Sewage Report

The Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition and American Rivers
Invite you to attend the official release of a new report:
 
Sewage Report
 
A vital part of our nation’s economic recovery will be the restoration of the Great Lakes .
The U.S. Congress and President Obama have made Great Lakes restoration a national priority—yet the Lakes continue to be inundated annually with billions of gallons of sewage contamination that harms water quality, closes beaches and poses a threat to people and wildlife.
 
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and American Rivers invite you to attend the release of a new report that examines how Milwaukee , WI – and the region – can move forward and solve the problem of sewage contamination in the Great Lakes . The event will highlight the economic and environmental benefits of investing in green solutions and traditional wastewater infrastructure improvements and will strive to build stronger partnerships among diverse stakeholders for increased federal funding to address sewage pollution in the Great Lakes .
 
When:
Monday, August 9, 2010
 
Where:
Simon Landscaping Center – Energy Exchange
4121 S. 6th Street
Milwaukee
 
Time:
Registration 10am
10AM – 1PM
 
Speakers
Mayor Tom Barrett (Invited)
Kevin Shafer MMSD Executive Director
Karen Shapiro Milwaukee Riverkeeper Executive Director
Dean Amhaus Milwaukee Water Council Director
Jeff Martinka Sweet Water Executive Director
 
Why attend:
Hear from city, federal, business and environmental leaders that are working to solve the region’s wastewater infrastructure crisis.
Help in the effort to advance solutions that will help Milwaukee and the other Great Lakes states update their aging sewage infrastructure.
 
RSVP
By
August 4, 2010
 
For more information and to RSVP, please contact:
Martha Borie Wood
martha@healthylakes.org
312.263.0111 x4
 
For information on the event, please visit: www.healthylakes.org