Scaling UP! H2O

Scaling UP! H2O

The podcast where we scale up on knowledge so we don't scale up our systems. Find out why working in Industrial Water Treatment is the best job in the world. Hear industry experts share their knowledge and stories. Learn about technologies, methods, and career journeys. Join podcast host Trace Blackmore, former AWT President, LEED, and CWT every Friday for a new episode.

Episodes

January 9, 2026 56 mins

"Stay curious. And you only have one reputation. Guard it with your life."


Hiring for judgment, not just rehearsed confidence
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 Trace Blackmore opens 2026 with a practical reset: how to plan with urgency, sharpen the fundamentals that make troubleshooting easier, and use the tools around this podcast to keep your development moving all year.

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December 26, 2025 54 mins

 A year-end recap is more than a highlight reel—it's a practical reset. In this New Year episode, Trace Blackmore walks through 2025 using a "12 Days of the Scaling Up Nation" format, tying together performance, community growth, listener enga...

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 "So one thing I never do is try to start giving remediation or advice before I truly have understoo...

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 Industrial cooling is one of the biggest levers industrial facilities can pull on water use—and it's getting harder to ignore as data centers and other high-heat operations grow. Returning guest 

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Industrial water professionals sit at the intersection of risk, regulation, and community trust. In this episode, Dr. Annette Davison ("the water risk doctor") joins Trace Blackmore to show how disciplined...

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 Entamoeba histolytica nearly ended Ron Blutrich's scientific career. Instead, it pushed him to rethink how we protect people in multi-family buildings, senior facilities, and dense urban centers from invisi...

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What happens when you build a company around one niche, listen obsessively to customers, and never stop improving?

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"The More You Know" - Robin Deal

A million-gallon-a-day perspective, distilled into actionable steps. Read more

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Get stuck in – Michael Read more

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November 5, 2025 58 mins

Holidays don't usually line up with release day—but this year they did. In this Halloween special, Trace uses the horror-movie trope of the "scary boiler room" to ...

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 Hiring in industrial water is slow, specialized, and expensive to get wrong. In this conversation, executive advisor Randi Fargen explains how a two-question, 5–7 minute Culture Index survey...

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How do you make "right person, right seat" a repeatable system—not

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 Industrial Water Week 2025: Careers Friday brings the celebration back to first principles—mentors, discipli...

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Wastewater isn't an endpoint—it's a decision point. On Wastewater Thursday, host Trace Blackmore, CWT sharpens the operator's toolkit with field-tested lessons: dose by mechanism, verify by sampling discipline, and u...

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 Cooling Wednesday is about performance, protection, and proof. Trace Blackmore invites the Nation to get hands-on with cooling equipment and share ...

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 Boiler rooms reward clarity: how many BTUs from the flame actually arrive in steam—and stay there to do useful work? For Boiler Tuesday, Trace Blackmore, CWT, treats boiler care as heat-transfer manag...

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 Industrial Water Week is here—and Day 1 is Pretreatment Monday. This special episode sets the tone for the week with speci...

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The best leaders are the ones that can hold space for both—care personally an...

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What happens when cities become "networked"—and water systems start telling us what they need in real time? In this episode, Trace Blackmore speaks with Christine McHugh (CEO, White Strand Develop...

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