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Two new global call-for-solutions launched Do you have a solution for softening wastewater from coal-fired power plants or perhaps a bright innovation for detecting bacteria? If so, you’ll be interested in two new water challenges from China and Israel that have been launched by the Global Water Tech Hub Alliance. Open until June 18, 2019, applicants… Read More

Spring Member Meeting Recap Thank you to InSinkErator for hosting The Water Council’s Spring Member Meeting To kick off The Water Council’s Spring Member Meeting, InSinkErator showed off their striking new R&D headquarters that opened in October 2018. The facility was nothing short of spectacular with different product testing rooms, collaborative work spaces and open… Read More

The Water Council Fall 2018 Member Meeting Recap Thank you to MSOE University for hosting The Water Council’s final Member Meeting of 2018. StormGUARDEN – A Pilot Program Success Story Carrie Bristoll-Groll Principal/CEO, Stormwater Solutions Engineering Stormwater Solutions Engineering, a Pilot Program winner in 2017, over the past year deployed their StormGUARDen, a planter style… Read More

The Global Water Center’s 5th Anniversary The Global Water Center celebrated it’s 5th anniversary on September 12, 2018

Cows, data and affordability A roundup of the 2018 Mini-Water Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.   By: Meghan Jensen, VP Marketing & Communications for The Water Council     On April 26 we partnered with A. O. Smith Corporation to hold our second mini-Water Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. called “Building an Innovative Future for… Read More

The Water Council Spring 2018 Member Meeting Recap Thank you, Badger Meter, for hosting The Water Council’s first Member Meeting of 2018 which was attended by more than 85 members! Water Leaders Summit “Global Industries Revving up Water Tech Demand”   MEGHAN JENSEN, VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS The Water Leaders Summit is fast approaching!  This year, The… Read More

2017 Q4 Member Meeting Recap On Thursday, December 7, members of The Water Council met for the final Quarterly Meeting of 2017 hosted by Wipfli CPA’s and Consultants in Wauwatosa. Some of the current topics included the recent trade mission to Israel with Governor Scott Walker, as well as conferences in Nanjing and Beijing, China… Read More

2017 World Water Cities Forum Summary  By Amy Jensen, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operations Officer In September 2017, I had the honor of representing both The Water Council and the City of Milwaukee at the 2017 World Water Cities Forum (WWCF) held in Gyeongju City, South Korea. The forum, hosted by Mayor Kwon Young-jin… Read More

 Road to Global Entrepreneurship Summit: Milwaukee Milwaukee will garner national and international attention in November as it hosts the “Road to GES.” Milwaukee was selected as one of three principal U.S. cities to help raise awareness in the lead up to the eighth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad, India on November 28-30, 2017. Milwaukee… Read More

SEVEN COUNTRIES, SEVEN U.S. STATES AND SEVEN WISCONSIN COMMUNITIES By: Meghan Jensen, VP Marketing & Communications While 20,000 water quality professionals were recently in Chicago for the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) Technical Exhibition & Conference, we teamed up with WEF to host a tour of Milwaukee’s water-centric city and a networking lunch with Water Council… Read More