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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

Fryer Baskets and Fish Habitats Harbor District makes waterfronts more habitable for aquatic life     By: Taylor Baseheart, Communications Manager for The Water Council   Harbor District, a non-profit working to lead a revitalization of Milwaukee’s Inner Harbor, found a unique way of creating an environment that is more welcoming and habitable for aquatic… Read More

The Water Council strengthens European presence at IFAT Welcomes First Overseas Member   By: Beverley Ferrara, European Representative for The Water Council     This past January I was engaged by The Water Council (TWC) to lead its European outreach to deepen relationships with their Global Partners in Germany, the Netherlands and France and assist their… Read More

2018 China BlueTech™ Awards Announces MetaMateria and PowerTech Water as Finalist     By: Taylor Baseheart, Communications Manager for The Water Council   At the 2018 China BlueTech™ Awards, a panel of 7 water/wastewater industry experts selected members of The Water Council, MetaMateria and PowerTech Water, as finalists for their market readiness. The finalists were… Read More

China Investment Corporation visits Milwaukee   By: Taylor Baseheart, Communications Manager for The Water Council     On April 20, 2018, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation welcomed the China Investment Corporation Delegation to Wisconsin at the Global Water Center followed by a tour of Rockwell Automation down the street. The delegation heard from representatives from… Read More

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

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

Future Water Leaders Fund Student Scholarship PURPOSE OF SCHOLARSHIP This scholarship is provided jointly by The Water Council, Neroli Salon & Spas and Aveda Institutes. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist in funding student endeavors in water, which could range from study abroad programs that are water related, to actual projects such as… Read More

WATER TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER DATA INTERNSHIP  SUMMARY OF POSITION:  Validate and update water technology cluster database for Wisconsin and Illinois  Candidate will work with The Water Council and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to input/update, validate and expand the Wisconsin Water Technology cluster company database and related industries, performing analyses and reporting on accumulated data. … Read More

An Interview with Dylan Waldhuetter, Alliance for Water Stewardship North America Program Manager