Audience: Technical/Installer
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Communication Styles: how to understand and adapt at work
Learn about using your unique communication style on the job to more effectively engage with co-workers and customers. The discussion is led by Kelley Mudgett, Human Resources Director, North America, at Culligan International. Panelists include: Claudia Milliron, Market Research Manager, Kinetico Incorporated Mike Mitchell, Director of Advanced Technology, PUR Rachel Cook, Director of Human Resources,…
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What’s New with the Lead & Copper Rule?
Tom Bruns, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, for 120 Water, discusses the federal Lead & Copper Rule, which was revised recently to include Lead Service-Line Replacement, re-evaluation of compliance sampling and new Action & Trigger Levels. This webinar required paid registration and is available for viewing here as a WQA Core and Premier member benefit. If…
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Do Your Homework on Treating Lead in Schools and Daycares
David Cwiertny, PhD, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iowa, facilitates this webinar, which looks at lead in drinking water, surveying work conducted by the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC) and the Get the Lead Out Iowa program at the University of Iowa. The presentation focuses on risks…
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How to RISE: A Conversation with Water Quality Industry Veterans
R.J. Easton, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Culligan of Wheeling, talks with Dennis Rupert, owner of Rupert’s Culligan Water Conditioning, and Doug Anderson, Senior Director, Global Engineering and R&D at Culligan International. The veterans discuss how they got their start in water treatment, how young pros can get ahead, and what companies can…
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FIFRA handbook
Products and technologies that control “pests”, such as bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa or slime, are also regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA is administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs. It is important that Water Quality Association (WQA) members understand that certification to NSF/ANSI standards…
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Private Well Testing and Disclosures
This report includes regulations WQA is aware of pertaining to state private well programs and private well testing requirements. Regulations and laws change from time to time; therefore, it is important to make sure you have the most current version of the legislation or regulations before relying on them. Nothing herein shall be interpreted as…
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Protecting Public Health through Predictive Modeling
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Ammonia Fact Sheet
Ammonia is a colorless, pungent gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen that is highly soluble in water. It is a biologically active compound found in most waters as a normal biological degradation product of nitrogenous organic matter (protein). It also may find its way to ground and surface waters through discharge of industrial process wastes…
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Aluminum Fact Sheet
Aluminum is an extremely abundant metal in the earth’s crust and is often found in the form of silicates such as feldspar (KAlSi3O8). The oxide of aluminum known as bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O) provides a convenient source of uncontaminated ore. Aluminum can be selectively leached from rock and soil to enter any water source. Al3+ is known…
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Getting Smart with Reverse Osmosis Systems
This booklet contains information appropriate for those who manufacture, sell, install, and maintain residential reverse osmosis (RO) treatment systems. Homeowners, regulators and legislators may also find it useful. In producing this guidebook, the Water Quality Association (WQA) leveraged the advice of respected industry professionals and the latest in scientific research. The Water Quality Association’s “Getting…