The WQA Podcast

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

In this episode, we’re joined by Jennifer Smith, CWS, from Resintech, who chairs the technical education task force and John McCartan, training and program manager at WQA.

They’ll discuss the technical education sessions available at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando, March 5-7, 2024. Learn about the different tracks offered, how you can begin now to see which sessions are right for you, and how you can earn Continuing Professional Development credit. And we’ll have our WQA Tip.

Learn more about convention at https://wqa.org/convention.

Welcome to the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world.

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. Also, we now feature these podcasts on our WQA YouTube channel. Go to youtube.com/@waterqualityassociationvideos.

In this episode, we’re joined by John Frehse, Senior Managing Director at Ankura Consulting, a global Human Resources advisory firm, and featured speaker at this year’s WQA Business Boot Camp.

John gives us a sneak peek into his presentation at the WQA Business Boot Camp. We’ll talk about HR trends, the state of the workforce, the difference between salaried and hourly workers, and how the changing trends impact water treatment dealers.

And we’ll have our WQA Tip. Learn more about convention at https://wqa.org/convention.

Welcome to the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment community. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we’re joined by WQA Technical Affairs Director Eric Yeggy as we look back at which contaminants got the most attention in 2023 – whether there were any surprises – what top contaminants will be making the news in 2024, what regulatory issues should we be aware of, how will we be addressing these topics at the WQA Convention & Exposition coming up March 5-7, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.

Learn more about convention and register at https://wqa.org/convention.

Welcome to the WQA Podcast. 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. Also, we now feature these podcasts on our WQA YouTube channel. Go to youtube.com/@waterqualityassociationvideos.

In this episode, we’re joined by WQA CEO Pauli Undesser. We’ll look back at some of the highlights of 2023 and then look ahead to 2024, and what’s in store for manufacturers and dealers in the water treatment industry. We’ll talk about WQA’s 50-year anniversary, WQA's Strategic plan and what we can expect at the WQA Convention & Exposition in March. Learn more about the convention at https://wqa.org/conveniton.

In this episode of WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, we’re joined by two instructors in the Instructor-led training program at WQA.

Paul Friot, MWS, CWR, CI, CST and Cliff Fasnacht, MWS, explain the program, what’s involved in the online interactive sessions, the benefits of the program for the employer as well as the employee, and how you can get started – plus, we’ll hear from Professional Certification and Training Director, Dr. Tanya Lubner. ….all coming up on WQA Radio.

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 are looking back in what we call Rewind 2023. This is part two. We’ll hear from WQA Chief Operating Officer Tom Bruursema from the stage of the Keynote Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition. Tom talks about the 2023 Consumer Opinion Study.

Next, we feature a portion of our conversation about the Code of Ethics with WQA’s Chief Legal Counsel Mike Sennett. Then, we have WQA Chief Executive Officer Pauli Undesser’s testimony in Washington about the Healthy H20 Act.

Finally we include part of an interview with Gary Beutler, CWS, CI, also known as Gary the Water Guy. He owns The Water Store in Midland, Ontario, Canada. He's become somewhat of a celebrity on YouTube.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. WQA is the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org.

in this episode, we are looking back in what we call Rewind 2023. We’ll hear excerpts from the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas. We'll hear from outgoing president Jim Stern, incoming president Amanda Moore, Hall of Famer Don McGhee, WQA CEO Pauli Undesser and Keynote speaker Mae Stevens.

Learn more about the 2024 Convention at https: wqa.org/convention. And learn more about becoming a member at https://wqa.org/membership.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment community. Find us at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we feature part of a session from the 2021 WQA Convention & Exposition entitled Ethics in Action – Navigating the Gray areas. We’ll hear insights from Jonathan Lewis, partner with Lowenstein and Sandler.

Lewis was part of a panel discussion, and he describes the main reason things go south in a customer relationship, how those problems might result in a lawsuit or investigation, and what to do to avoid them.

Later, we’ll have our motivational minute and WQA Tip.

Learn more about membership at https://wqa.org/membership. Join us in Orlando for the 2024 WQA Convention & Exposition. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

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

In this episode, we’ll be joined by Toni Schindler, co-owner of Aquatek Water Conditioning in Ohio, as we talk about the value of WQA membership, why the WQA Knowledge Base is such a valuable tool, why she and her husband believe in WQA membership and why she’s looking forward to the education sessions at the upcoming WQA Convention in Orlando in March.

Later, we’ll have our motivational minute and WQA Tip.

Learn more about convention at https://wqa.org/convention.

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 #348. 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. Also, we now feature these podcasts on our WQA YouTube channel. Go to https://youtube.com/@waterqualityassociationvideos.

In this episode we feature a portion of a WQRF webinar entitled the WQRF Toolbox talk. In the upcoming segment, the presenter is Jennifer Smith, a Certified Water Specialist, who recently took a new job with Resintech. She is a trainer and consultant for the Water Treatment industry and has been a strong advocate for using research from the Water Quality Research Foundation during staff and client meetings. She’ll focus on the benefits of softened water, primarily looking at the impact of softened water on laundry soap. Later, we’ll have our motivational minute and WQA Tip.

Learn more about Convention at https://convention.wqa.org.