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Latest Episodes

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 48: Wanda-ring Through Water
November 19, 2025

Welcome to Water Break, where we try to bridge the gap between Water Operators and Engineers!Todays episode is our 48th and to celebrate, we have brought back Wanda Baustert of Wandas Water Tidbits. Typically, our Tidbits are little bits of trivia

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 47: Operator Ethics and Why They Matter
September 30, 2025

Welcome to Water Break, where we try to bridge the gap between Water Operators and Engineers!In todays episode, we are going to talk about Operator Ethics and Why They Matter. We would like to welcome back John Schwartz, who is the Senior Technical

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 46: Package Plant Retrofit From Failure to Success
July 28, 2025

Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineersIn todays episode, we are going to talk about a challenging packaged sanitary wastewater treatment plant retrofit.We are thrilled to welcome back our guest Ibrahim Teres, a senior pr

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 45: Source Water Protection!
March 24, 2025

Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineersMatt CastoJordan JacksonIn todays episode we are going to talk about Protecting Source Water. Our guests are Matt Casto and Jordan Jackson of North Carolina Rural Water Associatio

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 43: What’s That Taste in My Water
January 23, 2025

Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineersIn episode 43 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses interesting details about water with our guests, John Schwartz, Senior Technical Support Representative/Technic

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 42: WW Laboratory with Jane
December 19, 2024

Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineersIn episode 42 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses wastewater laboratory testing with Jane Leatherland. Jane was born in Yorkshire, England and started her caree

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 41: Go! Fight! Win! Operations Challenge Experiences
November 26, 2024

Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineersIn episode 41 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, is discussing the Operations Challenge with actual participants: Kevin Wegener and Skyler Edmison of Clean Water Service

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 40: Nice Color, Nasty Contaminants, Lots of Water
October 30, 2024

Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers.In Episode 40 of the Water Break podcast, host Heather Jennings, PE, is in conversation with Ibrahim Teres from Emco Engineering Inc. to dive into an intriguing case study involving a

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 39: Anaerobic Digestion for Fun and Well….For Fun! Part 2
September 11, 2024

Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers.In episode 39 of the Water Break podcast our host Heather Jennings, PE, is continuing the conversation with Christopher Hatch to dig even deeper into Anaerobic Digestion and applicati

The Water Break Podcast, Episode 38: Anaerobic Digestion for Fun and Well….For Fun! Part 1
August 22, 2024

Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers.In episode 38 of the Water Break podcast our host Heather Jennings, PE, is in conversation with Christopher Hatch to dig deep into Anaerobic Digestion and applications. Christopher ha