MILWAUKEE, Wis. – A new report from the Value of Water Campaign outlines the major economic impact that investments in the nation’s water infrastructure could have. Many of the country’s water and wastewater treatment systems and equipment have been in place for more than a century. Milwaukee has undertaken a bold investment plan to update…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMeghan Jensen (414) 988-8754mjensen@thewatercouncil.com The Water Council Receives Excellence in Economic Development Awardfrom the International Economic Development Council NEW ORLEANS, LA, September 28, 2016 – The Water Council of Milwaukee, WI, received a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for its BREW Accelerator program. The honor…

The Obama Administration decided to spotlight the importance of water challenges facing communities and regions across the United States, by hosting, Tuesday, the first-ever White House Summit. Dean Amhaus is adding his perspective to the conversation. He’s executive director of The Water Council. The Water Council and the City of Milwaukee also announced Tuesday that the International…

MILWAUKEE, WI. SEPT. 24, 2015 – The Water Council, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) released an Economic Investment Analysis (http://inwisconsin.com/mkewater) of the Water Technology District in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood, which found that $211.6 million worth of development has occurred since 2012 when it became the epicenter of water technology and freshwater research.

The Water Council Announces Joint Funding to Expand Pilot Program, Demonstration Sites Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Fund for Lake Michigan contribute joint funding to further water quality in a “One Water” world MILWAUKEE, WI. Aug. 20, 2015 – The Water Council, along with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and Fund for Lake Michigan (FLM),…

MILWAUKEE – June 23, 2015 – The Water Council applauds the plans of Rexnord Corporation to establish the global headquarters of its Zurn business, a leader in engineered water solutions, in the Reed Street Yards Water Technology Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “The Water Council and Milwaukee region are an ‘apiary’ of talent and ideas when…

[Milwaukee, WI] —U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that The Water Council is among the first 26 recipients of the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program grants. The Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program, which is being run by the Department’s Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), is a new initiative designed to advance innovation and capacity-building activities in regions across the country through three different types of grants: i6 Challenge grants, Cluster Grants for Seed Capital Funds, and Science and Research Park Development Grants. Secretary Pritzker announced the recipients of the first two funding opportunities today. Recipients of the third grant will be announced in the coming weeks.

Washington, D.C – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that Dean Amhaus, President and CEO of The Water Council, will join her as a guest at President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Headquartered in Milwaukee, The Water Council aims to establish the region as the World Water Hub for…

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said she came to Milwaukee on Thursday to drum up support for her plan torestore Clean Water Act protections of headwaters of rivers because she had been told this city and its businesses understand the need for clean water. After a morning tour of the Global Water Center…