Audience: Technical/Installer
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WQA’s Government Affairs Federal Report
The WQA Podcast features Caroline Kenney, WQA’s Government Affairs Manager, and Ted Mondloch of Current Strategies with a timely discussion on federal policy developments impacting the water treatment industry. As part one of WQA’s Government Affairs Annual Report series, the conversation focuses on key legislative and regulatory activity shaping the year ahead.
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Legacy & Leadership – A Career in Water with Tom Bruursema
The WQA Podcast features WQA Chief Operating Officer Tom Bruursema as he reflects on four decades in the water treatment industry. As he prepares for retirement, Bruursema looks back on a career that helped guide the industry from early credibility challenges to its current role as a trusted, essential solution for protecting health and safety.
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A Conversation with Richard Mest
The WQA Podcast features Richard Mest, WQA’s new Strategic Affairs Officer, for an in-depth conversation on his decades-long career in water treatment and his vision for his newly created role on WQA’s staff. Host Wes Bleed sits down with Mest to explore the experiences that shaped his leadership, his long history of service within WQA,…
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Contaminant Predictions for 2026
The WQA Podcast looks ahead, with a focus on the contaminant concerns and technical priorities shaping water treatment in 2026. In this episode, WQA Technical Affairs Director Eric Yeggy, MWS, joins host Wes Bleed to break down what water treatment professionals should be watching closely in the months ahead.
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Illinois Non-Transient Non-Community Public Water System Operator Workshop & Exam
The Water Quality Association, in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health, is offering training over 5 days followed by an online exam so that Non-Transient Non-Community Public Water Systems (NTNCPWS) Operators can fulfill their certification obligation. The course will consist of approximately 12 hours of instruction at 2.5 hours per day, followed by…
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Education, Confidence and Credibility
The WQA Podcast highlights education and professional certification as host Wes Bleed talks with Dr. Tanya Lubner, WQA’s Director of Professional Certification and Training, and Membership and Development Director Danny Lysouvakon.
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Mest joins WQA as Strategic Affairs Officer
Longtime water quality industry leader Richard Mest has joined the Water Quality Association as Strategic Affairs Officer. In the newly created role, Mest will serve as a mentor and catalyst for strategic affairs across the association, but most specifically WQA’s business development strategy, government affairs and technical affairs.
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Inside Washington: 2025 Water Policy Recap
The latest episode of the WQA Podcast features Ted Mondloch, Vice President at Current Strategies, WQA’s lobbying and public-affairs firm in Washington. Mondloch breaks down this year’s water-policy landscape and what industry professionals should be watching as we move into 2026.
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Water Treatment for Agriculture
Mike Heatwole, MWS, Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic with Water-Right / A. O. Smith Corporation, sharing how water quality impacts agriculture.
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What Consumers Really Think About Their Water
The WQA Podcast explores what consumers really think about their home water quality. Greg Reyneke, MWS, Managing Director of Red Fox Advisors, discusses key findings from the newly released 2025 Consumer Insights Report, which reveals how household attitudes toward tap water, contaminants and water treatment systems are evolving.