In this episode of the WQA Podcast, host Wes Bleed talks with Mike Heatwole, MWS, Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic with Water-Right/A. O. Smith Corporation and a past recipient of WQA’s Regents Award. Mike shares how water treatment systems serve the agriculture industry and the unique challenges farmers face in maintaining water quality. Plus, don’t miss our WQA Tip of the Week.
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In this episode of the WQA Podcast, host Wes Bleed talks with Mike Heatwole, MWS, Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic with Water-Right/A. O. Smith Corporation and a past recipient of WQA’s Regents Award. Mike shares how water treatment systems serve the agriculture industry and the unique challenges farmers face in maintaining water quality. Plus, don’t miss our WQA Tip of the Week.
#411 - What Consumers Really Think About Their Water
The WQA Podcast
29 minutes 57 seconds
2 weeks ago
#411 - What Consumers Really Think About Their Water
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In this episode of the WQA Podcast, host Wes Bleed sits down with Greg Reyneke, Vice President of WQA and Managing Director at Red Fox Advisors, to discuss the newly released 2025 Consumer Insights Report.
Discover how consumer attitudes about tap water, contaminants, and water treatment systems are evolving — and what it means for the water treatment industry moving forward.
🔹 58% of households worry about tap water safety
🔹 91% of current users plan to keep using water treatment systems
🔹 Water treatment ownership up 35% since 2021
📊 Download the full report: https://insights.wqa.org
Become a member to get the member version of the report by going to https://wqa.org/membership.
The WQA Podcast
In this episode of the WQA Podcast, host Wes Bleed talks with Mike Heatwole, MWS, Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic with Water-Right/A. O. Smith Corporation and a past recipient of WQA’s Regents Award. Mike shares how water treatment systems serve the agriculture industry and the unique challenges farmers face in maintaining water quality. Plus, don’t miss our WQA Tip of the Week.
