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Scaling UP!: The Podcast for Water Treaters by Water Treaters

R. Trace Blackmore, CWT, LEED AP: Water Treatment Enthusiast, Trainer and Consultant

The one stop shop for water treatment discussion, tips, tricks and learning. Water Treatment of Cooling Towers, Boilers and closed loop systems.

Episodes

20 of 503 episodes

486 Meter Optimization: Air in the water with Anthony Giudice

Water meters register the volume passing through them, but what happens when that volume contains both water and entrained air? Anthony Giud...

45:14Jul 24, 2026

485 Questions from the Nation Around the World with Trace Blackmore, CWT

Ten questions from water professionals around the world become a practical decision-making session with Trace Blackmore, CWT . Drawing on ea...

01:06:12Jul 17, 2026

484 Risk, Resilience, and Water Security with Dr. Newsha Ajami

Industrial operations depend on water of a predictable quantity and quality, yet many organizations still treat that reliability as a given....

53:13Jul 10, 2026

483 From Process Engineer to Process Architect: Alicia Butler‑Pierre on Making Work Flow

Industrial water professionals understand flow, pressure, heat exchange, wastewater, boilers, condensers, and process control. Alicia Butler...

01:01:46Jul 3, 2026

483 From Process Engineer to Process Architect: Alicia Butler‑Pierre on Making Work Flow

The one stop shop for water treatment discussion, tips, tricks and learning. Water Treatment of Cooling Towers, Boilers and closed loop syst...

Jul 3, 2026
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482 Preserving Our Industry's Story – Paul Petersen and the Industrial Water Exhibit

Industrial water treatment has always supported industry, but much of that story remains invisible to the public. Paul Petersen wants to cha...

56:58Jun 26, 2026

481 From Waterfalls to SOPs: Building Better Utilities with Kalpna Solanki

Water utility work depends on more than technical knowledge. It depends on clear procedures, current documents, practical training, and perf...

01:08:11Jun 19, 2026

480 From Engineering Numbers to People, Power, and Policy with Sherine El‑Wattar

Industrial water professionals work with chemistry, equipment, permits, and performance targets every day. Yet every gallon also moves throu...

55:11Jun 13, 2026

479 Water Treatment: The Next Generation - Hustle Culture Meets Emotional Literacy with Tiffany Wentz‑Root

In today's episode of Scaling UP! H2O , host Trace Blackmore sits down with workplace resilience expert and U.S. Marine veteran Tiffany Went...

01:19:09Jun 5, 2026

478 Rethinking Power Plant Water and Steam Chemistry with Brad Buecker (Part 2)

Power plant water and steam chemistry does not fail in isolation. A mistaken unit, an unused analyzer, an overdesigned pretreatment system,...

51:55May 29, 2026

477 Rethinking Power Plant Water and Steam Chemistry with Brad Buecker (Part 1)

Power plant water and steam chemistry is not a background task. It affects safety, reliability, metallurgy, production, and the decisions pl...

01:01:45May 22, 2026

476 Positive Communication, Temperaments, and the WOW Effect with Paule Genest

Communication shapes how teams learn, respond, correct, and build trust. Trace Blackmore, CWT welcomes returning guest Paule Genest , Direct...

01:15:51May 15, 2026

475 Inside the Boiler: Inspection, Failure Analysis, and Photography with Cheryl Heiser

A boiler failure can create pressure quickly: production is down, emotions are high, and the water treater may be the first person blamed. C...

56:58May 8, 2026

474 Questions from the Scaling UP! Nation about Trace

Every career in industrial water treatment is shaped by decisions, mentors, credentials, systems, and the willingness to keep learning. In t...

01:00:35Apr 30, 2026

473 From Oil to Water: How the Water Midstream Sector Was Born with John Durand

Industrial water professionals often think about water in terms of treatment, compliance, reuse, and operational risk. John Durand brings a...

01:06:59Apr 25, 2026

472 Finding and Fixing the Invisible: Chris MacDonald on Pressure Pipe Inspection and Rehab

"Document everything." Spring startup season exposes more than operational stress. It also reveals what happened months earlier when systems...

56:16Apr 17, 2026

471 Biofilms, Biocides, and TTPC: A Deep Dive with Dr. Jeff Kramer

Biofilm is not a fringe issue in cooling systems. As Dr. Jeff Kramer explains, it is a given. That matters because biofilm affects heat tran...

56:35Apr 10, 2026

470 Wastewater Enthusiast: Training the Next Generation Online

Shawn Powell has built a following by doing something wastewater operators have needed for a long time: making practical technical education...

01:10:38Apr 3, 2026

469 ABMA: The Oldest Association Meets Today's Challenges

Boiler performance rarely depends on a single decision. It depends on design, controls, maintenance, workforce capability, and, as this conv...

56:54Mar 27, 2026

468 Born into Water Treatment: Tom Brandvold on AWT's Origin Story and a Life in the Industry

Tom Brandvold, CWT , has lived industrial water treatment from the inside out. In this conversation, he traces that path from sweeping floor...

01:16:46Mar 20, 2026