Episodes – Tap Talk

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

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

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #76, featuring a photo of guest Bob Schreiber; and a quote from Bob: "Because of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network, there is now a groundwater markup language, a set of standards that data providers can use for flowing the data. That was achieved through collaboration across international boundaries.".

April 30, 2026April 29, 2026

TT075 – Raising Your Hand: The Value of Industry Involvement

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #75, featuring a photo of guest Hunter Adams; and a quote from Hunter: " Just get involved wherever you are, especially as a small system operator. Don't be complacent. Don't do this as just a paycheck. You can come in every day, you can learn something new. You can make yourself better and that's going to make your system better.".

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

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

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #74, featuring a photo of guest Katie Maegli; and a quote from Katie: "You might have that safe sample, that negative Legionella in your water sample. But that does not necessarily indicate that there are no problems occurring or there aren't problems lurking. That's the gap between compliance and safety.".

April 16, 2026April 9, 2026

TT073 – Behind the Scenes of Water and Environment Reporting

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #73, featuring a photo of guest Michael Phillis; and a quote from Michael: "If PFAS really is everywhere, it's really difficult to get it cleaned up fully. People don't know what to do. It's going to take years for the town of Stella to deal with the problems they have, and they're not sure exactly how good it's going to be at the end of it all."

December 4, 2025April 9, 2026

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

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #72, featuring a photo of guest Mike McGill; and a quote from Mike: "When we talk about communications, I always say that utilities need to be reliable, available, and transparent with their information. Being reliable is whenever I want to get information, I can go to a website and find it."." "When we talk about communications, I always say that utilities need to be reliable, available, and transparent with their information. Being reliable is whenever I want to get information, I can go to a website and find it."

November 20, 2025April 9, 2026

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.".

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.".

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.".

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

TT068 – How the Be Well Informed Tool Educates Well Owners

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #68, featuring a photo of guest Kurt Rakouskas; and a quote from Kurt: "A big part of the puzzle is creating better awareness about the need to test. This tool only helps if you've actually taken the initiative to have a test done. That first part of the equation is critical.".

October 23, 2025November 23, 2025

TT067 – The Value of Well Data in Serving Well Owners

The promotional graphic for Tap Talk episode #67, featuring a photo of guest Erin Ling; and a quote from Erin: "There are a lot of folks that are not doing what they might do to maintain their wells, and so a lot of wells are compromised — which probably doesn't surprise you.".