Tap Talk
by Illinois State Water Survey
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- 🇨🇦CA · Natural Sciences#43100K to 300K
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50K to 150K🎙 Weekly cadence·72 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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TT084 – Leadership in Drinking Water Regulation: Adapting to Modern Needs (Part 2)
Jul 9, 2026
27m 31s
TT083 – Leadership in Drinking Water Regulation: Adapting to Modern Needs (Part 1)
Jul 2, 2026
32m 19s
TT082 – Understanding This Year's El Niño with the Illinois State Climatologist
Jun 25, 2026
39m 19s
TT081 – The Other Side of Vermont's Flash Drought: Stories from Public Water Systems
Jun 11, 2026
39m 16s
TT080 – What We Can Learn from Vermont's Flash Drought
Jun 4, 2026
35m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/9/26 | drinking water regulationcompliance challenges+3 | Anthony DeRosa | Association of State Drinking Water AdministratorsIllinois State Water Survey | — | drinking waterregulation+5 | — | 27m 31s | ||
| 7/2/26 | drinking water regulationleadership+3 | Anthony DeRosa | Association of State Drinking Water Administrators | — | drinking waterregulation+5 | — | 32m 19s | ||
| 6/25/26 | El Niñoclimatology+3 | Trent Ford | Illinois State Water Survey | — | El Niñoclimatology+3 | — | 39m 19s | ||
| 6/11/26 | flash droughtpublic water systems+3 | Sille Larsen | Vermont Department of Environment Conservation | Vermont | Vermontflash drought+3 | — | 39m 16s | ||
| 6/4/26 | flash droughtenvironmental health+3 | Tom DeBell | Vermont Department of Health | Vermontnortheastern states | flash droughtVermont+4 | — | 35m 00s | ||
| 5/28/26 | septic systemswastewater management+4 | Sara Heger | NOWRAIllinois State Water Survey | drinkingwaterpodcast.org | septageseptic systems+4 | — | 55m 22s | ||
| 5/21/26 | workforce developmentwater industry+3 | Shannan Walton | National Rural Water AssociationNRWA Apprenticeship Program | — | water workforceapprenticeship+3 | — | 46m 26s | ||
| 5/14/26 | groundwaterhealth impacts+3 | Bob Schreiber | CDM SmithNational Ground Water Association+1 | National Ground Water Monitoring Network | groundwater monitoringbladder cancer awareness+3 | — | 29m 00s | ||
| 5/7/26 | groundwaterwater resources+3 | Bob Schreiber | CDM SmithNational Ground Water Association+1 | — | groundwater monitoringwater resources engineering+3 | — | 30m 17s | ||
| 4/30/26 | water industrycommunity involvement+3 | Hunter Adams | American Water Works Association | Wichita Falls, Texas | water industrycommunity+5 | — | 30m 13s | ||
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| 4/23/26 | Legionellawater systems+3 | Katie Maegli | Water Quality InvestigationsTap Talk+1 | Wisconsin | Legionnaires' diseasePontiac fever+2 | — | 41m 36s | ||
| 4/16/26 | water reportingenvironmental journalism+2 | Michael Phillis | drinkingwaterpodcast.orgthe Associated Press+3 | StellaWisconsin | environmentinvestigation+2 | — | 37m 40s | ||
| 12/4/25 | communicationwater systems+3 | Mike McGill | WaterPIOBuild Trust Before a Crisis+1 | — | trustcrisis communication+2 | — | 33m 37s | ||
| 11/20/25 | communicationwater systems+2 | Mike McGill | WaterPIOBuild Trust Before a Crisis+2 | — | lead pipesPFAS contamination+1 | — | 36m 02s | ||
| 11/13/25 | 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 | 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 | 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 | well datawater quality+2 | Erin Ling | Tap TalkVirginia Tech University+2 | Virginia | affordable testingeducational programming+2 | — | 49m 38s | ||
| 10/16/25 | PFASprivate wells+2 | Jennifer Hoponick RedmonDr Jacqueline Macdonald Gibson | — | — | PFAS exposurewell water+1 | — | 40m 51s | ||
| 10/9/25 | 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. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for Tap Talk
Peaked at #43 in Canada, currently #43 in Canada.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | — | #43 | #43 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.