Leaders Converge in Milwaukee to Discuss Water Sustainability

Water sector, business and community leaders are set to converge in Milwaukee for the second annual Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference taking place Oct. 3 this year. The purpose of the conference is to advance communities through green infrastructure and resource recovery.

“Water leaders are uniting, like never before, to share timely success stories and strategies for connecting the dots, drops and watts to sustain communities and ecosystems,” said Clean Water America Alliance (CWAA) President Ben Grumbles. “We’ll focus on proven and possible paths to green, as [U.S.] EPA prepares new storm water regulations and full resource recovery, as businesses and utilities reclaim the wealth in wastewater.”

Keynote speakers include Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, EPA Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Nancy Stoner, and other water and business leaders. Green for All CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lampkins will release and discuss a national study that looks at jobs generated by green infrastructure.

The conference is organized by CWAA’s Urban Water Sustainability Council and is supported by a grant from The Joyce Foundation and sponsored by Veolia Water, NA, CDM, CH2M Hill, InSinkErator, AECOM, ARCADIS Pirnie and more.

Source: Clean Water America Alliance