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“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers.”

In episode 34 of the Water Break podcast, our host Heather Jennings, PE, is in conversation with Wanda Baustert. Wanda is the inspiration behind Wanda’s Tidbit - our special segment toward the end of every Water Break podcast. She loves to curate wastewater fun facts, and more, to keep our listeners informed and entertained.

Fun fact about Wanda? She’s also Heather’s mom!

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers.”

In episode 33 of the Water Break podcast our host Heather Jennings, PE, is going to talk about Preliminary Engineering Reports with Marty Howell who is a senior engineer with Souder, Miller & Associates, a civil engineering firm with offices throughout the mountain west. Howell’s work focuses on rural water and wastewater projects across southern New Mexico and Texas

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In Episode 32 of The Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, talks with Mike McGill about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) communication plans and how to support local communities through the new regulations coming down from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Mike is the Founder and President of WaterPIO, a company that specializes in crisis communications planning and implementation in the water industry.

 

 

 

Heather’s Niagra Falls Photos:

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In episode 31 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses the experience of being a new person in the water and wastewater industry with our newest team member Andrew Emerson, and Jim Huchel, Operations Manager, Makai Water Services. With 39 years of work experience in the wastewater industry, Jim shares his interesting journey and words of wisdom with Andrew and our listeners!

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In episode 31 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses the experience of being a new person in the water and wastewater industry with our newest team member Andrew Emerson, and Jim Huchel, Operations Manager, Makai Water Services. With 39 years of work experience in the wastewater industry, Jim shares his interesting journey and words of wisdom with Andrew and our listeners!

Podcast Links

Wastewater Treatment Fundamentals

ABC Wastewater Treatment Need-to-Know Criteria

Operation of Water Resource Recovery Facilities, MOP 11

Office of Water Programs, Sacramento State

Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery, 5th Edition

Links from Wanda’s Water Tidbit

This Is How Burj Khalifa Handles All the Poop

What Happens When You Poop in A Burj Khalifa's Toilet

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In episode 30 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses the WEFTEC Operations Challenge with Allan Clum, General Manager, and Greg Hill, Operations Manager, at Mount Pleasant Waterworks (MPW) in South Carolina. Clum and Hill share their experience of participating in the Operations Challenge and reveal why this challenge is a big deal in the industry.

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In episode 29 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses fundamental water systems backflow and cross-connection issues with Gary McLaren, Marketing Director and “Backflow Nerd” at HydroCorp, based in Troy, Michigan, and Rich Davison, Engineering Sales at Soderholm & Associates in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. McLaren and Mr. Davison have co-instructed over 150 backflow prevention and cross-connection control classes since 2012.

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In episode 28 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses fundamental water systems backflow and cross-connection issues with Gary McLaren, Marketing Director and “Backflow Nerd” at HydroCorp, based in Troy, Michigan. Mr. McLaren has inspected over 4,000 commercial and industrial facilities for unprotected backflow hazards. He is part of the team that developed SafeWaterEDU.com, the nation’s only Water Operator Continuing Education School dedicated to the world of backflow prevention. Gary is certified in Cross-Connection Control Surveying and Backflow Prevention Program Administration by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering.

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In episode 29 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses fundamental water systems backflow and cross-connection issues with Gary McLaren, Marketing Director and “Backflow Nerd” at HydroCorp, based in Troy, Michigan, and Rich Davison, Engineering Sales at Soderholm & Associates in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. McLaren and Mr. Davison have co-instructed over 150 backflow prevention and cross-connection control classes since 2012.

Podcast Links

HydroCorp, The Safe Water Authority

Hydracorp video: Cross-Connection Control in Municipal Water Systems

SafeWater EDU Online Learning

Soderholm & Associates

Safe Drinking Water Act

Lead Reduction Act

Links from Wanda’s Water Tidbit

NPR Science Friday: Mapping Extreme Microbes in the Amazon’s Boiling River

Science Alert: Scientists Have Found a Mysterious Boiling River Straight Out of Amazonian Legend

National Geographic: This Scientist Studies Microbes Found in Peru’s Boiling River

National Geographic Podcast: Solving the Mystery of the Boiling River

“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”

In Episode 27 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses the microbiology of filamentous bacteria with Dr. Toni Glymph-Martin. Dr. Glymph-Martin is a Wastewater Microbiologist and Certified Operator, B-Level, with 40+ years’ experience in wastewater. She is the author of two books: A Wastewater Microbiology Laboratory Manual for Operators and Wastewater Microbiology: A Handbook for Operators. In today’s podcast, Dr. Glymph-Martin discusses how to microscopically identify the various types of foaming and sludge bulking bacteria and the best ways to manage those bacteria when they cause treatment system problems.