November 02. 2009 2:00AM - Last modified: March 14. 2012 12:37PM

Conference highlights area’s water industry

By Daniel Burkwald

The importance of water industries to Milwaukee and the state's economy was highlighted at the "Milwaukee 2015: Water, Jobs and the Way Forward" conference this morning.

At the conference, Gov. Jim Doyle discussed state efforts to support the future of Milwaukee as a hub for freshwater companies, research and education.

In mid-November, Governor Doyle will travel to Israel to address the Water Technology and Environmental Control Exhibition and Conference in Tel Aviv.

At 12 noon Doyle will celebrate the completion of the Kinnickinnic River dredging project at Paul Davis Restoration in Milwaukee. The Kinnickinnic River Sediment Remediation Project, co-sponsored by U.S. EPA, the Great Lakes National Program Office and the Wisconsin DNR, removed contaminated sediment from the river in the Milwaukee estuary.


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