The WQA Podcast

Our guest is Pacific Water Quality Association Executive Director Ron Ruef. Ron spoke to us during the WQA Convention & Exposition in Denver. He talks about legislative issues affecting PWQA, what’s in store at the PWQA Convention in October, and what’s on the minds of PWQA members these days. blog.wqa.org.

blog.wqa.org - WQA's Meeting Services Director LyNae Schleyer joins us to talk about the upcoming WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference (MYLC) in Hilton Head Island, SC - September 12-14, 2018. Plan now to attend. Visit go.wqa.org/mylc for more information and to register. Do it today!

Membership Director Jacqueline Price Osafo joins us to talk about the new membership model at WQA along with a host of other member benefits, including Business Boot Camp, WQA Essentials Webinars and the upcoming Mid-Year Leadership Conference. blog.wqa.org.

Our guest is Chip Howes, Master Water Specialist and president of the Colorado Water Quality Association. We did the interview at the WQA Convention in Denver following his presentation about Treating Water for Beer Brewing. We talked with Chip about what should be filtered out and what should be left in the water used to brew beer. blog.wqa.org.

Our guest is Kim Redden, the new Foundation Relations and Research Manager for the Water Quality Research Foundation, talking about the various projects underway at WQRF. We talked with Kim about her new role, how the research projects and RFPs are moving along, and we look ahead to the upcoming WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference where you’ll have an opportunity to donate to WQRF. blog.wqa.org

Kelli Fleischmann, WQA’s new Product Certification Director, discusses the recent WQA Product Certification Forum. We also talked with Kelli about her team’s new value proposition, and the seven pillars that serve as the foundation for product certification at WQA. blog.wqa.org.

Our guest is DJ Shannahan, member of the WQA Board of Governors, talking about the value of Business Boot Camp which he attended at the WQA Convention in Denver, and what the program might someday become. He also talks about the value of WQA membership and his role on the BOG. wqa.org/blog.

Our guest is WQA Government Affairs Director David Loveday, talking about the International Trade Administration, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Loveday attended the recent Aquatech show in Shanghai, participating in a meeting to discuss how the International Trade Administration can help WQA members conduct business in China and elsewhere around the world. We also discuss the recent EPA summit on PFCs and what’s ahead when it comes to regulating those contaminants. https://wqa.org/blog.

Our guest is Randy Pollack, lobbyist for the Pacific Water Quality Association and WQA out in California, talking about "Prop 65" and the changes to that law coming up in August. Pollack explains the changes to the new warnings that Proposition 65 will requires on products sold in California. http://wqa.org/blog.

Our guest is Christina Devine, researcher at Virginia Tech University, talking about the WQRF anti-scaling benchmarking study and the potential impact it could have for consumers when it comes to buying water treatment products. We talked with Christina at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Denver. She was there to accept this year’s Honorary Member award on behalf of Dr. Marc Edwards. http://wqa.org/blog