#44 HDPE expert Dave Stewart, formerly of Lago Vista, Texas, shares his perspective on the regional growth of HDPE and the lessons learned from more than two decades of real-world use.

THE POLY PODCAST

THE POLY PODCAST
#44 HDPE expert Dave Stewart, formerly of Lago Vista, Texas, shares his perspective on the regional growth of HDPE and the lessons learned from more than two decades of real-world use.
Sep 08, 2026 Season 1 Episode 44
Alliance for PE Pipe

HDPE expert Dave Stewart, formerly of Lago Vista, Texas, shares his perspective on the regional growth of HDPE and the lessons learned from more than two decades of real-world use.

Sponsored by SECOR, this episode offers practical insights into how HDPE has evolved and what utilities and engineers can learn from that experience.

Episode Artwork #44 HDPE expert Dave Stewart, formerly of Lago Vista, Texas, shares his perspective on the regional growth of HDPE and the lessons learned from more than two decades of real-world use. 58:12 Episode Artwork #43 John Trimble (SECOR) on HDPE 1:00:41 Episode Artwork #42 10 Topics Industry Professionals Should Know 1:02:57 Episode Artwork #41 Inside Murphy Pipelines: Building HDPE Projects Through Education & Execution 49:16 Episode Artwork #40 Pipes Built for Data Centers: HDPE and PPR-CT 40:16 Episode Artwork #39 Horizontal Directional Drilling Explained (HDD): A Conversation with Jon Schumchyk 47:29 Episode Artwork #38 - A conversation with 2 Big Pipe Subject Matter Experts; Mike James ISCO industries VP and Matthew Danysh AGRU Americas Technical Engineer 57:46 Episode Artwork #37 Trenchless Tech Uncovered: A Conversation with David O’Sullivan of P.W. Trenchless 57:01 Episode Artwork #36 Join Peter Dyke and Richard Kolasa (WL Plastics) as they explore the world of HDPE in austere, marine environments 1:04:00 Episode Artwork #35 State of the Business from Showcase '24 1:01:52 Episode Artwork #34 Dave Stewart, who is a legend in the HDPE world given his HDPE adoption and municipal use in the Austin TX suburb Lago Vista, talks to the Alliances Dan Landy and Peter Dyke about HDPE pipeline inspection. 51:30 Episode Artwork #33 Brett Stone, Product Manager McElroy Manufacturing, talks evolution of tracked machines, the iSeries fusion machine debut in new machine sizes 412 and 618, DataLogger, Optimized Cooling, Guided Work Flow, iSeries cases and more. 57:20 Episode Artwork #32 Dan Landy, Alan Ambler PE and Peter Dyke sit around a table and talk common HDPE questions. If you are in the industry and you want to develop your standard responses to common municipal questions, this HDPE podcast is perfect for you. #fuseitorloseit 48:44 Episode Artwork #31 Plastics expert Dr. Chris DeArmitt talks plastics and their benefit to society. 43:57 Episode Artwork #30 Join PEA Engineer Dan Landy and Executive Director Peter Dyke as they interview Murphy Pipline's CMO Todd Grafenauer. Todd is the educational leader of Murphy and responsible for their social media and educational program. 1:05:28 Episode Artwork #29 Industry Leaders talk what is upcoming for '24 56:37 Episode Artwork #28 Join Peter Dyke as he conducts brief interviews with industry leaders to obtain their perspective of what is going on in the various HDPE markets today. 36:13 Episode Artwork #27 Join an expert panel and the Alliance in a discussion about cold weather fusion operations. 1:04:15 Episode Artwork #26 Join Peter Dyke (PE Alliance) and Jimmy Dang (Oro Loma SD) as they discuss the rollout and adoption of HDPE in his medium sized wastewater system. Lots of details and performance related conversation. 43:54 Episode Artwork #25 Dan Landy and Richard Kolasa interview PE Alliance Executive Director Peter Dyke 59:12 Episode Artwork #24 AMA Alliance Panel 1:06:31 Episode Artwork #23 PE Industry Leaders Talk Outlook 2022 52:42 Episode Artwork #22 Peter Dyke and Dan Landy discuss the latest PE Alliance capability and what to look for at the much anticipated PE Showcase '21. 24:41 Episode Artwork #21 Poly Podcast explores typical HDPE Questions and Issues with expert panelists: Richard Kolasa, Alan Ambler and Doug Keller. 1:09:39 Episode Artwork #20 The PE Alliance announces the latest edition of the Poly Podcast sponsored by WL Plastics. Ron Abbott of CP Chem talks with our Peter Dyke about plastic recycling and breakthrough technology his team has been working on in the lab. 38:12