“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”
In episode 29 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses fundamental water systems backflow and cross-connection issues with Gary McLaren, Marketing Director and “Backflow Nerd” at HydroCorp, based in Troy, Michigan, and Rich Davison, Engineering Sales at Soderholm & Associates in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. McLaren and Mr. Davison have co-instructed over 150 backflow prevention and cross-connection control classes since 2012.
Podcast Links
- HydroCorp, The Safe Water Authority
- Hydracorp video: Cross-Connection Control in Municipal Water Systems
- SafeWater EDU Online Learning
- Soderholm & Associates
- Safe Drinking Water Act
- Lead Reduction Act
Links from Wanda’s Water Tidbit
- NPR Science Friday: Mapping Extreme Microbes in the Amazon’s Boiling River
- Science Alert: Scientists Have Found a Mysterious Boiling River Straight Out of Amazonian Legend
- National Geographic: This Scientist Studies Microbes Found in Peru’s Boiling River
- National Geographic Podcast: Solving the Mystery of the Boiling River
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