Friday, August 7, 2020 :: 220 Views :: Consumer & Industry Awareness
The Water Quality Association is relocating its international headquarters and laboratory to an expanded, more modern facility that will allow increased capacity and flexibility for product testing and more efficient membership services.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 :: 239 Views :: Technical Guidance
General guidance on sanitizing water treatment systems after a prolonged period of stagnation – such as during the recent COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders - is available from the Water Quality Association. The document, “Guidance for Sanitizing Residential Drinking Water Treatment Systems” is available on WQA’s website as part of the association’s coronavirus resources.
Monday, July 27, 2020 :: 242 Views :: Consumer & Industry Awareness
As schools prepare to reopen for in-person learning around the country, the Water Quality Association offers general guidance on bringing water treatment systems back online in buildings that have been vacant or have seen little or no water use. The guidelines are available on WQA’s website and were discussed in detail during a May webinar.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 :: 1082 Views :: Consumer & Industry Awareness
The Water Quality Association recommends homeowners review their public water system’s annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), available online or in the mail, to learn important information about local drinking water quality. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires community water systems serving more than 25 people or 15 households to issue a CCR by July 1 every year.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 :: 331 Views :: Membership
The Water Quality Association has announced two leadership changes in the Membership department: Marketing & Communications Director Wes Bleed has been named to the new and expanded role of Membership, Marketing & Communications Director, and Heather Duve becomes the new Membership and Development Associate Director. The changes are effective immediately.
Friday, May 29, 2020 :: 1260 Views :: Events
Continuing health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19 have led the Water Quality Association to convert its 2020 Mid-Year Leadership Conference to a virtual experience. Planning now for an exclusively online MYLC will allow more people than ever to participate in this annual industry engagement event in mid September.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 :: 341 Views :: Consumer & Industry Awareness
Flood resources, including a video called “Five Things to Know About Water After a Flood,” are available from the Water Quality Association to help ensure a safer water supply during severe flooding in the Midwest that is expected to move into the Southeastern United States this week.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 :: 1146 Views :: Technical Guidance
As shelter-in-place orders are being modified or lifted around the country, the Water Quality Association offers general guidance on bringing water treatment systems back online in buildings that have been vacant or have seen little or no water use. The guidelines are available on WQA’s website and will be discussed in detail during a free webinar May 27.
Monday, May 4, 2020 :: 2070 Views :: Consumer & Industry Awareness
Consumers should be wary of sales representatives playing on their fears about COVID-19 or falsely claiming to represent the Water Quality Association or a local governmental water agency through telemarketing, door-to-door or in-home sales. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to advise the public that the coronavirus has not been detected in drinking-water supplies and that the risk is low.
Friday, May 1, 2020 :: 735 Views :: Convention
The Water Quality Association invites potential speakers to submit proposals for education sessions for the 2021 WQA Convention & Exposition on April 27-29, 2021, in Las Vegas, NV. The convention theme is “Imagine.”
Monday, April 20, 2020 :: 676 Views :: Convention
The final piece of the Water Quality Association’s virtual convention events is in place now with the launch of WQA Virtual Education. Nearly 30 hours of on-demand education sessions, most of them offering Continuing Professional Development credit, are available online to registered participants, and a series of live webinars is set for April 21-23.
Monday, April 13, 2020 :: 783 Views :: Membership
Water treatment dealer DJ Shannahan, taking the reins as Water Quality Association President during the COVID-19 pandemic, pledges to foster engagement across the wide spectrum of WQA members. The association of like-minded water professionals serves “to remind us of what we all do for a living: help others by providing the cleanest, safest drinking water possible,” he said.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 :: 1854 Views :: Convention
In a new spin on an old tradition, the Water Quality Association honored 16 award winners last week during its Virtual Annual Meeting, an online event held in the wake of the canceled 2020 WQA Convention and Exposition. Among the online event’s highlights were WQA’s Lifetime Member and Hall of Fame awards, along with the Excellence award, created in 2018 to single out member companies that have excelled in their operations, innovation, customer service or community involvement.
Friday, April 3, 2020 :: 848 Views :: Government & Regulatory Affairs
The Water Quality Association (WQA) is providing its members with a checklist to help companies respond to the needs of customers during the Coronavirus crisis. WQA recommends members print out the guidance and give it to employees who remain on the job during the crisis.
Friday, April 3, 2020 :: 449 Views
Members of the Water Quality Association (WQA) joined an online session of WQA’s annual meeting today and heard support and encouragement from, among others, the association’s president, the executive director and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler. The meeting was to have taken place in Orlando, Fla., but the 2020 WQA Convention & Exposition was cancelled in light of the COVID-19 crisis.