The WQA Podcast

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. Learn more at https://wqa.org. This is episode #329. If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. Learn more at https://wqa.org. This is episode #328. If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a conversation with WQA Chief Legal Officer Mike Sennett about the WQA code of Ethics which WQA members pledge to uphold as a condition for joining the association. Mike explain...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality since 1974. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a portion of a recent WQA/WQRF webinar -- "PFAS and Forecasting the Regulatory Landscape." WQA Government Affairs Director Jeremy Pollack summarized the comments WQA has submitted to the federal environmental protection agen...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a portion of the session on the 2023 Consumer Opinion Study at the WQA Convention in Las Vegas. It’s a panel discussion kicked off by an overview from WQA Chief Executive Off...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we talk with Rebecca Kriss, a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech University, who’s studying copper in drinking water and what water treatment can be used to treat the problem. She talks about the health effects of copper and why co...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. In this episode, we feature a conversation with longtime WQA member Mike Heatwole, Master Water Specialist with A. O. Smith and Water Right. Mike talks about how membership and professional certification opened doors for his career,...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. https://wqa.org In this episode, we feature a segment from one of our main education sessions at the 2023 WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas. It was called More than a sale: Ethics and PFAS. The discussion was moderated by Cand...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. https://wqa.org. If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a friend or associate. In this episode...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. In this episode, we feature a fantastic conversation with Gary Beutler, also known as Gary the Water Guy. He owns the Water Store in Midland, Ontario, Canada. Gary not only has his own YouTube Channel but he produces videos on a week...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a portion of Mae Stevens' remarks as Keynote Speaker at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas in April. Mae is Senior Vice President of Banner Public Affairs, WQA’s new Government Affairs firm in Washington, D.C. She talks about public policy and funding fo...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. This week's episode features WQA Executive Director Pauli Undesser, speaking at the Keynote Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas. And, welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the w...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. This podcast is brought to you by Brio Water Technology, the leading provider of advanced residential, commercial, and industrial water filtration solutions. In this episode, we feature newly installed WQA President Amanda Moore. We talked with Amanda on the show floor of the WQA Convention...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature remarks from our Leadership Awards at the WQA Convention & Exposition, April 18-20, 2023, in Las Vegas. We’ll take you to the stage of the Keynote Session where WQA President Jim Stern announced the awards. And we’ll hear remarks from Lifetime Member Award winners M...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. Learn more at https://wqa.org. This is episode #315, and this podcast is sponsored by Pentair, your source for pro-grade water treatment components from brands including Fleck, Autotrol, Pentek, and Structural. Learn more at https://Pentair.com/components. If you’re a first-t...

In this week’s episode of WQA Radio, we’re joined by WQA Training and Program manager John McCartan along with Peter Cartwright, a member of the WQA Hall of Fame and chair of the Technical Education Task Force. They tee up Convention Education – the sessions you’ll want to consider at this year’s WQA Convention and Exposition coming up next week in Las Vegas. This is a special replay of an earlier...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice in the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. In this week’s WQA Radio podcast, we feature three past presidents of the Water Quality Association – Bob Maisner, Vice President for Sales & Marketing for Paragaon, Chris Wilker, Executive Vice President for the Canature Water Group...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. Learn more at https://wqa.org. This podcast is sponsored by Hydrotech, a leader in residential and commercial water softening, filtration, drinking and problem water systems. Learn more at https://hydrotechwater.com. If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, wel...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re joined by WQA Business Boot Camp presenter Dustin Martin, the controller at Martin Water Conditioning, who will be giving us a preview of his presentation and workshop at Boot Camp. Dustin...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. This week, we talk with Kyle Whalen, associate director of business development at WQA and Abigail Cain, certification operations manager at WQA. They’ll explain what’s involved in WQA's Gold Seal product certification program, how manufacturers can benefit from Gold Seal, and how WQA’s busine...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re joined by Mae Stevens, Senior Vice President, Banner Public Affairs, WQA’s new government affairs firm in Washington. Mae will present a state of the union for the water industry at the Keynote Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition April 18, 2023 in Las Vegas. She’ll t...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re joined by Candice Wentling, director of Certified Action, one of the WQA members who’s been putting together the topics and speakers for this year’s business boot camp coming up on April 17th, in Las Vegas, one day before the WQA Convention & Exposition. Candice explai...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. This is episode #307. If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a friend or associate. in this ep...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Find out more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re joined by Margaret Martens, executive director of the Water Systems Council, which works on behalf of well drillers and others in the water well industry. Margaret talks about their programs and policy initiatives as well as common points of interest with the water...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Our guest this week is Amanda Crangle, founder of Lamplight Digital Media, one of this year’s WQA Business Boot Camp speakers. Amanda talks about the importance of a digital marketing strategy, how marketing needs to continue to change over time, and some key takeaways you’ll leave with after attending the WQA Business Boot...