Innovation is open and our corporate partners A. O. Smith, Badger Meter and Zurn are looking to make your water tech idea a reality. Check out this round of Tech Challenge topics … and apply by May 3! MORE
Our spring member meeting at InSinkErator provided members an overview of the company’s history and their niche in water technology market, introduced the BREW 6 cohorts and premiered our latest strategic plan. If you missed out, catch up here! Read more.
BREW 4 winner DMR International continues its efforts toward water remediation By: Karen Frost, VP Economic Development at The Water Council Recently, Rick Latella of DMRI, Professor Bruce Eshelman and Medina Konjuhi of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW) hosted Ben Benninghoff and Peter Wood of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and Karen… 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
Sustainable filters derived from sustainable materials STAR Water Solutions designs innovative filter for stormwater pollution By: Taylor Baseheart, Communications Manager for The Water Council Metals, pathogens, pharmaceuticals and toxic compounds. These are just a few things that wastewater can carry. Removing these components is commonly done with sand filters that have an… Read More
Biogas from waste won’t go to waste ETI creates sustainable biogas purification process By: Taylor Baseheart, Communications Manager for The Water Council Wastewater treatment facilities go through a multistep process to clean and dispose of our organic wastes. “Anaerobic Digestion,” one of the last steps of treatment, involves using oxygen free tanks that grow naturally occurring micro-bacteria to safely break down these wastes and ultimately help protect our… Read More
Exporting and international assistance Attention Wisconsin water tech companies! The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC) International Business Development Division is structured to focus on markets with the greatest purchasing power for Wisconsin products. To help Wisconsin companies build strategies to meet today’s global imperative, WEDC’s team of Market Development Directors works with other state agencies… Read More
Innovation Program Manager POSITION DESCRIPTION Apply by Friday, April 6, 2018. The Innovation Program Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the BREW Accelerator and Pilot Programs for The Water Council. Working with the Executive Management team and reporting to the Vice President of Economic Development, the Program Manager directs the BREW Accelerator, Pilot Program,… Read More
WATER IN AN URBAN WORLD: Part 1 OF 3 By Colin Flanner, Intern & Student Chapter Liaison for The Water Council Over the summer, I earned two credits towards my Urban Studies degree at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee while working at The Water Council. During that time I was to write a… Read More
UWM’s Junhong Chen named one of the world’s most impactful researchers Posted by Laura Lotto from the UWM Report on Nov 17, 2017 A UWM distinguished professor has been named one of world’s most cited academic researchers in the field of engineering by Clarivate Analytics, a leading company that monitors scholarly data. Junhong Chen is… Read More