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Month: November 2025

Posted on November 20, 2025December 3, 2025

TT071 – Build Trust Before a Crisis: Communication Basics for Water Systems (Part 1)

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #71, featuring a photo of guest Mike McGill; and a quote from Mike: "If you say, 'these pipes that are giving you your water everyday could collect social security,' people get it. They understand that this infrastructure, we can only band-aid it for so long. It's got to be replaced.".
Posted on November 13, 2025November 12, 2025

TT070 – Diving Into Biofilms With Water Quality Investigations (Part 2)

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #69, featuring photos of guests Emily Hefty-Dieckhoff and Andrew Jacque; and a quote from Emily Hefty-Dieckhoff: "The biggest thing that people can do without a plumbing or water background is just try to reduce stagnation. Flushing water, flushing your water heater. Everything sitting stagnant is what's contributing to a lot of residential water issues.".
Posted on November 6, 2025November 5, 2025

TT069 – Diving Into Biofilms With Water Quality Investigations (Part 1)

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #69, featuring photos of guests Andrew Jacque and Emily Hefty-Dieckhoff; and a quote from Andrew Jacque: "From a very simple perspective, if bacteria are stressed, they're going to form biofilm. They don't want to form biofilm, because it takes energy, but they do it because they're stressed.".

Recent Posts

  • TT072 – Build Trust Before a Crisis: Communication Basics for Water Systems (Part 2)
  • TT071 – Build Trust Before a Crisis: Communication Basics for Water Systems (Part 1)
  • TT070 – Diving Into Biofilms With Water Quality Investigations (Part 2)
  • TT069 – Diving Into Biofilms With Water Quality Investigations (Part 1)
  • TT068 – How the Be Well Informed Tool Educates Well Owners

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Tap Talk is a collaboration between the Rural Community Assistance Partnership and the University of Illinois, with funding from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. The show is hosted by Steve and Jennifer Wilson of the Illinois State Water Survey.

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