Events & Conferences Anaerobic Treatment of High-Strength Industrial Wastes A two-day course for wastewater treatment professionals at Marquette University Marquette College of Engineering September 15-16, 2010 More details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WWA (Wisconsin Water Association) 89th Annual Meeting & Expo Monona Terrace - Madison, WI September 15-17, 2010 More details here ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tapping into Solutions: The Future of Water Conference Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI September 27-29, 2010 Get more details here ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Kennan Forum 2010: Water in a Changing World: Who has it? Who needs it? Pabst Theater, Milwaukee September 29, 2010 More details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
WEFTEC 2010
New Orleans, LA October 2-6, 2010  Download the full brochure, with sessions, instructions and more here.
News in the World of Water From the Water Wire: Loading Feed Content... | WHAT'S NEW? UWM School of Freshwater Sciences awarded $525,000 grant Find out more here!
Water Summit IV tackles the "Blue Footprint", unveils new logo and more We're building the Water Summit IV page here.
BBC World Debate on Water features Water Council representatives The BBC's World Debate on Water was filmed at Raffles Convention Center in Singapore during World Water Week between June 28 and July 2. By special invitation from the Institute of Water Policy, Claus Dunkelberg and Ted Barthel attended the debate. You can watch it online directly on the BBC site here.
New School of Freshwater Sciences establishing two locations; UW Regents approve design work UWM's new School of Freshwater Sciences will operate from an expanded Great Lakes WATER Institute on E. Greenfield Avenue, as well as a new facility to be developed in the Reed Street Yards in the Menomonee Valley. Read more in the press release here. See Channel 12, WISN-TV's report here Also, the plan includes a privately funded building, which is addressed in this Journal Sentinel article. On June 11, the UW Board of Regents approved funds for design and renovation work on the School. Read more about that here.
Water Council lands several major grants to broaden mission: Read coverage from the Business Journal
New website on the way - we'd love your input! The website platform you see here got us started - we're in the process of making the next move and welcome your comments and thoughts on what you would like to see (and use) on our new site. E-mail us with your suggestions!
Wall Street Journal profiles Milwaukee company - and perch Sweet Water Organics, Inc. got quite a write-up in Friday's Wall Street Journal. The article explored how the company, working with partners and academic institutions like the Great Lakes WATER Institute, is successfully raising perch, tilapia and other food sources in a former crane factory. Read the article here!
Water Council announces funding for seven projects Funding from National Science Foundation grants, working with the UWM-Marquette academic partnership coupled with six local companies, will allow seven significant projects related to water technology and issues to move forward. Announced Friday, May 14, the project support is a result of the university and business collaboration known as the I/U CRC, or Industry/University Collaborative Research Center. Read more about it here.
Did you attend - or did you want to attend but missed - Marquette University's "Water and People" event on February 26th? Videos from the event are available here.
EPA Administrator Jackson outlines new vision for safe, clean drinking water Read this story and more in our News section.
First grants for UWM-Marquette Water Technology Center AnnouncedThe National Science Foundation announced a total of $675,000 in grants over the next five years to UWM and Marquette University for establishment of the I/U CRC (Industry-University Collaborative Research Center) that has been a key project of the Industry-University Linkages Committee. The offices of Senator Herb Kohl and Congresswoman Gwen Moore lauded the announcement in a press release you can read here . Find out more about the I/U CRC here!
Wall Street Journal notices Milwaukee's WAVE Read the article here!
The Water Council held a Member Meeting on October 29th. Click here for a recap and details. Download Linda Reid's slides from the Water Council meeting here 
Water Council secures federal grant for economic development The Milwaukee 7 Water Council has just been awarded U.S. Department of Commerce grant to help with economic development and developing plans to enhance Milwaukee's freshwater processing and treatment capabilities. The grant was announced in statements by U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl and U.S. Rep Gwen Moore. The grant requires matching funds and will address a variety of goals the Water Council has set forth in its mission. Find out more from coverage here:  
Water Council helps bring UWM, Advanced Chemical together for technological developments Read all about it here!
UW-Whitewater launches water business program UW-Whitewater has teamed up with the Water Council to train students in their business program to work in water-related industries. Read Journal Sentinel coverage here Read Business Journal coverage here
Milwaukee designated a UN Global Compact City as a water technology hub The Water Council's Quarterly Meeting on April 28th featured special guest Paul James, Director of the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, who officially announced Milwaukee's admission into the United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme - one of only 14 cities worldwide to do so. Read coverage from these sources: Read the Journal Sentinel's coverage here Read Business Journal coverage here Read BizTimes.com coverage here Listen to WUWM-FM's report here Read the story from Sys-Con Belgium here Watch Channel 12's coverage below 
Area students win C-SPAN video contest. The topic: Water Three students from Racine's McKinley Middle School have placed top honors from C-SPAN in their StudentCam 2009 video contest. True to their region, their topic was fresh water and why it should be President Obama's top priority.  Pictured from left to right are Madison Richards, Samantha Noll, Lauren Nixon, and Dr. Paul James of the UN Global Compact Cities Programme. Check out their video, "Down to the Last Drop", below!  |
So what is the Water Council all about? Find out by downloading our latest Briefing Document here! Interested in having a Water Council speaker at your event? We've made it easy for you. Download this form and submit it here!
Become a Water Council Member! The Milwaukee Water Council is a 501(c)(3) membership-driven organization. We'd say membership has its privileges, but since American Express probably owns that, we won't use it. But becoming a Water Council member will provide opportunity for business, research and helping the Milwaukee region become the World Water Hub.  Download the brochure - complete with membership information and benefits - HERE!
Download the Membership Form HERE
Our UN Global Compact City status: It's not an award. So what does it mean? Find out here!
Paul James video from the Water Council meeting The video of Paul James, Director of the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, discusses Milwaukee's admission to the programme. Click on the picture below to watch! 
Water Council co-chair Rich Meeusen featured on Channel 12 with Mike Gousha Read the story here!  View the video that aired on April 30th . Also, Rich was just interviewed by Water Technology. Read the piece here!
WATER COUNCIL MISSION: To align the regional fresh water research community and water-related industries to establish the Milwaukee 7 Region as the World Water Hub for water research, economic development and education. Water_Council_Vision_Statement_fromSAS.pdf(62.9 KB) The Water Council is part of the Milwaukee 7, a regional collaborative organization. Visit their site below! 
Why the Milwaukee Region? * Over 120 water-oriented companies * Home to nine different facilities of five of the 11 largest water companies in the world * The Great Lakes Water Institute --the largest academic freshwater facility on the Great Lakes * The UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences * Collaboration in the region, including annual Water Summits * Experienced workers and talent * Political support for being a global leader * Pure, low-cost water provides an ideal platform for research and manufacturing
Milwaukee selected for 2010 Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will bring over 300 leaders from all over the Great Lakes Region to the city...another sign that Milwaukee is becoming a recognized hub for sustainable water issues and solutions.
Need collaboration? Call Claus! Claus Dunkelberg, our Business Development Director, is working with companies and academic researchers all over region. If you have any needs that may be fulfilled by working with other companies or research institutions, contact Claus at 1.414.587.6796 or at cdunkelberg@thewatercouncil.com. That's what he's here for!
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