The WQA Podcast

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the Water Treatment Industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we feature a portion of a recent WQA Government Affairs webinar on Supply Chain disruption which we held during the recent WQA Congressional Fly-in. We’ll hear from Bill Donohue, President, Executive Director of GENEDGE Alliance, an organization that helps to solve the operational and business challenges facing Virginia companies. You can watch the entire webinar by going to wqa.org/webinars. Bill references various slides in the presentation, but don’t worry, you’ll have a good sense of the information he presents.

Later, we’ll have a Motivational Minute and our WQA Tip.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we feature a discussion with Josh Greene of A.O. Smith along with WQA Government Affairs Director Jeremy Pollack and Kathleen Burbidge, WQA’s Associate Director for External Affairs. They talk about the Healthy H20 Act, the next steps for moving the legislation along in Congress, and how the program ill benefit WQA Members. WQA’s Susan Keaton joins Wes Bleed for our discussion.

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org.

In this week’s episode of WQA Radio, we feature Mike Gottlieb, founder of Resintech, in a WQA Radio interview from the floor of the WQA Convention & Exposition. Mike talks about the early days back in the mid-1980s when he got the idea for the company, how it’s grown over the past several decades, and how they decided to open their new facility in New Jersey.

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Find us at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we feature another presentation from the Opening General Session of our recent WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando. We’ll hear from WQA Executive Director Pauli Undesser, who outlined 3 key ways in which attendees could have an impact in their businesses and overall for the water treatment industry.

Later, we’ll have a Motivational Minute and our WQA Tip

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote better water quality around the world.

We’re publishing this on April 20th, 2022. Find us at https://WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. And in this episode, we feature presentations at the Opening General Session of our recent WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando. We’ll hear from Honorary Member award recipient, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Lifetime Member award winner Steve Ver Strat and finally, Richard Mest, the Hall of Fame inductee for 2022. The leadership awards are always a highlight of our convention.

Later, we’ll have a Motivational Minute and our WQA Tip.

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Find out more about us at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we feature our conversation with newly installed WQA President Jim Stern that took place during a Facebook Live stream interview from WQA Central on the exposition floor of the WQA Convention in Orlando.

We include excerpts of Jim’s acceptance speech during the Opening General Session and then get his perspective on the new WQA Strategic plan, his impressions of the Convention and his thoughts about the coming year as president.

Later, we’ll have a Motivational Minute and our WQA Tip

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry.

In this episode, we talk with WQA Dealer members Sam Barron and Mike McGowan. Mike, with McGowan Water Conditioning in Mankato, Minnesota, is on the WQA Board of Directors. Sam, with Maher Water in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is active in WQA. They will discuss their experience with TV and Radio advertising for their water treatment business, how they decided which medium was best for them, and some of the lessons learned when it comes to running ads in their local market.

Interested in learning about membership? Go to https://wqa.org/membership.

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 focused on recent revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule which will mandate testing in schools and childcare centers starting in 2024. You’ll learn why these changes present new opportunities for point-of-use water treatment solutions.

We’ll feature excerpts from the webinar.

Will you join us in Orlando for the WQA Convention & Exposition, April 6-8, 2022? Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

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. Learn more at https://wqa.org/bootcamp.

We’ll get an overview of this year’s boot camp topics, why it’s such a valuable business workshop for dealers, and you’ll hear about a special offer for WQA listeners.

Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

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 Convention and his outlook on the water treatment industry overall in the coming year.

Learn more about WQA's Convention & Exposition in Orlando April 6-8, 2022 at https://wqa.org/convention.