The Water Council

As we celebrate The Water Council's 15th anniversary, Dean Amhaus, our founding president and CEO, reflects on our history, major milestones and future. Check out our blog for more on our impact over 15 years as the hub Where Water Works: https://lnkd.in/gr5NHTT2 #WhereWaterWorks #WorldWaterHub #WaterTechnology #WaterStewardship A. O. Smith Corporation Badger Meter Greater Milwaukee Committee MMAC Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday in the US this week, what we serve on our tables in terms of food and drink will play a starring role. This article from Just Drinks highlights how far we have yet to go on corporate #waterstewardship even in the beverage sector. For instance, "very few companies report on water scarcity at the watershed level and even fewer report on water quality." It's never too late to get started, or to revise current #water strategies in light of a constantly shifting risk environment. The Water Council

We hear it again and again -- BREW 2.0 is much more than a typical accelerator. Startups from around the globe have found great value in the training and connections developed during this virtual and in-person program. Will you be part of the 2025 cohort? Visit thewatercouncil.com/BREW to learn more. We are thankful to our BREW sponsors, Beckhoff Automation, Thales Water Advisors and Xylem.

November is a time of transition and gratitude, and that's true in our monthly newsletter. With our first Nexus Summit in the books, we turn our attention to implementing our Regional Innovation Cluster award from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Learn about our small business work, the application period for the next round of our BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator and the latest companies verified to our WAVE: Water Stewardship Verified program. Featuring news from BlueTriton Brands, Watts Water Technologies, Rexel, Rockwell Automation, Jacobs, A. O. Smith Corporation, GRUNDFOS, MKE Tech Hub Coalition, Ecolab, The Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, STEM Forward, & British Water. https://lnkd.in/gQMSuBbD

We held a fascinating discussion Wednesday at Grande Cheese Company in Fond du Lac. A small group of cheesemakers, solution providers, researchers and a wastewater treatment plant operator discussed water and energy challenges for small manufacturers and utilities and how we can start addressing them using a circular watershed approach. This discussion was part of our Water + Energy Forward Engine through a Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We're excited to see what comes out of the connections made this week! #WEForward #cheese #WaterTechnology Saputo Inc. The Probst Group City of Fond du Lac Center for Dairy Research University of Wisconsin-Madison

Excited to be speaking once again on understanding water use, impact and risk at the Rockwell Automation Fair in Anaheim tomorrow. Also excited to miss the first snow of the season in #MKE but I digress. Rockwell continues to program excellent #sustainability content at the Fair and this year is no different. As a strategic partner of The Water Council, Rockwell knows the value of #waterstewardship and through our combined efforts we seek to speed up the transformation of industrial processes and technologies that improve water outcomes globally. Mike DeNoma Dean Amhaus Giancarlo Scaturchio Alessandro Masiello Joe Ferrara Beverley Ferrara

The Water Council was represented by Dr. Barry Liner at the 5th World Water Cluster Leaders Forum at Korea International Water Week 2024 in Deagu. Barry presented “Diverse, yet focused: effective and efficient water innovation” discussing our innovation programming, WAVE: Water Stewardship Verified, foreign direct investment in the U.S. and more. We were pleased to participate with Korea Water Cluster, Clean and Catalan Water Partnership CWP. These international partnerships are more important than ever as we work to solve global water challenges. Check out this summary from CWP for more about the event. https://lnkd.in/gb235fqs

Really looking forward to speaking about the opportunities and challenges of entering the US water market. I especially enjoy meeting Irish innovators and it was great to see two impressive early stage companies from last year's event go on to join The Water Council BREW post-accelerator program! Also looking forward to catching up with Overseas Member Aquamonitrix? - On-line Analysers and Vortech Water Solutions as well! Paul Kilroy Glynn GKinetic Energy Ltd

The Water Council is #hiring for a spring Communications Intern! We're looking for a journalism, marketing or communications student or recent grad in the #Milwaukee area to help tell our story, especially our work with small businesses. Responsibilities include work on social media, press releases, newsletters, articles and more. We're accepting applications for this paid position through Dec. 1. Contact Stacy Vogel Davis, our communications director, with questions. https://lnkd.in/gs_pfgcB

We had a great time last week with our member and partner Veolia North America during the Veolia Milwaukee Open Pickleball Tournament. We joined Veolia staff for a river cleanup near our headquarters on Wednesday and for a night of #pickleball playing and watching on Thursday. The Water Council and Veolia recently announced the launch of the Water & Wastewater Workforce Center in Milwaukee, and this year Veolia also named the wastewater treatment plant in Milwaukee its first Ecofactory in North America. They are part of what makes #Milwaukee the place #WhereWaterWorks!