The WQA Podcast

Our guest is Becky Tallon, Director of Water Treatment Technologies at A. O. Smith’s Corporate Technology Center in Milwaukee.

Becky has served on several committees at WQA: Water Sciences (immediate past Chair), the Women in Industry Advisory Council, the Product Certification Advisory Council, and many task forces including the WQRF Grant Task Force.

We'll talk with Becky about the 2018 Grant Program and what research we can expect to learn more about in the coming years. "The Board did approve funding for researchers from Purdue University for a two-year project on emerging contaminant removal with both carbon and RO technologies," she said.

We'll also have a regulatory update from Kathleen Fultz, and our WQA Tip: How to spend those unused 2018 budget dollars. blog.wqa.org.

Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is Kelly Johnson, member of the WQA Board of Directors and Board of Governors, with his assessment of the water treatment business. We’ll hear from Kelly about his three business lines in Oklahoma and Kansas, and get his perspective on water treatment issues as a member of the Board of Governors. Be sure to register for the 2019 WQA Convention & Exposition (April 23-25, 2019 in Las Vegas) at wqa.org/convention.

Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is Tom Bruursema, WQA’s new Associate Executive Director for Member and Public Engagement. We’ll hear from Tom about his extensive background in the water treatment industry, his upbeat outlook and his transition into his new role here at WQA. Remember, you can subscribe to our podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Sound Cloud and Stitcher. blog.wqa.org.

In this episode of WQA Radio, we'll talk with Chris Wilker, WQA President. We cover a lot of ground, discussing how the year is going and his outlook on the year ahead for the water treatment industry. We'll also discuss the upcoming upcoming WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas in April. Plus, we'll get an update from the WQA Professional Certification department.

Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is Denise Urbans, former WQA President and Chair of the new Women in Industry Advisory Council. She joined us to talk about the latest efforts to see more women involved in the water treatment industry.

In this episode I’ll be joined by Susan Keaton from the WQA Marketing and Communications department as we talk with Denise Urbans about the challenges and opportunities of the new Women in Industry Advisory Council.

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Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is Tanya Lubner, PhD and WQA’s Professional Certification and Training director talking about Applied Water Chemistry. You'll hear a portion of Dr. Lubner’s presentation at one of our WQA Essentials Webinars offered earlier in the year. She covers classification of contaminants, how they’re treated and their impact on water quality. blog.wqa.org. wqa.org/profcert.

Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is Kelly Thompson of Moti-Vitality. Thompson is the vice chair of the Professional Certification committee for WQA. He joins us to talk about why he’s such a fan of the Modular Education Program and to share his experience as a mentor, one of the requirements of the program. Learn more at wqa.org/mep.

Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is WQA Vice President Steve Ver Strat. We'll hear Steve's remarks from his presentation at the Mid-Year Leadership Conference Industry Update. Steve talks about the marketplace and why he believes the industry is positioned for continued growth, especially in China and India. blog.wqa.org.

In this podcast, WQA Marketing & Communications Director Wes Bleed and Susan Keaton from the Marketing & Communications team talk about content marketing and how to use WQA Resources as content to market your water treatment business. You’ll be hearing part of a WQA Essentials Webinar that Wes and Susan presented in May of 2018. To watch the entire webinar go to wqa.org/webinars.

Our guest in this episode is Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who helped bring to light the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan. We talk with Dr. Mona, as she likes to be called, about how she was able to detect the elevated lead levels in the blood of children in Flint, leading her to conclude that the public drinking water was the problem. She talks about her new book and where she’s focusing her efforts three years after Flint. wqa.org.