The WQA Podcast

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://wqa.org/convention

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 and we’ll end with Mike Mecca, receiving the 2021 Hall of Fame Award at the Opening General Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition.

WQA President Toby Thomas announced the winners on stage in Las Vegas. Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

Learn more about the WQA Convention & Exposition at https://wqa.org/convention.

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 to apple podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thanks, so much.

Our guest is Julia Cronin of WQA’s Gold Seal Product Certification team talking about WQA’s Standard 60 product certification program.

In this episode, we will hear from Julia Cronin, account representative for WQA, about Standard 60 which is for drinking water treatment chemicals. We’ll hear what kinds of chemicals, what the standard does, and how the Gold Seal program offers a way to get a variety of products tested and certified.

https://wqa.org/60.

Learn more about the WQA Convention & Exposition at https://wqa.org/convention.

Talk soon!

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 would do us a favor, and go over to apple podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thanks, so much.

We’re publishing this on December 8th, 2021. Happy Holidays to you and your family from WQA Radio.

In this episode, we’ll talk with Water Quality Products Magazine managing editor Lauren Del Ciello, about WQP's State of the Industry survey the magazine conducts each year at this time.

What was the biggest concern in 2021? What were some of the trends that they’ve seen, and what new product readers were adding to their business model over the past year.

Interested in learning more about WQA membership? Go to https://membership and join today!

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 would do us a favor, and go over to apple podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thanks, so much.

We’re publishing this on December 1st, 2021. Happy Holidays to you and your family from WQA Radio.

In this episode, we’ll talk with Mike Mormino, VP Sales & Marketing for ENPRESS LLC, and Chair of the WQA Research Task Force about the new WQRF Emerging Contaminants consumer study. We're also joined by Kayla Heriaud, Research Project Leader for WQRF.

We'll discuss how the research was conducted, what was the focus of the survey and what contaminants consumers were most aware of, plus what’s the timetable for seeing the final report.

Interested in joining WQA? Learn more at https://wqa.org/membership.

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://wqa.org/membership.

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 Doug Haring, with Clack Corporation -- three veteran WQA Members, all in the WQA Hall of Fame. They’ll discuss how they’re wrapping up 2021, look ahead to the challenges for 2022 and what they’re planning to change in the coming months.

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 November 10, 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.

Learn more about Professional Certification at https://wqa.org/profcert.

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 hosts a Pavilion for member companies at the Aquatech shows in Amsterdam, China and Mexico. Learn more at https://www.wqa.org/programs-services/events/international.

November is Member Appreciation Month at WQA. Learn more and join at https://wqa.org/membership.

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, if you would do us a favor, and go over to apple podcasts and leave us a rating and review, we would appreciate it. Thanks, so much.

In this episode, WQA’s Susan Keaton will chat with "Data Dale" Filhaber with the marketing firm Dataman Group Direct about her work in the water treatment industry and will get her thoughts about how members can use the findings from the WQA Consumer Survey in their own marketing initiatives.

Learn more about WQA membership at https://wqa.org/membership. The WQA Convention & Exposition takes place April 6-8, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. https://wqa.org/convention.