (TWQA). Grace talks about the severe weather in Texas which resulted in widespread power and water disruptions. “One of my members lost power at his facility, so they used Facebook (Messenger) to communicate with customers,” Grace said. Another member kept service techs on call 24/7 until their facility co...

Our featured guest is WQA Global Government Affairs Director David Loveday. In this episode, David talks about President Biden’s picks to head the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture, how those selections might affect PFAS regulations and groundwater concerns, plus how the DC Fly-in will change this year because of COVID-19. All of that and our WQA Tip -- save the dat...

In this episode, we talk with WQA's Training and Program Coordinator John McCartan about the new webinar series begin offered every other month for those enrolled in WQA’s Modular Education Program, the MEP. John explains the format, the content that he’ll be covering for MEP users, and how the webinars will help you or your team get through the MEP so that you can earn your professional certifica...

Our special guest is WQA Executive Director Pauli Undesser, who is entering year 5 in her role at WQA. We’ll get her reflections on 2020, thoughts about how WQA is poised to help members in 2021, and two key dates you’ll want to make sure are on your calendar. Plus, we'll have our WQA tip.

Our guest is WQA Technical Affairs Director Eric Yeggy talking about the top trends and predictions he has for the water treatment industry in 2021. Concerns about Lead, PFAS and many other issues will again top the agenda. This is always a top-rated show each year.

In this episode of WQA Radio, WQA’s Susan Keaton talks with WQA President DJ Shannahan about the year that was, in 2020, the impact of COVID-19, how the industry weathered the pandemic, how WQA was able to provide valuable resources, and how the industry is positioned heading into this new year. Later, we’ll have our first Business Insights feature of the year.

In this episode we feature some of the best of our 2020 podcasts. We’ll hear from WQA Hall of Fame award recipient Peter Cartwright, WQA President DJ Shannahan, WQA Mid-Year Leadership speaker Kendall C. Wright, National Groundwater Association President Merritt Partridge, WQRF researcher Dr. Emily Kumpel, and NASA scientist Dr. Jill Williamson, talking about water filtration at the International...

Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is Lauren Del Ciello, Managing Editor of Water Quality Products Magazine. Lauren discusses WQP’s annual water treatment industry survey, how it differed from the survey of readers the magazine published last spring when the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning, how budgets are being affected, and a shift among readers toward more digital technologies. Later,...

Our guest is Gary Hatch, of Hatch Global Consulting Services and the Chair of the Research Task Force for the Contaminant Occurrence Map project for the Water Quality Research Foundation. Gary discusses how the task force helped to guide the research for the Contaminant Occurrence map, which you can find at wqrf.org/map. Gary has some great insights into how to use the map and how the map will evo...

Our guest is Tanya Lubner, PhD and WQA’s Director of Professional Certification & Training. In this episode, we’ll replay the most recent WQA Coffee Break, where Tanya discusses the impact of ethics training, the credibility of following ethical practices, understanding the role of WQA’s Code of Ethics, and how you can use the Ethics training with your team. blog.wqa.org Happy Thanksgiving

Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is Ted Jones, Vice President, North American Dealer Sales, Kinetico Incorporated. Ted discusses his role with Kinetico, his family history in the water treatment industry, his passion for the value of WQA and his outlook for 2021 amid the continuing pandemic. Plus we'll have our WQA Tip. blog.wqa.org

Our guest is longtime WQA member and past WQA president John Packard. We talk with John about his company's response to the pandemic, how he changed his communication strategy with his 32 Culligan dealerships and all of his employees as a result of the crisis, and how he views the value of WQA Membership. Later, we’ll have our WQA tip.

Our guest is Frank DeSilva, National Sales Manager of Resin Tech. He also chairs the WQA Federal Government Affairs Committee. In this episode, we talk with Frank about the new Resin Tech manufacturing facility in New Jersey, how he makes ion exchange a more interesting topic for conversations and sales presentations, and one of the positives he sees coming out of the pandemic. Later, we’ll have o...

In this episode, we’ll hear a portion of the remarks Congressman Dan Kildee (D-Michigan) made during the joint federal and state and regional government affairs committee meeting at the Mid-Year Leadership Conference. Congressman Kildee begins his presentation with the latest on PFAS and his efforts to find bipartisan solutions to the problem. He also talks about federal infrastructure spending. L...

In this episode we feature Kendall C. Wright, one of the speakers at the WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference. His topic was: Breaking Inclusion Barriers. You'll hear a portion of his comments which provided valuable insights into the roles and responsibilities of a leader in a diverse and changing marketplace. Later, we'll have a new feature: WQA Business Insight.

Our guest is Greg Reyneke, a member of the WQA Board of Directors and President of the Pacific Water Quality Association. In this episode, we talk with Greg as he was in the middle of the PWQA annual convention – a virtual show because of the pandemic. We hear about the convention, and then move the conversation into what’s likely ahead for the coming year. Later, we’ll get a regulatory update fro...

Our guest is Merritt Partridge, president of the National Groundwater Association. Merritt discusses his efforts to keep the focus on groundwater when discussing future legislation and funding in Washington. He also shares the reasoning behind the decision to make Groundwater Week in December a totally virtual event, and offers his thoughts about how WQA and NGWA can help each other in the cause o...

WQA's Global Regulatory & Government Affairs Manager Kathleen Burbidge provides highlights of the September bills list, which tracks water-related legislation across the United States.

In this episode, we will give you another taste of the Mid-Year Leadership conference, as we share WQA President DJ Shannahan’s opening remarks to attendees. DJ talked about the COVID-19 crisis, the challenges members faced in the early days of the crisis, and the value WQA provided and continues to offer members of WQA.

In this episode we feature remarks from Curtis Dubay, senior economist in the Economic Policy Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Curtis was a featured speaker at the WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference in September. He reveals a wealth of data and analysis, and explains what the uphill climb looks like as the economy struggles to recover.

In this episode, we hear from Amanda Moore, a member of the WQA Board of Governors, former WQA President Sam Karge, and WQA Executive Director Pauli Undesser, as they talk about managing through the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. They took part in a recent WQA Essentials Webinar, and we’ll hear a portion of that discussion during this episode of WQA Radio. Later, we’ll get a regulatory update fr...

Our featured guest is Richard Mest, president of the Water Quality Research foundation. In this episode, Richard talks about COVID-19, his new role at WQRF and the contaminant occurrence map, one of the big highlights at the WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference. Later, we’ll get a regulatory update from Kathleen Burbidge and our WQA tip.

Our guest is Tanya Lubner, PhD and WQA’s Professional Certification & Training Director. She spoke about the Find a Provider and Find a Water Treatment Professional Search function on the WQA website, a great tool for promoting and growing your water treatment business. Tanya chatted with Wes Bleed during our August Coffee Break, on Facebook Live, about how to get ahead with WQA’s Professional Cer...

In this episode, we hear from WQA President DJ Shannahan. He talks about COVID-19, his new LEAD initiative to encourage more engagement among members, and the new WQA bench marking reports he believes can have a great impact for the industry. Plus we'll have a WQA Tip.

In this episode, we replay a portion of a WQA Essentials Webinar about new research which is finding surprising differences in the water quality from different taps within the same home. WQA Professional Certification & Training Director Tanya Lubner talks with Dr. Andrew Whelton, an associate professor of civil, environmental, and ecological engineering at Purdue University. They talk about the f...