Tap Talk

TT091 – Biofilms in Focus: Impacts on Private and Public Water Supplies (Part 2)

This week's episode of Tap Talk, #91, finishes the conversation we began last week with Dr. Andrew Jacque, the founder and chief scientist at Water Quality Investigations

TT090 – Biofilms in Focus: Impacts on Private and Public Water Supplies

This week, we welcome a returning guest back to the show: Dr. Andrew Jacque, founder and chief scientist at Water Quality Investigations. Andrew previously guested on epi

TT089 – Outreach in Action: The Art of Making Septic Education Fun

For Tap Talk's 89th episode, we were pleased to welcome on Gary Hawkins, a water resource management specialist at University of Georgia Extension! In this role, Gary spe

TT088 - One in Three Wells: The Data Behind Massachusetts' Private Well Push

This episode welcomes back Dr. Amie Shei of The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, joined by Jenna Day of RCAP Solutions, to share what's happened since we first

TT087 – Growing Kentucky's Water Workforce Through Apprenticeship (Part 2)

This week we continue talking with Heather Stevenson, the Director of Workforce Development for the Kentucky Rural Water Association. Last week, we discussed the developm

TT086 – Growing Kentucky's Water Workforce Through Apprenticeship (Part 1)

This week for TT086, our guest is Heather Stevenson, the Director of Workforce Development for the Kentucky Rural Water Association. Kentucky is one of the 35 states that

TT085 – The Industry Needs You: The Water Tower's Workforce Vision

Welcome to Tap Talk Season 8! To kick off this new season, we welcome Courtney Lee to the show, who is the Director of Workforce Development at The Water Tower. The Water

TT084 – Leadership in Drinking Water Regulation: Adapting to Modern Needs (Part 2)

Today, we finish up Season 7 of Tap Talk with the final part of our conservation with Anthony DeRosa, the executive director of the Association of State Drinking Water Ad

TT083 – Leadership in Drinking Water Regulation: Adapting to Modern Needs (Part 1)

To conclude Season 7 of Tap Talk, we bring you a two-part conversation with Anthony DeRosa, the executive director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrato

TT082 – Understanding This Year's El Niño with the Illinois State Climatologist

This week on Tap Talk, we are pleased to welcome to the show a colleague from the Illinois State Water Survey: Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford. Trent explains the

TT081 – The Other Side of Vermont's Flash Drought: Stories from Public Water Systems

This week's episode of Tap Talk is a direct follow-up to last week's show, "What We Can Learn from Vermont's Flash Drought." In that episode, we primarily discussed the i

TT080 – What We Can Learn from Vermont's Flash Drought

For the 80th episode of Tap Talk, we are pleased to talk with Tom DeBell, an environmental health engineer at the Vermont Department of Health. Tom tells Steve and Jennif

TT079 - The Septage Catch-22: When Better Maintenance Creates Bigger Problems

The more people maintain their septic systems, the more septage gets generated. But, there's increasingly no where for it to go. Sara Heger, a decentralized wastewater ex

TT078 – Building the Future Workforce with Rural Water Apprentices

Next up on Tap Talk, we are welcoming Shannan Walton, the National Rural Water Association's Director of Workforce Development, to the show. At NRWA, Shannan has been int

TT077 – Discussing the History and Impact of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network (Part 2)

This week on Tap Talk we finish our two-part series with Bob Schreiber! In this episode, Bob (a water resources engineer at CDM Smith and long-time National Ground Water

TT076 – Discussing the History and Impact of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network (Part 1)

Our newest Tap Talk episode is a two-parter! Today, we welcome Bob Schreiber, a water resources engineer at CDM Smith and long-time National Ground Water Association memb

TT075 – Raising Your Hand: The Value of Industry Involvement

For Tap Talk's landmark 75th episode, we welcomed on Hunter Adams, the Water Source & Purification Superintendent for the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. With Jennifer & St

TT074 – Mitigating Legionella Risks in Water Systems: Lessons from a Microbiologist

Today, we welcome Katie Maegli of Water Quality Investigations to Tap Talk! WQI is a private water testing lab in southern Wisconsin, where Katie serves as the lab's micr

TT073 – Behind the Scenes of Water and Environment Reporting

Tap Talk Season 7 is here! Today, we bring you a conversation with Michael Phillis, a water & environment reporter for the Associated Press. Michael tells Jennifer & Stev

TT072 – Build Trust Before a Crisis: Communication Basics for Water Systems (Part 2)

Today, we finish Tap Talk Season 6 with the second part of our conversation with Mike McGill of WaterPIO! Jennifer, Steve, and Mike discuss the importance of reliable and