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TT082 – Understanding This Year's El Niño with the Illinois State Climatologist
Jun 25, 2026
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TT081 – The Other Side of Vermont's Flash Drought: Stories from Public Water Systems
Jun 11, 2026
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TT080 – What We Can Learn from Vermont's Flash Drought
Jun 4, 2026
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TT079 - The Septage Catch-22: When Better Maintenance Creates Bigger Problems
May 28, 2026
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TT078 – Building the Future Workforce with Rural Water Apprentices
May 21, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 | 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 weather phenomenon of El Niño to Steve & Jennifer, including the science behind the oscillation's mechanics, the likelihood of this year's El Niño becoming a "Super" El Niño, the expected impacts on regional climates around the world, and what these impacts can mean for water supplies and systems. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | 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 impact of flash drought to private well users in Vermont. This week, we hear about the challenges from the other side of 2025's water crisis: those experienced at public water systems. Sille Larsen, water resources program manager from the Vermont Department of Environment Conservation, tells Jennifer and Steve about the steps taken at the state's water systems and the value of collecting data for understanding longterm drought impacts. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 6/4/26 | 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 Jennifer about the intense flash drought that Vermont (and other northeastern states) experienced in the summer of 2025, particularly how the drought impacted private well users in the state. They also discuss the steps that the health department took to help well owners maintain their wells and educate the public on obtaining adequate water supplies during the water crisis. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 5/28/26 | 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 expert with NOWRA, is back on the show to break down why septage disposal is becoming a bigger headache, what PFAS and other contaminants have to do with it, and what it might actually take to fix this challenge. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | 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 integral in running the organization's successful NRWA Apprenticeship Program for training new operators across the country. Listen to her conversation with Steve and Jennifer to learn all about the history, development, and the future of this program, as well as Shannan's thoughts on what else we can do to bring young people into the water industry. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | 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 Association member) continues to discuss the development and importance of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network with Steve and Jennifer. They also discuss the links between Bob's advocacy work for both groundwater and bladder cancer awareness, as well as the importance of well testing and the need for greater understanding of the impacts of groundwater contaminants on health outcomes. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | 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 member, to the show to discuss the development and importance of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network. Be sure to tune back in next week for Part 2 with Bob! Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | TT075 – Raising Your Hand: The Value of Industry Involvement✨ | water industrycommunity involvement+3 | Hunter Adams | American Water Works Association | Wichita Falls, Texas | water industrycommunity+5 | — | 30m 13s | |
| 4/23/26 | TT074 – Mitigating Legionella Risks in Water Systems: Lessons from a Microbiologist✨ | Legionellawater systems+3 | Katie Maegli | Water Quality InvestigationsTap Talk+1 | Wisconsin | Legionnaires' diseasePontiac fever+2 | — | 41m 36s | |
| 4/16/26 | TT073 – Behind the Scenes of Water and Environment Reporting✨ | water reportingenvironmental journalism+2 | Michael Phillis | drinkingwaterpodcast.orgthe Associated Press+3 | StellaWisconsin | environmentinvestigation+2 | — | 37m 40s | |
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| 12/4/25 | TT072 – Build Trust Before a Crisis: Communication Basics for Water Systems (Part 2)✨ | communicationwater systems+3 | Mike McGill | WaterPIOBuild Trust Before a Crisis+1 | — | trustcrisis communication+2 | — | 33m 37s | |
| 11/20/25 | TT071 – Build Trust Before a Crisis: Communication Basics for Water Systems✨ | communicationwater systems+2 | Mike McGill | WaterPIOBuild Trust Before a Crisis+2 | — | lead pipesPFAS contamination+1 | — | 36m 02s | |
| 11/13/25 | TT070 – Diving Into Biofilms With Water Quality Investigations (Part 2)✨ | biofilmswater quality+3 | Andrew JacqueEmily Hefty-Dieckhoff | Water Quality InvestigationsTT070 – Diving Into Biofilms With Water Quality Investigations | — | water chemistrybiofilm basics+1 | — | 35m 08s | |
| 11/6/25 | TT069 – Diving Into Biofilms With Water Quality Investigations (Part 1)✨ | biofilmsdrinking water+2 | Andrew JacqueEmily Hefty-Dieckhoff | Water Quality InvestigationsTT069 – Diving Into Biofilms With Water Quality Investigations | — | biofilmswater systems+1 | — | 36m 31s | |
| 10/30/25 | TT068 – How the Be Well Informed Tool Educates Well Owners✨ | well waterwater testing+2 | Kurt Rakouskas | TT068the Be Well Informed Tool+3 | — | Be Well InformedEnvironmental Council of the States+2 | — | 34m 01s | |
| 10/23/25 | TT067 – The Value of Well Data in Serving Well Owners✨ | well datawater quality+2 | Erin Ling | Tap TalkVirginia Tech University+2 | Virginia | affordable testingeducational programming+2 | — | 49m 38s | |
| 10/16/25 | TT066 - Understanding PFAS and Private Wells (Part 2)✨ | PFASprivate wells+2 | Jennifer Hoponick RedmonDr Jacqueline Macdonald Gibson | — | — | PFAS exposurewell water+1 | — | 40m 51s | |
| 10/9/25 | TT065 - Understanding PFAS and Private Wells (Part 1)✨ | PFASprivate wells+3 | Jennifer Hoponick RedmonDr Jacqueline Macdonald Gibson | — | — | forever chemicalsexposure risks+1 | — | 32m 21s | |
| 10/2/25 | TT064 – Lessons from RCAP's Private Well Technical Assistance Network | In TT064, we bring you another private well-focused episode. Our guest is Cindy Brookes, a seasoned technical assistance provider at the Great Lakes Community Action Partnership, a division of RCAP. In this role, Cindy has assessed over 300 private wells and counseled well owners on how to proceed with their well challenges, and made significant use of the Private Well and Spring Assessment Tool that our team developed in conjunction with RCAP. Cindy tells Jennifer and Steve about the ins and outs of the job, as well as the importance of these assessments in the quest to more widely educate well owners. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 9/25/25 | TT063 – Empowering Well Owners at the Private Well Class Help Center | This week on Tap Talk, we are beyond pleased to welcome two of our colleagues on our Water & Public Health team at the Illinois State Water Survey to the show: Sallie Dolan and Erin Huggett, who are the main forces behind running our Private Well Class Help Center and phone hotline. Launched in the spring of 2024, these services have assisted over 65,000 well owners in finding answers to their well questions or solutions for well problems. As Sallie and Erin discuss, our team looks forward to helping many more as the program grows and develops! Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 9/18/25 | TT062 – The Olympics of Water Quality: WEFTEC's Operations Challenge | If you've ever been to WEFTEC, you know about Operations Challenge. The annual showcase of the top operations teams in the country is the Olympics of the industry, and it's impossible to miss in WEFTEC's exhibit hall. WEFTEC 2025 is just around the corner, and to mark the return of the world's largest water quality exhibition to Chicago, we welcomed Steve Harrison and Jeff Sober to the podcast. Steve, a WEF senior manager, and Jeff, Director of Water Services at Garver, are both members of the Operations Challenge Community. Their passion for the event makes clear its singular value to the industry! Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 9/4/25 | TT061 – Exploring Septic System Best Practices for SepticSmart Week 2025 | To kick off Tap Talk's sixth season, today we bring you a special early episode to mark the 13th annual celebration of SepticSmart Week! Jennifer and Steve welcomed Jim Starbard and Andrew Evans, technical assistance providers at RCAP Solutions, to the show to discuss some of stories of onsite wastewater and septic system challenges they have faced in Massachusetts and around New England. Sometimes, even the most basic septic system guidance — like regularly pumping tanks and not flushing any sort of wipe — can make a huge difference in the health of a system, its users, and the surrounding environment! Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. Tap Talk Season 6 will resume in late September, following SepticSmart Week, which is September 15-19, 2025. | — | ||||||
| 3/20/25 | TT060 – Understanding Water Audits for Small Utilities (Part 2) | And now for the final episode of Season 5! To wrap up this great season, we have the second installment of our conversation with Glenn Barnes, the director of Water Finance Assistance — a consulting agency that provides finance-focused training and technical assistance to water systems. This episode focuses on the role of technical assistance providers in performing water audits and how to develop useful recommendations for water systems' stakeholders. Thank you for listening with us this season, and we will be back again with Season 6 before you know it! Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode. | — | ||||||
| 3/13/25 | TT059 – Understanding Water Audits for Small Utilities (Part 1) | For the penultimate episode of our fifth season, Glenn Barnes joins us for the first episode of a two-part series. Glenn is the director of Water Finance Assistance, a consulting agency that provides finance-focused training and technical assistance to water systems. Our discussion focused specifically on water auditing at utilities, or the process of identifying and minimizing the loss of non-revenue water — also known as water loss. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode! | — | ||||||
| 3/6/25 | TT058 – Solutions for Safety in Buildings' Water Systems | In Tap Talk's 58th episode, Dr. Andrew Whelton of Purdue University visits to discuss plumbing and water system safety in buildings. Dr. Whelton is the lead of Purdue's Center for Plumbing Safety, and among many duties, he explores solutions at the intersection of water infrastructure and public health. Listen to learn about how plumbing affects water quality, how the COVID pandemic rocked the water systems of unpopulated buildings, how to keep your office's water system safe, and more. Visit drinkingwaterpodcast.org to learn more and find the full show notes for this episode! | — | ||||||
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