WisBusiness: The Show interviewed The Water Council president and CEO Dean Amhaus on our Resiliency Innovation Engine funded by a Development Award from the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines Program. Click here to watch.

The Water Council is proud to announce that Scott Beightol, partner at Milwaukee law firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, has been appointed the new chairman of its board of directors. “Now more than ever, the world needs water solutions in the form of new technology and improved water stewardship,” Beightol said. “I’m eager to…

PORTLAND, Maine, January 23, 2024 — Smart Energy Decisions (SED), the first web-based information resource dedicated to addressing the information needs of large power customers, today announced the conference program for Net Zero Forum Spring, to be held this February 26-28 in The Woodlands, TX. “With a variety of key topics, engaging formats, and experienced speakers, Net…

As net zero emissions becomes the standard for sustainability-minded corporations worldwide, this carbon mindset is being misapplied to water as we hear more and more about “net zero water.” But the truth is, water is more complicated than that and cannot be distilled down to an accounting exercise due to its unique traits.

In this interview with Financial Poise, John C. Austin, director of the Michigan Economic Center and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses the economic revival in the Upper Midwest as people and companies recognize its abundant freshwater and high quality of life. In the article, he describes how Milwaukee realized the value…

The Water Council is pleased to announce the winners of our fall 2023 Tech Challenge, chosen by our leading participating sponsors to help solve real challenges in the water sector. The Water Council’s Tech Challenge connects water innovators with leading water technology companies, facilitating potential partnerships and helping new ideas and technologies gain exposure in…

Sloan, the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems, has earned verification to The Water Council’s WAVE program. Independently awarded by SCS Global Services – an international leader in third-party sustainability verification – WAVE program verification indicates that Sloan has assessed water-related risks across the enterprise, identified the highest water-related impacts using credible water-related data,…

Dean Amhaus was not always a champion of Milwaukee. A Cudahy native, he left Wisconsin in the mid-‘70s to attend college, spending time in both Washington D.C. and New York City. But he returned to Wisconsin and eventually became the founding president and CEO of The Water Council. Now, he is focused on water technology…

Water Online sat down with The Water Council’s president and CEO, Dean Amhaus, during WEFTEC to talk about our NSF Resiliency Engine, WAVE: Water Stewardship Verified, Tech Challenge and more. Watch the interview here.