Audience: Technical/Installer
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Instructor-Led Training Courses
The next round of WQA’s Instructor-led training courses start January 13, 2026. Registration is open now for the sequence of courses that can get you on the path to a Certified Installer, Certified Water Treatment Representative, Certified Treatment Designer, Certified Service Technician or Certified Water Specialist title. Concurrent sessions are available for each course so…
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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.
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Reimagining Water: Insights from WQA CEO Pauli Undesser
The WQA Podcast features WQA CEO Pauli Undesser, MWS, discussing her recent TEDxFolsom talk, “Smart Cities Can’t Afford Dumb Water.” Undesser reflects on her experience taking the TEDx stage, what inspired her to speak about “smart water” vs. “dumb water,” and why collaboration across the entire water industry has never been more important.
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Why Influence Matters: A Conversation with WQA President Mike Mitchell
The latest episode of the WQA Podcast features WQA’s Susan Keaton in conversation with WQA President Mike Mitchell.
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Partnering with Public Water Systems
The growing collaboration between WQA and the American Water Works Association, and why point-of-use and point-of-entry solutions are gaining traction with municipal treatment operators are among the topics discussed in the latest episode of the WQA Podcast.
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WQRF Summer School Webinars: What Happens to PFAS After Water Treatment?
While many filters effectively remove PFAS from drinking water, what happens to these contaminants once the filters are discarded? We will examine the retention of PFAS in carbon, anion exchange resin, and RO membranes under simulated landfill conditions. Presenters: Dr. Angela Rodriguez, Dr. George Zhou where we’ll unpack the science!