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On this podcast we are joined by Tyler Stenseng, President of the Texas Water Quality Association and a second generation Culligan dealer. Tyler spoke with us on the floor of the Texas Water Quality Association Convention in July about the water challenges in Texas. >> READ MORE
IBWA PUBLICATION WINS APEX 2017 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has been awarded the APEX 2017 Award of Excellence for its bimonthly magazine, Bottled Water Reporter. >> READ MORE
Water Quality Association applauds changes to Washington, D.C. Healthy Schools ActRequires schools and charter schools to install and maintain certified filters
LISLE, IL – The Water Quality Association applauds the Council of the District of Columbia for recently amending the Healthy Schools Act of 2010 focusing on lead in schools and other public places. The new law requires public schools and public charter schools to locate all drinking water sources, install and maintain certified filters for reducing lead at all drinking water sources and to test all drinking water sources for lead annually. >> READ MORE
WQA calls attention to phony door-to-door scams on Long Island, NY
“We don’t use scare tactics to generate business”
LISLE, IL –The Water Quality Association (WQA) is calling attention to individuals claiming to be from WQA going door-to-door on Long Island, New York passing themselves off as water inspectors or offering to test a homeowner’s drinking water. >> READ MORE
Growing awareness of water treatment methods, says national public opinion study on in
pitcher or end-of-tap filters have highest recognition
LISLE, Ill. – Awareness of water treatment methods increased over the past two years among U.S. consumers, according to a national public opinion study, with 92 percent of respondents aware of in-pitcher or end-of-tap filters, up from 84 percent in 2015. The number of households that were aware of filters in refrigerators rose slightly, from 83 percent in 2015 to 84 percent this year. Percentages did not add to 100 percent because of multiple responses. >> READ MORE