Industrial water professionals work with chemistry, equipment, permits, and performance targets every day. Yet every gallon also moves through a framework of policy decisions: who can withdraw water, how it …
Episodes
480 From Engineering Numbers to People, Power, and Policy with Sherine El‑Wattar
In today’s episode of Scaling UP! H2O, host Trace Blackmore sits down with workplace resilience expert and U.S. Marine veteran Tiffany Wentz‑Root to decode how different generations show up in the …
479 Water Treatment: The Next Generation – Hustle Culture Meets Emotional Literacy with Tiffany Wentz‑Root
Power plant water and steam chemistry does not fail in isolation. A mistaken unit, an unused analyzer, an overdesigned pretreatment system, or a misunderstood condensate return problem can ripple across …
478 Rethinking Power Plant Water and Steam Chemistry with Brad Buecker (Part 2)
Power plant water and steam chemistry is not a background task. It affects safety, reliability, metallurgy, production, and the decisions plant teams make under pressure. In Part 1 of this …
477 Rethinking Power Plant Water and Steam Chemistry with Brad Buecker (Part 1)
Communication shapes how teams learn, respond, correct, and build trust. Trace Blackmore, CWT welcomes returning guest Paule Genest, Director, Sales and ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Water and Energy TGWT / The Tannin Guys for …
476 Positive Communication, Temperaments, and the WOW Effect with Paule Genest
A boiler failure can create pressure quickly: production is down, emotions are high, and the water treater may be the first person blamed. Cheryl Heiser of TGWT Clean Technologies Inc. …
475 Inside the Boiler: Inspection, Failure Analysis, and Photography with Cheryl Heiser
Every career in industrial water treatment is shaped by decisions, mentors, credentials, systems, and the willingness to keep learning. In this special mailbag-style episode, Trace Blackmore, CWT, answers questions …
474 Questions from the Scaling UP! Nation about Trace
Industrial water professionals often think about water in terms of treatment, compliance, reuse, and operational risk. John Durand brings a different but closely connected view: water as infrastructure, water as a managed …
473 From Oil to Water: How the Water Midstream Sector Was Born with John Durand
“Document everything.” Spring startup season exposes more than operational stress. It also reveals what happened months earlier when systems were laid up poorly, maintenance steps were skipped, or warning signs …
472 Finding and Fixing the Invisible: Chris MacDonald on Pressure Pipe Inspection and Rehab
Biofilm is not a fringe issue in cooling systems. As Dr. Jeff Kramer explains, it is a given. That matters because biofilm affects heat transfer, contributes to corrosion, and can …
471 Biofilms, Biocides, and TTPC: A Deep Dive with Dr. Jeff Kramer