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A panel of water industry leaders spoke at the WEFTEC Global Center this week in New Orleans, addressing workforce development challenges in the sector. Serving on the panel were Dean Amhaus, president and CEO of The Water Council; Karine Rougé, CEO for municipal water at Veolia North America; Scott Beeney, Veolia North America regional manager;…
Read more...The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that The Water Council has been selected for a Regional Innovation Cluster Award of $2.5 million as it continues to build support for the water technology sector from its headquarters in Milwaukee, one of the world’s most mature water technology clusters. Through this five-year award, The Water Council…
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The momentum continues to increase for our Water + Energy Forward Engine! September was packed with activities and announcements, including an important partnership on workforce development, a community forum to enhance engine inclusion and the expansion of our engine leadership team. Water + Energy Forward (W+E Forward) is a consortium of 50+ organizations addressing the water-energy-waste nexus…
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On Sept. 5, The Water Council joined Veolia North America to celebrate the grand opening of its new regional office in downtown Milwaukee. But it was also a celebration of Veolia’s commitment to our Water + Energy Forward Engine (W+E Forward) and developing the water workforce in Milwaukee. At the event, Dean Amhaus, The Water Council president…
Read more...Last week, The Water Council staff and the other leaders of our Water + Energy Forward Engine breathed a sigh of relief as we submitted our pre-proposal – the culmination of more than a year and a half of work – to the National Science Foundation. And later that day, we held a meeting to dive into…
Read more...The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) today announced plans for an unprecedented clean-water lab to test new technologies that could revolutionize wastewater treatment, leading to improvements in public health and drinking water supplies worldwide. The $13 million research lab will be located at MMSD’s Oak Creek reclamation facility, allowing water technology businesses, universities, scientists and inventors to…
Read more...The Water Council, a Milwaukee nonprofit dedicated to solving global water challenges, and Marquette University’s College of Business Administration Sustainability Lab, which aims to research and disseminate knowledge and foster and develop managers around effective sustainability and stewardship practices, announced plans today for the Nexus Sustainability Leaders Summit, an annual national conference on corporate sustainability,…
Read more...By Dean Amhaus, The Water Council President & CEO In August 2022, a group of business, educational and community leaders met to discuss a vision for Wisconsin in 20 years. We see Wisconsin as the go-to place for manufacturers and utilities to find water and energy solutions in a changing environment. As solutions are discovered,…
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The Water Council and its partners have been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to plan a Regional Innovation Engine in eastern Wisconsin addressing water and energy resilience for manufacturers and utilities. The Water Council applied for the two-year grant with its lead partners MKE Tech Hub Coalition, Wisconsin Technology Council,…
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